Nov. 20, 2015

11-20-15

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Lead 21 –Literacy: Home and Family. Unit theme “What makes a home?”  This week we focused on the question, “Why do we need a home?”

Writing: We read the story titled Lunch by Denise Fleming. The children discussed how authors write about things they like to eat. As a class, the children generated a list of their favorite foods. Then from the list the students created their own stories.

The words like, of , and to were displayed on to the word wall in our classroom. The students were able use the word wall as a reference to write about their favorite foods.

Math: This week we worked on measuring items in the room with unifix cubes and paper clips.  We also worked on number identification and sequencing activities using number cards 0 to 20.

Sharing: We will not have sharing next week.

Social Studies: We have read various books about Thanksgiving this week.  Number Turkey, Thankful Owls, and pilgrim hats were some of the activities completed this week by the children.

    Weather: Our cold winter weather is here! Please remember to dress your child according to weather conditions.  The children go outside for two fifteen minute recesses and one thirty minute recess, so we would appreciate your help making sure your child comes to school with a hat and mittens.  Also, when snow is on the ground please have them wear snow pants and boots.  It may also be a good idea to put an extra pair of socks and mittens in their backpack as the children get pretty wet playing outside in the winter. Thanks for your help!!

Reading Buddies: Flashlight Reading activity with Mrs. Kisleys’s 4^th grade students.  We had a great time connecting and reading with the 4^th graders. 

Important Dates:

Nov. 25                     No School Teacher In-service

Nov. 26-27              No school Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 13, 2015

11-13-15

          

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Lead 21–Literacy: Home and Family. Unit theme “What makes a home?”  This week we focused on the question, “Why do we need a home?”

Math: This week we worked on one to one correspondence with the numbers 1 to 8.  The students had fun with an activity called “Cornucopia Counting”.  The children glued the correct number of Magic Stars in the cornucopia with the corresponding number.

Writing: We read the story titled I Went Walking  by Sue Williams. The children discussed how authors observe the world and then write about what they notice. As a class the children generated a list of things they observed just in our classroom.  From the list the students then created their own stories.

The words I, see, the, and a were displayed on to the word wall in our classroom. The students were able use the word wall as a reference when they wrote their stories.

Jolly Phonics: Please continue to review letter sounds at home. Thank you for working with your child on sound books and word lists found in the Jolly Phonics Envelopes.

Guest Visitors:  This week we had many visitors at school.  A big thank you goes out to all the Veterans that were able to eat lunch with us Tuesday. We appreciate all that they have done for us! On Thursday, Astronaut Clayton Anderson visited Howard-Winneshiek.  We learned about riding in a Space Shuttle.  

Sharing: Next week please have your child bringing in something that begins with the /g/ sound.  We will be working on the letter Gg activities next week.

 

Important Dates:

         Nov. 25            No School Teacher In-service

         Nov. 26-27      No school Thanksgiving Break

Oct. 5, 2015

11-5-15

          

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Sharing:  Please have your child bring in an item that starts with the same beginning sound as their first name. (ie. Tammy would bring in a toy to share – both start with the /t/ sound.)

  

Science: We have been talking about hibernation this week.  The children learned about various animals that hibernate during winter, but bears were the main focus.   The children had fun creating bear caves and bear faces to display in our room.

Math: In math this week we talked about “Symmetry in Nature”.  We made leaf rubbings so we could see how both sides are exactly the same.

Handwriting: We worked on writing the lower case letters j, r, n,   and m.

Writing: We read the story titled Freight Trains by  Donald Crews. We then drew and labeled pictures of things that we thought were interesting. The pictures were then shared with the class.

Jolly Phonics: Please continue to review letter sounds at home. Thank you for working with your child on sound books and word lists found in the Jolly Phonics Envelopes.

Important Dates:

Nov. 6     No School

Nov. 11   Invite a Veteran to Lunch

Nov. 25   No School –Teacher In-service

Nov. 26-27   No School – Thanksgiving Break

Oct. 30, 2015

10-30-15

          

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Lead 21 –Literacy: Around Me Unit theme “What can I find out about the world around me?”  This week we focused on the question, “Where can I find everyday science?”

Science: We have been exploring our 5 senses through various hands on activities.  These activities include: taste testing, smelling cups, I Spy, a listening game, and feeling bags.

Handwriting: We worked on writing the lower case letters u, y, w and j.

Writing: We read the story titled I Love My Hair by Natasha Tarpley. We then drew and labeled pictures of ourselves and identified what we love about our bodies. The pictures were then shared with the class.

Fall Party: A big thank you goes out to the parent volunteers that helped with our party.  We all had a great time. 

Important Dates:

Nov. 2– Report Cards sent home

Nov. 3 & 5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 1 hr. early dismissal

Nov. 5 – Chip Shoppe Fundraiser Delivery 3:00 – 5:30 Cafeteria

Nov. 6 – No School