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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
While we are waiting patiently for our butterflies to emerge from their chrysalises we found a Monarch butterfly and a woolly bear hiding out in our garden. We talked about not touching the butterfly, because their wings are so delicate and fragile, but we took our friendly and hearty woolly bear into our classroom for a couple of days for observation. We will hold him for a day or two and then let him go on a beautiful day next week.
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| Skate.... Gate.... It Rhymes! |
In Language Arts we continue to make class books. This week we are making a book about what we like to do. When a class book comes home with your child, please take the time to read it with them. Ask them to frame specific words with their two index fingers and ask them if they know the letters that make that word. This will help them build up their sight vocabulary. We also began tapping the sounds in words and practiced rhyming words. We listened to a few nursery rhymes and will begin memorizing them next week. Along with rhyming we played a game of Rhyming Buddies. The kids had a great time finding their rhyming buddy as they learned to move safely on the rug while listening to their classmates to identify a rhyming word.
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| 3 yellow leaves and 2 green leaves make 5 leaves! |
Everyday we work with the calendar and Number of (school) Days chart. This will help reinforce our understanding of numbers and counting. During this circle time we are also building a graph as we record the weather for the month. Last month we had 12 sunny days, while this month we are starting off with lots of rain!
We have been working to develop an understanding of number by focusing on the numbers 1-5. We worked as a whole group divided in smaller groups counting out 5 objects. Each group was given a thematic box with counting pieces and boards. They learned that 5 can be made up of different groups. For instance: 5 and 0; 4 and 1; and 3 and 2. We are also working on learning how to write these numbers properly. We also practiced counting out the numbers 4 and 3. On Friday, we will begin working on creating a new mini number book for writing the numbers 1-9.
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| Sorting pick up sticks. |
We practiced sharing in small groups by offering each other compliments. We also began practicing how to share and how to listen to each other, ask questions, and make comments. This skill is still developing as most of them still have difficulty understanding the difference between a question and a comment. We will begin our share this fall with questions only for our share person and later in the year we will introduce the concept of commenting. Each child will have a special share day. With 14 children we have time for 3 children to share each day. Next Week Share theme is the sound /s/.
Share Schedule
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Bryant
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Hunter
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Kerridwyn
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Morgan
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Tate
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Chance
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Isaac
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Lucia
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Paige
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Tylor
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Conner
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Keira
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Maeve
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Tanner
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| Thank you Ms. Duranceau. |
Mrs. Duranceau, our para-educator in the two kindergartens has recently been reassigned to work in the 6th grade. On Thursday we made her cards and thanked her for all her work with us these past several weeks. We will definitely miss her! Mrs. Lancaster will be joining the Kindergarten wing as her replacement. We look forward to working and learning with Mrs. Lancaster.
We unfortunately have had many days of rain, which has limited our ability to go outside. Please send your child in with rain boots, raincoats and hats shouls we have inclement weather as we will be going outside next week--rain or shine. If your child has garden gloves, please send them in as we will be starting to prepare our garden bed for winter. I am planning to be planting some plants with children that we can harvest in the spring.
Next Friday, we will have our first ELF lesson. Conner’s mom, Lori Beland, will coordinate the lesson with a parent of one of my alumni students. We are still in need of ELF teachers for our class. If you want to be one for our class, please let me know. Our first lesson will be on insects which ties in nicely with our study of butterflies.
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| Look a Monarch butterfly! |
Calendar:
- Color of the week: We will be celebrating the different colors of the rainbow next week. Monday: Red; Tuesday: Orange; Wednesday: Yellow; Thursday: Green; Friday: Blue and Monday the following week: Purple. Please have your child wear clothing that matches the color of the day if they have them. We will do fun learning activities related to colors.
- Apple Picking Field trip is scheduled for next Thursday, October 11th at 11:30 am. We will be going to Spring Brook Farm in Reading, VT. This will allow us to eat lunch at school, pick apples, make cider and return by 2:00 pm. If you would like to be a chaperone, please let me know. The Farm to School program is providing the bus and any additional expenses for the trip.
- Lebanon Opera House: We have two Field trips to Lebanon Opera House scheduled this year. The first is on October 25 and the other is later in the year in March. Admission is $5 per child per show. Please send in $5 for the upcoming show as soon as possible. Feel free to send in $10 for both shows as we will keep a record of payment. Thank you!
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
- Group Snack: Thank you to Paige’s family for contributing this week’s healthy snack! We enjoyed wonderful choices throughout the week:, Homemade blueberry muffins, Goldfish, Granola bars, cream cheese & cinnamon raisin bagels, Pirates Booty! and a special thank you for hot cider packets for the teachers. Next week’s snack will be provided by: Maeve’s family. Many thanks to everyone for signing up and making our group snack possible!
- I am currently reading: Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson. I’d like to create a book discussion group with parents and caregivers throughout the year. Please let me know if you are interested so we could choose a time to meet on a monthly basis.
- Outerwear: Please send your child to school with rain boots and raincoats if it is raining as we will be going outside for recess rain or shine.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
