October 14, 2013

WEEK OF OCTOBER 15-18, 2013


Dear Parents,

We hope you had a fantastic weekend. This week we will be working with the letter Oo. Some of the stories that we will be reading are the following:

 

 

Olive the Octopus wants to be a juggler!

 

 

Bright cut-paper collages bring a traditional counting rhyme to new life, allowing young readers to take a tour of nature as they learn to count from one to ten.

 

 

In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a young girl and her father go owling on a wintry night in the woods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In our Phonemic Awareness we are going to be doing Alliteration activities with the kids. What is alliteration? Alliteration is the use of the same consonant sounds in words that are near each other. It is the sound, not the letter that is important: therefore ‘candy’ and ‘Cindy’ do not alliterate, but ‘cool’ and ‘kids’ do. It is a great exercise to help our kids learn phonetic alphabet awareness and develop concentration and memory skills. For example:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Sally swam silently in the sea.

The children will get the chance to do their own alliteration using their name!!!

 

In Math we are going to be working with number 14 and we are going to introduce the concept of Ordinal Positions. We will play games using the words first, second, third, fourth, and fifth.

 

 

In Science we are going to be talking about The Five Senses! We will be reading the book My Five Senses by Aliki. If you have any book that talks about our senses, please let us borrow them from you!

 

 

 

 We are going to study opposites. Have your child look around your house for opposites!

 

 

Last week the kids enjoyed making the Life Cycle of a Butterfly with marshmallows, gummy worms, pretzels and chocolate. Thank you for bringing the ingredients to Milla Alvarez and Mia Ortiz. This week Nora Paige Herrera and Ellyn Maria Jenks will be in charge of donating the ingredients we will be using. Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

Show and Tell Time  

Since the children really enjoy sharing their toys with their friends at school. We have decided that from now on, we will have show and tell every Friday. Please help your child make a wise decision on what to bring to school. Avoid big and noisy toys.

 Tip of the Week Play with puppets

Play language games with puppets. Have the puppet say, "My name is Mark. I like words that rhyme with my name. Does park rhyme with Mark? Does ball rhyme with Mark?"

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Game of the Week: SHADOW PLAY

 

 

 

 
Have your child try to:

·        hide from his own shadow

·        shake hands with someone else's shadow without actually touching hands

·        touch someone else's shadow with his own

·        make his shadow do things he can't, such as touch the top of a tree or building

·        fit his shadow inside someone else's

·        turn his shadow into letter shapes
 
 
 
 
DONATIONS NEEDED:  Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

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