Week of September 13th-17th

This week we continued to work on literacy center rotations and behavior. Kids are getting much better at staying on task and using their time wisely! I would like to thank all the parents who have volunteered thus far because they have been so patient and understanding in the classroom as our class is learning how to make good choices. Kids worked on a lot of projects this week during centers and some are in various degrees of completion. I included all their work this week into their Friday Folders. If kids are looking for something to do this weekend, there should be some projects they were unable to finish in class as an optional project. As always, any classroom work sent home will not be graded since it is guided and modeled, so we create as a group and not as an individual.

In Fundations, we introduced the letter "f" and had children practice writing this letter on worksheets and in their writing notebooks with subjects that begin with "f," like "flag," "frog," and "firetruck." The kids enjoyed the story about Echo having to find dinner. Ask them if they remember the story and what Echo's problem/solution was and where the story took place.

In math, we talked about numbers and where we see them in the room. We learned a fun number poem together that teaches kids how to write the numbers 1 through 9. We will continue to practice this poem so that soon kids can sing a few lines at home! Next week, we will start to discuss ways we can sort objects. Attached to all the folders is a card with the students Everyday Math login information. Please feel free to take advantage of this service anytime!

In reading, we continued to work with the alphabet. We created little books together titled "Farm Friends." This is the first book in a series that will help kids learn sight words. In this story, the sight words are "I" and "see." The books will go home Friday in a large Ziploc bag so that these can become their book bags at home. Every week, students will get a new book to create at home in this sight word series and they can build their own little library of books!We also worked with the nursery rhymes Little Miss Muffet and Hickory Dickory Dock. Learning nursery rhymes is great for fluency so have kids practice saying them at home! Next week, we will continue to learn more nursery rhymes as well as introduce a poetry folder.

I also sent home a Scholastic Book catalog. I set up the online service so that ordering books is easier than ever for parents. Attached to the catalog is the step-by-step information on how to order online. The classroom library earns extra money for books for all the order placed online! Please let me know if you have any questions about this. If you are unable/prefer the paper form of ordering, that still works! The deadline for order forms is September 30th.