Week of October 17 - 21, 2011

Week of October 17-21, 2011

This week in phonics we will be working on letter A. We will cover the short sound and the long sound. We will not have show and tell this week due to the Fall Festival being on Thursday.
In math, we are continuing working on attributes of shapes. We will discuss triangles, squares, circles, and rectangles and review the number of sides and corners. We have grouped shapes by color, size, and shape. We will also be working with the numbers 1-10. We will put the numbers in order and learn to count backwards. We will also practice identifying a missing number in a set of ten numbers.
In reading, we have finished unit 1 and will begin unit 2 stories. Our first story in this unit is “Life in an Ocean”. The theme of all of unit 2 stories will be animal homes and environments. The skills we will be reviewing and /or introducing are setting, sequence of a story, and main idea.
The first scholastic book order was sent home in your child’s folder on Thursday. If you would like to order anything, please have your order and money in by Monday, October 24. This is totally optional.
Our Fall Festival will be held this week on Thursday, October 20. Please dress your children for the weather. Also, your child may wear their gym attire for that day.
Our Halloween party and parade is scheduled for Friday, October 28th at 2:15. If any parent has not contacted me and wants to help out at our party, please do so as soon as possible. Anyone who is a member of the PTO and has their clearances on file in the office is welcome to help out!
Monday will be day 4 in our five day cycle. We will have computer class.
Have a great weekend!