It was Brendan's week to share his "Me Box" with the class, and we loved learning about some of his favorite things! Brendan showed us his soccer trophy, which the class loved, especially his teammates. After sharing his photos, we learned that Brendan loves to go fishing up at his lake house, and he likes spending time with his family. He also loves trading Pokemon and Ninjago cards, and the class was very excited when he showed us his Star Wars lightsaber!!
Math
This week in math we learned how to classify shapes by looking at three attributes--size, color, and shape. We also spent time practicing how to solve addition and subtraction number stories and wrote down equations to match our thinking. We completed some Valentine's Day themed patterning activities as well.
Jolly Phonics
Thank you so much for remembering to keep your child's notebook in his or her backpack. We will be adding another sound blending sheet next week, and students will again be working to write a sentence using one of the words from the list. I was very impressed with the students' sentences last week. I can't wait to see what they come up with next week!
Literacy/Social Studies
This week we began Unit 6 in Treasures which focuses on neighborhoods. We will be integrating this theme with our study of community helpers. After introducing our new sight word for the week--are--and reading a story about a boy who helped out at a Chicago firehouse, we worked together as a class to talk about community helpers in our own neighborhood. We organized our thinking with three question words--who, what, and where. Who are our community helpers? What do they do? Where do they work? The children did an outstanding job coming up with a list of helpers and talking about the different ways each worker helps the people in our community.
On Friday, the students were thrilled with a surprise visit from a local community helper--Firefighter Dave! He showed the students all the gear he needs to protect himself while he is helping others, and he also talked about several safety tips that students should know. He showed them how to stop, drop, and roll, and he reviewed when it was okay to dial 911. He also talked about having a family meeting location outside the house if there was ever an emergency and that it is important for children to know their address. The children LOVED their visit with Firefighter Dave, and they were a great audience!
Lincoln's Birthday
On Tuesday, we spent some time learning about Abraham Lincoln. After reading a short biography of Lincoln's life, we sang a song about Abe and explored the penny. We talked about his life as a boy and how dedicated he was to learning even though he didn't go to school for very long. Most of what he learned he learned by reading books! We talked about how he became a lawyer and eventually President. We even made our own log cabins using popsicle sticks!
Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend!
Thanks for reading!
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