Friday, November 7, 2014
The yellow starfish have had
another amazing and fun week with lots of learning going on! We also celebrated James’ Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES!!!
Your child’s poetry and
song book is coming home in their Friday Folder today—be sure to sing the songs
with them this weekend, and they will use their “magic pointer” to point to the
words as they sing! (Of course they may
not be pointing to the correct words—the idea is to have them know which way
you read-Left to Right, and that the words they are singing are on the page. J)
This week we also…
*learned the sound, letter
formation, and hand motion for the letter Hh.
*brainstormed word that
started with or contained Hh and wrote them in our alphabet journals.
*we hammered into our feely
letter Hh.
*planted pumpkin seeds and
learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
*read “Too Many Pumpkins” and
“From Seed to Plant” along with other pumpkin and growing/harvest books
*talked about homes/houses and
read stories both fiction and non-fiction
*had a wonderful discussion
about how where we all live is very different (some of us live in houses, some
in apartments, and how people in different parts of the world have very
different homes.)
*drew pictures of our homes
*looked at popsicle sticks as a
provocation—I didn’t tell them what to do with them, but there was glue, paper,
and a variety of other materials out, and our cuties went to town! Some made houses, others glued them onto
paper in different designs, some built vehicles….lots of fun and wondering!
*read “The Big Orange Splot” and
painted pictures of our dream/imaginary houses
*built in the block room
*had fun with sensory blue beads
in our sensory table
*Kellan and Savanna found a grub
in our sandbox outside so our class used the opportunity to investigate
*we had a visit from the ice
cream man today! The cuties bought an
ice cream from him and had a little treat after lunch. (He was supposed to come a couple of weeks
ago, but his cart broke down—so yay for today J
NEXT
WEEK
We will introduce the letter Ee.
We will also continue learning about the seasons, harvest and start talking
about Thanksgiving.
REMINDERS/IMPORTANT DATES
Wednesday, November 19th: Walking Field Trip to Wet Market—Please return permission slips
and let me know if you would like to join us!
Wednesday, November 26th: Faculty Inservice Day,
No School for Students
Thursday, November 27th and Friday November 28th: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. NO SCHOOL
*Please remember to turn in lunch forms to school
*Remember to return red
library bags and blue Friday Folder bags
every Monday
FROM THE LIBRARY….
Dear Parents,
The Elementary Library is hosting a parent coffee on Monday, November
10th from 8:30 - 10:00 am
in the Elementary Library
Loft.
There will be a general information session about our Library services
followed by ‘hands on’ support with regards to eBooks, online resources, the
card catalog, and selecting just right books. Please bring your own device
(iPhone, iPad, laptop, tablet) so that we can support you. Refreshments will be
served.
Warm Regards,
ES Library Team
Thank you!!! Have a
great weekend! Lynsey and Aidah
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