This Week:
- Conferences are next week, on Tuesday, October 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM and on Wednesday, October 19th from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. I am looking forward to meeting with you! If you need to bring your kinder, that is okay! Students do NOT need to be present for conferences but are more than welcome to attend.
- NO SCHOOL Wednesday, October 19th through Friday, October 21st.
- Book orders are due Tuesday, the 18th. You can send in the paper order form or order online using my classroom code.
LITERATURE
Busy Little Squirrel
Focus: Prediction
Focus: Prediction
MATH
During the months of September and October students will work on the following skills:
· numbers 0-10 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
· matching and sorting: size and shape
· 2-dimensional shapes
· patterns :AB and ABB
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.
HANDWRITING/WRITING
Letter catch up
Students will practice the basic handwriting strokes, pencil grip, and correct posture.
CORE KNOWLEDGE
Five Senses - Students will learn about each of the five senses as well as how we gather information about our environment through the use of the senses. Students will also learn about what happens if the senses of sight and hearing do not function properly. Students will hear the stories of Helen Keller and Ray Charles, two individuals who overcame very significant challenges posed by disabilities related to sight and hearing.
