Last week we changed our Alphabet Chant to a Halloween Chant. You might have heard your child singing it a little differently over the past two weeks. They really enjoyed it and seem to learn the chant faster and better then I did.
In Language we added we to our sight word list as well as reviewed the previous five words. All the students are doing really well with learning them. We also began blending onsets and rimes (no this is not misspelled). What this means is we took the first sound of a word and blended it with the rest of the word. For example I would say /s/ and then /at/ the student would then say sat. This can be a difficult concept so if you could work on this at home it would help them. Also if you actually point to an object and do it with them they will be able to relate it better. Point to the table and then say /t/--/able/ and then ask the student to blend the two sounds together to make the word table. Another option would be at dinner find something on the table to blend and have the student try to guess as to the item you have chosen (Tell the student that you are going to blend a word that they can find at the table, say /c/ - /orn/, what food item am I saying) the student can look around the table if they are having trouble and find the corn.
We used buttons for sorting in Math this week. The students were asked to sort them by the number of holes each button had in them. We had some with 4, 2 and even 1 (shank) hole in them. At home many of you found a variety of objects to sort.
We ended the week with a study of our bones in Science. We talked about how our skeletal system helps us move and do all types of activities. We even used candy bones in Math while we counted, sorted and graphed them. In Reading we are making a class book about how our bones work. This should start coming home with the students beginning next week.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS for next week:
Monday we will be celebrating All Saints Eve: students may wear a costume that represents their favorite Bible Character - They should be able to tell the class who they have chosen and something about them.
Thursday November the 3rd is our 50th Day of School. Our class will be celebrating by learning about the 50's; events that happened, popular games, candy and activities. We will have a Sock Hop in the gym and will share a 50's style lunch followed by a banana split for dessert. Lunch items are being provided by the room parents and the banana splits will be served up by my father who in his time was an actual soda jerk in an ice cream shop owned by my grandfather. Lunch will start around 11:00 in our classroom. They children are encouraged (but do not have to) dress in 50's attire (Poodle skirts and bobbie socks, rolled up jeans and t-shirts).
Friday is a NO SCHOOL day. All teachers and administrators will be in Dallas for the SAES conference. However, ECO will still be open for those students who normally attend.
Please check out this weeks CCS Newsletter for other updates.
Mrs. Keever
