Hello Room 108 Families,
October is officially over and November is here! Can you believe it? I definitely cannot. We have been in school for over a month and I am excited to share the fun things we have learned already! Please see these important announcements before reading about what we learned this week:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week (Monday, November 7 and Thursday, November 10)! Everyone has signed up for a conference. I will send a reminder text before your conference. It is extremely important that you are ON TIME for your conference. Please bring your child with you!
NO SCHOOL – Tuesday, November 8: Election Day
NO SCHOOL – Thursday, November 10: Parent-Teacher Conference ALL DAY
What Did We Learn About This Week?
We learned about letters E and H this week. Above, you will see Edna Elephant and Hattie Horse. We worked on writing the letters, as well as the sound these letters make. We also talked about words that start with these letters. Some words that start with E are elbow, egg, elephant, eye, etc. Some words that start with H are horse, hair, hat, hammer, etc.
We practiced patterning skills. We practiced simple ABAB patterns with unifix cubes (for example, red, blue, red, blue). We also practiced sorting skills. The students practiced these skills with sorting bears. They looked at the different sorting bears and talked about their differences. “This one is blue!” “This one is big!” “This one is little!” They observed these different attributes and put them into groups.
We read, “Leaf Man,” by Lois Ehlert this week. “Leaf Man,” talks about the different types of leaves there are and how they all look different. The students used their observation skills by looking at the different colors, shapes, and lines and determined what Leaf Man looked like. Some students noticed that he looked like a bird, while others noticed he looked like bugs or even flowers. The students collected different leaves outside and created their own Leaf Man in the classroom!
Officer Gibson and K9 Loki
We had two very special guests on Tuesday: Officer Gibson and Loki! Loki is a Dearborn K9 dog who helps Officer Gibson find hidden things, as well as people! Officer Gibson explained how Loki uses his sense of smell to locate things that are really hard to find AND people who may be missing. Loki showed off his skills by looking for things in the classroom and alerting Officer Gibson when he found them.
We also got to see the inside of the police car, as well as where Loki sits. We got to hear the sirens, as well as see the lights. It was so cool!
The students loved Officer Gibson and Loki and talked about them every day!
Next Week at Salina…
- Monday, November 7: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM & Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:50 PM-7:00 PM
- Tuesday, November 8: NO SCHOOL – Election Day
- Wednesday, November 9: School 8:15 AM-3:00 PM
- Thursday, November 10: NO SCHOOL – Parent-Teacher Conferences All Day
Fun Weekend Activity Idea!
Because we practiced making patterns at school, I encourage you to practice making patterns at home with your child! Talk to your child about what a pattern is. A pattern is something that happens over and over again. You can make patterns with many different materials: spoons, forks, t-shirts, blocks, towels, sticks, leaves, rocks, etc.! See if your child can make a simple ABAB pattern first (example: spoon, fork, spoon fork):
If your child can master that, try a more complex pattern like this:
