Amy Norton's Newsletter and Plans
January 11, 2016
The kids were really glad to be back at school after our break! They were very
excited about our Brown Bear Brown Bear story and activities. They worked really
hard to prepare the class books that each child will get a turn to bring home. Read
the book with your child and have them fill in part of the phrase or the end part of
the phrase, i.e. “what do you ____(see)?”; “I see a red ________, looking at ____.”
The vocabulary that we focused on were the names of the animals and the colors.
On Thursday during our gym time, our class participated in the WDSRA activities.
The kids went through obstacle courses that included jumping, hopping, going
through a tunnel, going over a bar, and going under a bridge. We will be
participating in WDSRA activities every Thursday. Other skills that will be
addressed include kicking, throwing, and catching.
Our new theme centers on the clothing that we need to wear to stay warm in the
winter. There is a great song that we will use, along with someone dressing up
using the real clothing items. We will also talk about where the items of clothing
are worn and how they protect us against the cold.
Our vocabulary will include hat, scarf, sweater, coat, mittens, gloves, snow pants,
boots, and cold. We will talk about the fact that mittens and gloves are a matching
pair and we will do matching and sorting activities. We have a set of mittens that
have numerals on them that will be paired with mittens that have a certain number
of dots on them. We are working really hard on counting with 1:1 correspondence,
saying one number for each item counted and to stop counting when there are no
more items. You can help your child practice this skill at home during functional
routines such as setting the table, sorting laundry, or while cleaning up toys.
Upcoming Events:
Friday, January 15- NO SCHOOL- INSTITUTE DAY
Wednesday, January 20- DISTRICT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSION:
The District is creating a Facility Master Plan and is inviting community
participation. Jefferson Facility Concept Plans have now been created and we are
encouraging all interested parents and staff to attend the session in order to
provide input. The next Community Engagement Session will be held on 20th at
7:00 p.m. at Monroe Middle School.
Friday, January 22- Movie Night 6:15-8:00
Wednesday, January 27- Transition to Kindergarten Parent Meeting 6:30-7:30
“What Are You Wearing?” (Winter Clothing)
Dates: January 12- January 15, 2016
Circle Time:
Tuesday, January 12- Lincoln Marsh assembly
Wednesday, January 13- Activities with Miss Rita
Thursday, January 14- Mitten Matching
Friday, January 15- NO SCHOOL- INSTITUTE DAY!
Literacy:
Tuesday-Friday: “What Are You Wearing?” interactive book
Centers:
Feeling Table: Crinkle paper, ping pong ball snowmen
Blocks and People: Castle, Dollhouse/Furniture/People, Trucks
Table Toys: Mitten Color Sort, Mitten Counting, Puzzles
Kitchen: Food and dishes
Small Group (Art/Math/Literacy Activities):
Tuesday, January 12- Mittens with Shapes Matching activity
Wednesday, January 13- Discrete Trial, Work Tasks
Thursday, January 14- Mitten Math activities
Friday, January 15- NO SCHOOL- INSTITUTE DAY!