Happy Thanksgiving!

This week we continued pumpkins and talked about Thanksgiving. 

Our favourite part of the day

On Monday we danced and read our poem. 
On Tuesday we had calendar and painted. 
On Wednesday Hannah had show and tell and we went outside. 
On Thursday we coloured and had calendar. 
On Friday we had calendar and Greyson's show and tell. 

Parts of the Pumpkin

We talked about the parts of the pumpkin again and completed a worksheet to show what we have learned. These were coloured and taken home. 

5 Little Pumpkins

We have been reading the poem "5 Little Pumpkins" for the past two weeks. The children enjoy this poem and can read it all by themselves. We started learning about rhyming words and what a title is. 

Arts & Crafts

We have done many projects both during and after school this week to decorate our classroom.

Three texture pumpkins (tissue paper, paint and coloured rice)

Our very own turkeys

Fall leaves

Construction paper turkeys

Multicultural Show and Tell:

We had some great presentations this week. We learned about Hannah's family and Canada from Greyson. 

I am thankful for...

On Friday we discussed what we were thankful for and made a picture to take home. They turned out quite well. 

We also made a special gift for our parents. 

Letters and Sounds
I began working with some students on learning letters and sounds. This is an idea on how to learn some sounds. Find things in your home or around you that start with that sound/letter. You can always group and then sort them into different sounds as well. Make a game out of it even when driving in your car. See who can name the most words that start with a sound. These are examples for letter C "cuh" and M "mmm".

 Cc: camel, cookie, camera, corn and cat

 Mm: mug, mailbox, mop, mouse, mirror and milk

This week was brought to you by: The letters H and K

Finally we learned about the letters H and K. We practiced writing the uppercase letters and discovered words that start with that sound. When you have a moment practice writing H and K as well as what words start with "hah" (for "hat") or "kuh" (for "kite"). Another activity could be finding different objects in the house that start with the letters/sounds that we have been learning. 

Don't Forget:

Remember that examples of past presentations can be found on the table when you drop off or pick up your child.

We are going to the Corn Maze on Tuesday so please send a bag lunch and dress your child in warm clothes.

Feel free to contact me anytime with any questions or concerns. I can be reached at the school, by email or just drop in (I am usually around before school).