Week of October 24 - 28, 2011

Happenings for the week of October 24 – 28, 2011
I would like to thank all of the parents who helped out at the Fall Festival on Thursday! Even though it was a cloudy and cool day, the children had a wonderful time. The day was well planned and very organized! I cannot thank all of you enough for all you do!
This week in phonics we will be working on the letter Nn. Show and tell will resume on Thursday and Friday. Please send in any object beginning with the “Nn” sound.
In math, we are continuing working on attributes of shapes. We have discussed 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 will enjoy listening to the story “Armadillo’s Orange”. It is a story about an armadillo that makes his home near an orange. The theme of this unit is animal homes. Our focus skill is sequence and comparing and contrasting characters in this story and others.
This week will be Red Ribbon Week. Please review the NSE Newsletter for a list of activities for the week.
Friday, October 28th will be our Halloween party and parade. The party will be from 1:45 to 3:00 with the parade starting at 2:15. Any parents who have volunteered to help out (and have their clearances on file in the office) can come to the classroom at 1:45. Thank you in advance for help with the party.
First quarter assessments will be completed this coming week. Please review the letters we have covered (L, o, g, h, t, p, and a) and the sight words I, am, the, to, like, little, love, and have.
Have a great weekend. Monday will be day 4 in our five day cycle. We will have computer class.