A look at our learning...
Fundations: we learned the name, sound and correct formation for lowercase p and j.
Please use the verbal prompts below:
p-dow...n, up, around
j-dow...n, curve up, dot
We had so much fun celebrating these letters with a grade level pj day on Thursday!
By the end of 1st trimester, which is now, your child should be able to:
*identify 40+ letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase combined)
*name at least 10 letter sounds correctly
Writing Workshop: we are learning about where writers get ideas and how to put those ideas down on paper. Right now "writing" is in the form of drawings and we are writing about everyday things that we do (riding our bikes, going to Level Up, going to the park, etc.) This is why we have spent so much time learning how to draw people (not stick people), backgrounds/settings and 3 start coloring. The students tell a story through their drawings and labels at this point in the year.
Shared Reading and Spelling: this week we read the books I see Halloween and Who do you see? Both are Halloween books that feature our new spelling word, the. We worked on pointing to words when we read, monitoring on known words (being able to locate and read spelling words quickly that are in text, even if we don't know all the words in the text) and making connections to what we read, specifically sharing about our own Halloween costumes and plans.
In the photos below, students are highlighting known words (word wall words) in the books mentioned above to help them when reading.
Next week's spelling word:
like
Due to multiple short weeks in a row, we will introduce the new word, like, on Wednesday, November 6th. We will have our next spelling check on Thursday, November 14th. I encourage you to begin practicing the word like over the next 5 days off of school, as it is our first 4 letter word. I also encourage you to practice any words your child has missed on their spelling checks over the past couple of weeks.
Read to Self: check out your students being readers, yes readers! From learning letters to letter sounds to word wall words....putting all these skills together to be able to read familiar texts! Every day we have a "read to self" time, which is a quiet 15-20 minute time after lunch where we independently read to ourselves. We dim the lights and turn on lamps and it's a wonderful way to calm down after lunch and recess.
Craft & Science: this week we made bats! A fun way to incorporate Halloween and our living vs. non-living science unit! We also watched a cool Mystery Science video about bats!
Fall Parties: we had at a blast at our Fall Party today! The kids have been looking forward to their first school party of the year! Thank you to our room parents for organizing and to all the parents who sent in supplies or volunteered to help at the party! We enjoyed yummy snacks, decorated pumpkins and had fun with our classmates! We were so excited to wear our costumes and show them off during a school-wide parade. Grades K-2 walked through the halls in our costumes while grades 3-5 cheered us on. This was a student and staff only event that we hope becomes a new tradition! Here are a few photos. Check our class Facebook page for more!
Also, check out the amazing door decoration that two of our wonderful class parents, Heidi Clements and Amanda Alexander, created! The kiddos love it and we have received so many compliments! How lucky we are to have so many amazing families at BEU!
Library Check-out: due to no school on Tuesday, our next library check out time will be on Tuesday, November 12th. Please remember to have your child keep their library books in their backpack at all times, unless reading.
More fun at school, including a friendly game of arm wrestling with Mr. Foulk at lunchtime...
