Week 16! - November 25 - 29

We are just a few weeks away from the Christmas holidays now, so things going to be busy busy busy until then reviewing what we've learned this semester, completing assessments, practicing for the language festival this week and the Christmas pageant. Whoa!

If you have not sent in a white T-shirt and a coloured pair of pants yet, please remember to do that tomorrow (Thursday). Thanks!

This week:
Monday:
Motor Skills - Pp - Uppercase, we start at the top, go to the bottom, back to the top and around to the middle. Lowe case p, we start in the middle, go under the line, back to the middle and around to the middle.
Phonics - Zz - Listen to a short poem and then read through on their own to find Zz.
Dance class
Language Arts - The months of the year
Math - Review less and more

Tuesday:
Motor skills - Pp
Phonics - write Zz, Start at the top and go across, slide to the bottom, then across for upper case Z. Lower case z starts in the middle, across, slide to the bottom, then across. They must listen for the Zz in Zebra, zigzag and zipper.
Language Arts - The months of the year
Math - review less and more
Nativity practice

Wednesday:
Thanksgiving mass rehearsal
Motor skills - Pp
Christian Living
Art with Ms. Chen

Thursday:
Thanksgiving Mass
Motor skills - Pp
Phonics - Zz - identify the Zz sound in zebra, zero, zigzag, zoo, zipper
Science - Healthy teeth and healthy skin
Language Festival rehearsal

Friday:
Phonics - Zz - identify Zz sound in zipper, zoo, and zero
math - review less and more
science - healthy teeth and healthy skin
Language festival

Ali

Week 15 - November 18 - 22

First I want to apologize for not posting a blog last week, or homework. I was so sick that posting the blog slipped my mind, and I had asked Mr. De La Cruz to write the homework in the communication book, which slipped his mind. So whatever page you child did for homework is fine, and if they didn't do one - they deserved the time off!

This week we are practicing lots for the language festival. We are going to be singing a song by the Beatles called "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." I have changed the words a little bit for them. They know all the words so it just getting them to really perform now! Next Thursday could you please send to school a white shirt and a bright coloured pair of pants. This will be our costume for the performance.

Monday:
Writing: Oo
Phonics: Oo - Recognize upper and lower case O and circle it when they see it in a short poem.
Dance Class
Language Arts - Continuing with recognizing the words "I, like, the, and."
Math - Counting

Tuesday:
Writing - Oo
Phonics: Oo - Listen for the short O sound in octopus, ostrich and otter. Write the letter Oo
Language Arts - Recognize and write the words "I, like, the, and."
Math - Counting
Library Time
Practice the nativity

Wednesday:
Writing - Oo
Phonics - Oo - Listen for the short O sound in otter, ostrich, ox and olives.
Language Arts - Recognize and write the words "I, like, the, and."
Christian Living
Art

Thursday:
Writing - Oo
Phonics - Oo - listen for the short O sound in olive, ox, otter
Language Arts - Recognize and write the words "I, like, the, and."
Math - Counting
Story Time - We will read a story about Christmas and put up a Christmas tree and decorate it.

Friday:
Writing - Oo
Reading Buddies with Grade 4
Phonics - Craft activity to further understanding of Oo sound.
Math - Counting
Social Studies - Leaders and Heros
Music

Week 13 - November 4-8, 2013

Week 13 – November 4 – 8, 2013

Happy Birthday Betty!

Community Development – The community development day is coming up this Friday. The principal would like us to let you know that there is still time for you to donate money and toys the various organizations that our school is visiting at the end of the week.

Monday –

Motor Skills: Mm. The vocabulary I will use to prompt the children is “top, bottom, top, bottom out, up to the top, bottom” for upper case M. Lower case m will be “middle, down, up around and down, up around and down.” These are complicated prompts, but they are well prepared at this point.

Phonics: Ee – listen to a short poem for the short e sound. Have students read through the  poem and identify the Ee.

Dance

Language Arts – singular and plural forms, a/an/s

Math – Counting and writing numbers

Tuesday –

Motor Skills: Big M

Phonics: Ee – Write Big and small Ee. Know that Ee has two sounds for the long and short e. Identify the short e sound in egg.

Language Arts -  plural and singular forms

Math – Counting and writing numbers

Library Time

Nativity Practice

Wednesday –

Motor Skills: small m

Phonics: Ee – identify  the short e and long e sounds in mitten, seal, elf, elevator, envelope, elephant

Math: Counting and writing numbers

Christian living

Art

Thursday –

Motor skills: play dough writing

Phonics: identify the long or short e in elephant, elevator, or elf

Science: parts of a plant

Math: counting and writing numbers

Story time: The Perfect Thanksgiving

Friday –

Motor skills: cutting and pasting activity to challenge fine motor skills

Phonics: craft activity to connect E to an object

Science: parts of a plant

Community development

Social studies: review symbols of Taiwan