Updates

This week flew by and I can't believe it's Friday already! My husband was away this week traveling for work in Central America, so I will be happy to pick him up at the airport tonight. I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

Reading & Writing

This week we reviewed the /r/ sound and /b/ and /f/ were introduced. I have been introducing a new sound every other lesson and focusing on learning the sound the first day, then writing the letter the following day. All of the kiddos are making great progress in writing their letters and recognizing the letter/sound combinations. We also focused on the letter T this week, so we made patterned ties and colored the flag of Thailand. We also focused on the sight word "see."

Math

This week in math we worked on writing the numbers 4 and 5 and drawing groups of pictures to show those numbers. Today I introduced dot-to-dot pictures and we talked about connecting the dots in order. We talked about the difference between straight lines and wiggly or curvy lines as the kiddos need to practice drawing straight lines for the dot-to-dot activities. We also used the words vertical, horizontal, and diagonal to describe our straight lines. We used our arms to show what each kind of line looks like. (Math vocab words are in bold).

Science

During our science time this week, we talked about how to be safe during science. Rules for being safe included listening to the teacher, using tools in a safe way, and wearing safety goggles.

Reminders

Next week we are beginning our hygiene drive to support families in need. My classes are in charge of donating toilet paper. You should have received a note about this in the Friday folder today letting you know the time period for donations.

If you signed up for Literacy Bags, your child got to take one home today! Directions and an inventory list are included in each bag along with several books and a game relating to a particular theme. Please enjoy the activities and books with your child and carefully check to make sure all items, including all activity pieces and instructions, are included in the bag when you return it. Bags should be returned on Wednesday. Since we have a short week and then we have a full week followed by a week off, I will not send bags again until after our Thanksgiving holiday. Please take good care of the materials and have fun with the bags. If your bag is not decorated, please feel free to add some art to it.

A big thanks to all the parents who came to help out with Halloween!

Have a great weekend!