This past week the kids were very busy and working hard as we finished learning about families and our pets as family unit!
The kids were very focused on sorting and classifying differnt types of pets this week; we sorted and grouped cats vs. cat toys and discussed living and non-living items. We practiced our primary colors by cutting and sorting dogs/puppies into their homes by color, and we practiced graphing and grouping different types of pets. We continued to practice counting using 1:1 correspondance playing with chips and dice to recognize numbers and their amounts by playing 'feeding the dog a bone.' We also practiced using 1:1 correspondance using goldfish (pet fish) to depict amounts.
We practiced being illustrators and writers by labeling images we draw and attempting to stretch out words using letter sounds. We focused a lot of story retelling (beginning, middle, end, and characters) and identifying the parts of a book (front and back covers, title, author, illustrator), and will continue to do so throughout the semester. We are continuing to work daily on alphabet letter and sound recognition, and counting/recognizing numbers up to 20 and their amounts.
All the students and teachers enjoyed the family poster presentations from Friday, and thank you all for making one with your child to share! They will be posted outside our old classroom for you to enjoy on Monday.
Important Notes/Dates:
Friday, August 28th 3:30pm-6pm:
Movers have already begun moving some items from our current room back to out old classroom, and I will be assisting them in this process throughout the week, On Friday is the final day to move, so you will see me after school as I go back and forth between the two rooms. On this note, you will notice our current room become more and more sparse as this week comes to a close. Please be patient and understanding as we all work through this transition back!
Monday, August 31st:
Community Helper Unit for 1 More Week - contact Ms. Crowl if you would like to come in and speak with the class about what kind of job/way you help the community! We would love to hear all about your job for about 20-30 minutes.
Friday, September 4th: Weekly Show and Tell
Look for a note coming home in your child's homework folder about this weekly show and tell time!
Monday, September 7th: Labor Day Holiday
School will not be in session for this holiday, but will resume on Tues. September 8th.
Have a wonderful week, and check out some images of our work this past week below!
Best,
Ms. Crowl
Alex Eagy's Dream Pet Illustration
Gemma's dream pet with her illustration and word label; a dog!
Alexa's 1:1 correspondance goldfish math; 0-15.
Bjorn's 1:1 correspondance goldfish math; 0-10.
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