MRS. ANDREA H. DAVIS
Weekly Newsletter
August 29, 2015
THEME: All About Me
UNIT: Self-help Skills
Key Measure: I can take care of my personal needs because I have skills that help me.
Dear Parents,
This week has been a fun one, packed with learning, getting adjusted and making new
friends. I've enjoyed getting to know each student better! Under the big topic or "theme"
of All About Me, we focused on the Unit "Self-help Skills." The units will change weekly.
Each activity I plan reinforces the "Key Measure" (or concept) in which I want the children
to eventually demonstrate competency. The purpose of my weekly newsletter is to give
parents an overview of my lessons, center activities and group experiences which are
designed to build understanding and skill in the performance objectives (which are in bold
type below). This week I want you to know the specific meaning of each performance
objective. Understand that these objectives are only a FRACTION of the kinds of things
we will cover. Beginning next week, my newsletters will tell you more about the actual
learning activities in which your child participated.
LANGUAGE ARTS
**Listening: The students will develop competence following 2 and 3 step oral directions.
The students will acquire experience listening with interest to stories read aloud.
**Speaking: The students will demonstrate competence participating actively in
conversations with friends.
**Writing: The students will demonstrate competence printing first name and last name,
holding pencil correctly and using correct writing posture.
**Phonemic Awareness/Phonics: The students will acquire experience recognizing and
reproducing simple rhyming pairs. The students will demonstrate competence identifying
the alphabet by name - upper and lower case, as well as identifying letter sounds.
**Reading: The students will acquire experience choosing books, sharing books with friends
and seeking others to read to him/her. Some students are already reading, so there is a
wide range of skills in the class.
SOCIAL STUDIES
The students will acquire experience identifying personal needs i.e., food, water, clothing,
and shelter. The students will develop competence choosing from a variety of materials and
activities from learning centers. The students will develop competence selecting and
completing a task while working at a learning center. The students will develop competence
attending to personal tasks i.e., tying shoes, zipping, and buttoning clothes.
MATH
The students will develop competence in writing numerals 0-20. The students will develop
competence naming the days of the week and acquire experience naming the months of the
year. They will develop competence adding and subtracting numbers sets less than 10.
SCIENCE
The students will acquire experience using a variety of tools to explore, observe and
describe areas of the schoolyard. The students will develop competence in our three
Science curriculum units: Exploring with Plants and Animals, Exploring My Weather,
Exploring Forces and Motion.
ART
**Visual: The students will acquire experience using a variety of artistic tools to creatively
express ideas i.e., paintbrushes, crayons, markers, glue and scissors.
**Musical: The students will acquire experience in learning and singing many new songs. I
hope that at home you've been hearing some of the 20+ songs we have learned so far!
Attached is a copy of the song "Magalina Hagalina." See if your child will sing it for you.
**Movement: The students will demonstrate competence in galloping, hopping, jumping,
running, sliding and skipping.
**Dramatic Play: The students will demonstrate competence participating in dramatic play
i.e., preparing healthy breakfasts, washing dishes, caring for a baby, washing Mrs. Davis' car
- just kidding.
FYI:
*No School on Friday, Sept 4th for a teacher work day – enjoy!
*No School on Monday, Sept 7th for Labor Day – relax!
*Our students wear Jenks t-shirts for school spirit on Fridays - optional.
*I've received 8 photos for our bulletin board and would like the other 12 as soon as
possible! Cute kids!
*Have you used our Recycling bin yet? It’s for magazines, office/classroom discards and
newspapers (no cardboard). It’s located in the North oval lot off of 101st. Our school
earns money when our neighbors use this recycling bin.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Andrea Davis
MAGALINA
OH Magalina Hagalina
Oooka Talka Walka Talka
Oka Moka Poka, was her name
She had 10 hairs on the top of her head,
5 were alive and the other 5 were dead.
OH Magalina Hagalina
Oooka Talka Walka Talka
Oka Moka Poka, was her name
She had 2 eyes in the middle of her head,
one was green and the other one was red.
OH Magalina Hagalina
Oooka Talka Walka Talka
Oka Moka Poka, was her name
She had 2 flowers growing out of her nose,
one was a daisy and the other was a rose.
OH Magalina Hagalina
Oooka Talka Walka Talka
Oka Moka Poka, was her name
She had 2 teeth in the middle of her mouth,
one pointed North and the other pointed South.
OH Magalina Hagalina
Oooka Talka Walka Talka
Oka Moka Poka, was her name
She had 2 freckles on the tip of her chin,
one's name is ________ and the other's name is Ben.