September 1st - September 5th

What We Are Learning

Reading:  We continued to build stamina with Read to Self. We are up to 10 minutes, and the kids now get to choose their own spots for reading. We also practiced 1 to 1 matching with some simple books. This just means they point to one word for each spoken word.

Alphabet: We learned how to identify and write the letters Kk, Ll, Mm, & Nn. We rotated through several centers to practice them. Ask your child if they enjoyed using pipe cleaners to make letters.

Writing: We learned to hear the sounds in words and begin recording them on paper. We also used our alphabet chart to help us identify the sounds we hear when we stretch out words.

Math: During math this week, we rotated through math centers to help us count objects and practice writing numbers. Ask your child which activity they enjoyed the most (iPads, stringing beads on a pipe cleaner, white boards, or number of the day worksheet).

Theme: During Theme this week we learned the following shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, and hexagon.  We practiced sorting them by color and shape. We also create a paper pizza using all the shapes we learned.

Orchard Hills 5K

The Fifth Annual “Run for the Orchard” 5K Walk/Run will be held September 27, 2014 at Orchard Hills so mark your calendars! Sign up forms went home on Thursday. I promise you and your family will have fun! I can’t wait to see you there!

Box Tops

We are collecting Box Tops for Education.  For every Box Top you collect and turn into WOHE, we receive ten cents.  The class who brings in the most Box Tops each month gets to celebrate with a party! So cut those tops and return them to school.

Popcorn Words

Popcorn words are words that “pop-up” a lot when we read. These are high frequency words that your child needs to be able to read automatically without using a strategy to figure them out.

This week’s words:

my & go

Previous words:

the, is, me, & can

Dates to Remember

September 19^th- Dismiss at 12:30

September 24^th- Tiger Pride Assembly

September 27^th: WOHE 5K

September 30^th- Picture Day