Ms. Moore’s Wild Things! October 9, 2009 “Honoring All Learners” Literacy We are learning the names and sounds of letters K-P. Focused on sight words: we, and, are, at, you Syllables Long Vowel Sounds- AEIOU .* Memorable Stories: Goldilocks and The Three Bears The Statue of Liberty Math Create patterned paper chains Arrange objects by length Counting, recognizing, and sequencing numbers 10-19 Recognize each teen number as 10 + a digit Estimate the number of objects in a collection Create addition number stories using pictures Exploring symmetry using paint Handwriting We have begun journal writingconcentrating on recording sounds heard in words Writing high frequency words (star words). We have been practicing how to write the capital and lowercase letters K-P and numbers 1-10. CORE Focus: U.S Landmarks & Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains We studied Mount Rushmore, The Statue of Liberty, The White House, and The American Flag. Ask your child how many stars and stripes are on the flag and what they represent. Ask about our sculpting fair day! (hint: involves clay and soap) We learned about different landforms and bodies of water. Vocabulary: ocean, lake, pond, river, creek, brook, island, peninsula, mountain, hill, foothill, valley, and canyon. CORE Saying: Better Safe Than Sorry Important Dates: th October 12 – No Homework this week October 14th & 15th – Conferences October 15th & 16th – No School October 21st – Field Trip to the Lee Martinez Farm October 23rd – PTO Social and Original Art Work Orders DUE October 27th – Vision and Hearing Testing October 30th – Halloween Parade and Party! Notices: If your child is going to miss school please call the Attendance Line at 488-4301 to report the absent. This will help the office regarding calls home. Thanks! Bring LIBRARY books to school on Monday. Check out our classroom website by logging onto: http://www.psdschools.org/schools/bethke/