Thematic Centers:
This week we started transitioning to our new unit: fairy tales. How fun! We are also finishing up our sports unit. This week we read Little Red Riding Hood (and a few different versions) and rotated through 4 main centers:
1. Count and graph the characters from Little Red
2. Torn paper wolf (this really works fine motor skills and we kept these at school)
3. Wolf fact book (wolves can and cannot, wolves do and do not)*Fill in the blanks and illustrate
4. Think about the setting of Little Red Riding Hood and plug in the furniture in the correct rooms.
Reader's Workshop:
We rotated through another round of handwriting and guided reading groups. Everyone received one on one time with an adult for handwriting and reading this week. Yay! We also introduced our last Daily 5 option which is word work. Each week there will be something different but this week we had a word search with our new word study words. Everyone also got a chance to work on sight words with a teacher this week too! We are still working on sight words each week. Please continue to work on these at home when you can as well! We had out first word study lesson and it went great. Don't forget to keep the binder at home until Friday and then send it back Friday for a spell check.
Math Workshop:
This week we kept the same math tubs but started pulling math groups to work on individual needs. We also learned about a new game that we will practice next week called Make 10. This is an easy one you can play at home! Draw four cards (we use number cards at school, but you could easily use playing cards and remove the king and queen). Pick two cards whose sum reaches 10. Example: I turn over 4 cards and get a 2, 1, 1 and 8. I could say my combo was 8 and 2 or 8, 1 and 1. The player with the most combos to 10 wins!
Please do not forget to return your discount cards! They were due today and we did not receive very many.
Please also remind your child to do their correct pencil grip when writing at home. They all know how to do it, they just need to be reminded. Remind them to make their "A-OK" grip.
If you went to the handwriting without tears workshop this week please let me know and we will have you in class to volunteer!
Important Dates:
No School: October 3rd, 12th 31st and November 1st.
Optional Conferences: October 31st and November 1st (I will send a sign up genius a little later for these.)
Kickball Tournament/School Festival Event: October 11th
Fairy Tale Ball: October 21st 9-11 (Your child will need a costume for this.)
Parade of Fiction at 8:45 (Your child will need a costume for this.) We will also need lots of volunteer help with this event too. More details to come.
Have a wonderful weekend and check out the pictures below!
Hugs,
Emily Schultz
Please do not forget to return your discount cards! They were due today and we did not receive very many.
Please also remind your child to do their correct pencil grip when writing at home. They all know how to do it, they just need to be reminded. Remind them to make their "A-OK" grip.
If you went to the handwriting without tears workshop this week please let me know and we will have you in class to volunteer!
Important Dates:
No School: October 3rd, 12th 31st and November 1st.
Optional Conferences: October 31st and November 1st (I will send a sign up genius a little later for these.)
Kickball Tournament/School Festival Event: October 11th
Fairy Tale Ball: October 21st 9-11 (Your child will need a costume for this.)
Parade of Fiction at 8:45 (Your child will need a costume for this.) We will also need lots of volunteer help with this event too. More details to come.
Have a wonderful weekend and check out the pictures below!
Hugs,
Emily Schultz
Gunnar and Landon built a cool creation.
Science fun!
Learning how to work as a team in free choice centers.
Sweet Sarah was being brave sharing her new book!
Watching the cement truck work hard near the playground.
Fun in music class.
Michael and Augie are giving Luke lots of love. ;) We adore moments like these!
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