Friday News Flash!

This week was one of our best so far! Students were so compassionate and hardworking with everyone working to make our community the best it could be. I even had students tell me "we are doing really good today." I am so happy that students are clicking and settling into our routines. A few quick updates for you as we start heading into our last full week before Thanksgiving!

 

Math

We have made it to 10! Counting, writing and working with story problems we are now in full swing with our numbers to 10. This week students were working on the different ways that they can make 10 and also coming up with their own story problems (we have been calling them number sentences) that they can act out. For example, I have 5 gummy bears and 5 Reeses. How many pieces of candy do I have? 10 pieces of candy! We have also been using our arms to make the plus and equal sign to help students remember what the symbols look like as we move into writing our number sentences next week.

 

Science

We have been continuing to study the seasons, with a particular emphasis on fall. This week students looked at leaves with magnifying glasses to examine the veins and parts of the leaf. We also did an art project using our knowledge of what color leaves can be, and having student use these colors to paint their leaves. Along with the seasons we have been studying different types of weather and talking about how predicting weather and noticing weather patterns can help us know what to wear, how to plan our days etc.

 

Reading at Home 

In your students red folders this week I sent home two books that students read in class this week. These books would be great ones for them to read to you, to read to a stuffed animal, even to a pet! The more practice they have reading out loud the better they will be with their fluency. Thank you for supporting them in their reading development by also continuing to read to them as well so they can listen and hear speech and enjoy stories too! Please remember to send back your reading logs on Friday (even if they aren't full!) as students get a special prize for bringing in their reading log!

Please contact me if you have any questions but thank you so much for all your hard work with your students. They love telling me about practicing at home and making those connections. I so enjoy all their moments of triumph and together we can continue to make those triumphs happen for your child.

Smiles,

Miss Adams