PANDA NEWS:
We have begun work on our gingerbread unit. We have read a few versions of the folktale The Gingerbread Man. Next week we focused on Jan Brett'sThe Gingerbread Baby.
Language Arts:
We worked on lowercase G, S, A, I, T & J. We also worked on the word is and the. The students have begun word sorts with a particular phonetic patter. They work with this sort weekly. I am sending last weeks sorts home. Have your child show you how to complete their sort. We started writing patterned books which matches with our work in reading. The students are learning they have super powers to be super readers. They have been reading and writing easy books with language patterns and lots of sight words. Ask your Panda about their super reading powers.
Math:
We worked on attributes and shape. We have been practicing counting to fifty by ones. We continued to work on practicing teen numbers. We played a variety of games using dice and ten frames. We also worked on representing hexagons different ways and recording the information we found.
Art:
The students worked on a winter quilt this week. They decorated their painted gingerbread men.
Song of the Week: "The Gingerbread Man" by Jack Hartman
(check out the video on the student resource page)
Upcoming Events:
Handwriting Letters: review of all capital letter
Phonics Letters: ch
Word of the Week: am
Gingerbread Decorating Party: 12/22 @ 2:05
PJ Day: 12/23
Winter Vacation: 12/24-1/2/16
