Week of November 4-8

Hello parents!

Have you filled a bucket today? That's the question we have been asking one another in our room this week! This book talks about caring for others and treating each other nicely. It's a great book for the family if you ever get a chance to read it!

In Reading this week we finished the alphabet as we learned letters Q and Z! We worked on beginning sounds as we practiced breaking words apart and listening for sounds during our small reading groups.

We love the iPad center!

In Writing this week we began learning about how to write stories! We learned that good writers always practice telling a story before they write. Before we began writing our stories across pages, we told our stories to a partner. You can help your child with reading and writing simply by practicing storytelling at home with one another!

Telling stories in partners.

In Math this week we practiced writing math partners with dominoes while practicing addition. We also began learning about different shapes and did a fun math activity with foam shapes! We are loving being mathematicians this year!

Fun with shapes!

In Social Studies this week we continued to learn about different holidays. This week we learned about the Fourth of July. We learned why we celebrate this holiday and that many people celebrate it in different ways!

Mathematicians hard at work.

In Spanish this week we continued to learn about La Familia. We drew pictures of our families and labeled them in Spanish! We also played with little people and practiced the family members while speaking Spanish!

Notes/Reminders:

-Please send in any magazines you may have at home
-Field trip to Coach Stop Farm is Wednesday, November 20. We are still in need of drivers. More details to come!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, something smells good in the Youngest Friend's room!

To celebrate completing the alphabet, we will be reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom this week. On Friday, we will be trying real coconuts and making Chicka Boom Boom Soup! If you have any canned goods or yummy soups to contribute, please send them to school with your child. We will just combine everything in the crock pot. This is a tradition I do every year and the kids love it!

Have a great week!

Ms. Monica