Great news! I was able to get my COVID PCR test this morning. Results will be in between 24 and 48 hours so we are making a game plan for the next two days. I will hold a zoom session for our morning circle time at 10:00 and an afternoon session for storytime @ 1:00. The easiest way to connect is through the email link. See you soon!
I heard from Ms. Gail this evening and she has been in close contact with 2 people that just received positive PCR tests. Ms. Gail will be off tomorrow to get tested as well.
Giving you a quick update on classroom happenings. My family, including my husband, have tested positive for COVID. He got his results yesterday evening. I have some cold like symptoms and I am searching for a place to get tested. I had zero luck today and the earliest test I could schedule is on Wednesday. I have a few other places to try tomorrow, as they are not open on Sunday. Ms. Sisoy also has COVID and is not able to return to in-person instruction until next Monday 1/10. She is feeling fine and her symptoms are mild. Beyond thankful that our vaccinations are doing their job! I have put in for a substitute tomorrow so I can continue to search for a PCR test. Ms. Gail will be in the classroom tomorrow. Below is the email from our principal just in case you missed it.
Greetings Howe School Family,
As we return to school tomorrow, I want to take a moment to thank you all for your generosity and thoughtfulness this holiday season. I also want to wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.
As you may be aware, covid cases are continuing to spread at a high rate throughout the nation. As we return it is very important that we closely monitor our staff and students and that we are following our mitigation plans. Please help us keep our students healthy and in school by doing the following:
If your child or anyone in your household has been exposed over the Holiday Break to Covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
If your child or anyone in your household has any symptoms of illness or has tested positive for covid, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
If your child or anyone in your household is unable to pass the Daily District Screener, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
If your child or anyone in your household has a covid test result that is pending-either rapid or PCR, please keep your child home from school and contact the school office for further guidance.
We need every individual to follow this advisory message in order for us to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19 within our school community.
A groovy time this week with Pete the Cat in Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. Santa is sick, can Pete save the day? Yes, he can do it! At Christmas we give and Pete gave it his all. The kiddos had a great time singing their part in the story! Click the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child.
We learned about the letter Mm
We are busy doing secrets things for our loved ones. Shhhhhh….we aren’t going to tell
We had a great time at Life Town. Everyone did great for their first time
We sang Christmas Carols using adaptive technology. Super fun for everyone!
Tons of fun this week with The Gingerbread Man “Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, I’m the gingerbread man!” Though not strictly a holiday story, it is the perfect story for a delicious season. Something about the smell of gingerbread is irresistible. While it seems easy to side with the Gingerbread Man and not the sly fox that eats him, we quickly discovered that none of us could resist eating the delicious Gingerbread
We decorated gingerbread men and charted what part we bit into first, the head, arm or leg
We made applesauce and cinnamon ornaments
We decorated gingerbread men ornaments
We sang Christmas Carols using adaptive technology. Super fun for everyone!
This week was full of November fun. Our story was, Five Little Turkeys from Hands on Holiday Reading. This story is obviously a Thanksgiving story. The children love to use the big button to yell out the repeater line, “and they said ‘Hooray!” The story focuses on vocabulary and counting.
Our letter of the week was “Jj” We ate jelly beans, jelly and squeezed our own orange juice to drink.
We practiced the letter “J” by reading an interactive book and searching in our mystery box for things that start with the letter “J,” and sang letter “J” songs
The children practiced counting, number recognition, and one to one correspondence with the story Five Little Turkeys
We worked on comprehension skills by answering who, what, where questions
We continued the Unique Learning System Unit, From Here to There. The subject focus is physical science.
EERL.K.2 With guidance and support, identify major events in familiar stories.
Reading (Informational) EERI.K.2. With guidance and support, identify the topic of a familiar text
Reading (Foundation Skills)-
EERF.K.2. Demonstrate emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds
a. With guidance and support, recognize rhyming words*
b. (beginning sound)
EEL.K.1.d With guidance and support, answer simple questions (who, what)
EEK.CC.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is more or less than (when the quantities are clearly different) or equal to the number of objects in another group
Thank you to you all for attending Teacher/Parent Conference. It always fun to share the great things the students are doing in school
So very appreciative of all the supplies sent into school. You guys are the best!
Peek at the Week
Our story this week wasI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie, by Alison Jackson. This familiar pattern book switches all she swallows to Thanksgiving favorites. The children took turns playing the Little Old Lady as we stuffed her full of Thanksgiving goodness. The students also took turns narrating the repeating line, “I don’t know why she swallowed the pie, perhaps she’ll die.” Click on the button below and enjoy the story at home with your child
We made pumpkin pie pudding. Some of us liked and some of us did not!
We painted and assemble pies out of paper plates and then made them smell delicious with cinnamon and nutmeg
We made ice cream in a bag for the letter I
We worked on comprehension skills by answering who, what, where questions
We continued the Unique Learning System Unit, From Here to There. The subject focus is physical science.
Anisa liked the ice cream. Ava and Adam did not! Fatima slept through the whole lesson.
Upcoming Events
November 24th – 26th – No School
December 8th – Late Start
December 9th – Lifetown
Holiday Break December 20th-January 2nd
November Objectives
Reading (Literature)-
EERL.K.2 With guidance and support, identify major events in familiar stories.
Reading (Informational) EERI.K.2. With guidance and support, identify the topic of a familiar text
Reading (Foundation Skills)-
EERF.K.2. Demonstrate emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds
a. With guidance and support, recognize rhyming words*
b. (beginning sound)
EEL.K.1.d With guidance and support, answer simple questions (who, what)
EEK.CC.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is more or less than (when the quantities are clearly different) or equal to the number of objects in another group
