K-2's Weekly Update (Oct. 15-19)

Is Halloween really right around the corner?  My how time is flying in Kindergarten!  We have had another busy and productive week in K-2.

All About Me

This week Cayden brought in his "Me Box" and shared several items that helped us get to know him even better.  We learned that Cayden plays soccer for the Arlington Aces, and he LOVES building with LEGOS.  He is also a big fan of Angry Birds, and he likes to read about trains.  Thanks for sharing with us Cayden!

Math

This week in math we played several games to reinforce counting, and we also learned all about patterns in the world around us.  We watched a slideshow that depicted different patterns that are found in nature and our everyday lives, and the students identified and discussed some of the patterns we saw--stripes on a zebra, swirls on a seashell, stripes on a pair of socks, and a checkerboard pattern on a kitchen floor.  We also learned how to write the numbers 8 and 9 with the rhymes, "Make an S but do not wait. Go straight back up to make an 8!" and "A loop and down line.  That's the way to make a nine!"

Jolly Phonics

This week we finished learning all the sounds in the 3rd book of Jolly Phonics.  We learned the following sounds;

Ff as in "fish"

Bb as in "bat"

Next week we will not introduce any new sounds, so that we can focus on reviewing and mastering the sounds that have already been introduced.  Next week will be a great time to go back through your child's notebook and review all the sounds we have learned.

Literacy

This week in Treasures we continued to focus on the theme of "friendship."  We introduced the new sight word "a" which is pronounced "uh," and we also worked in our Treasures workbooks.  I met with all students again this week in guided reading groups, and each student brought home a new book to read that you can find in their Ziploc bag.  Thank you parents for doing such a GREAT job keeping your child's literacy materials organized in their Ziplocs and for practicing and reviewing at home!  

The students also spent some time this week making a pumpkin book that highlighted the following positional words: under, behind, on, above, and in.  These went home in your child's folder today.  We enjoyed many read aloud stories this week too including:

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown

If you happened to find yourself at the library over the weekend, check out one of these books.  The children love hearing familiar stories again and again!!

Thanks for reading!

Have a great weekend!