Teeth and Weight

Our favourite part of the day:

On Monday we read a story about Dr DeSoto and we did an experiment with eggs. 

On Tuesday we used a balance and went to the park.

On Wednesday we learned the sound "th" and had centres. 

On Thursday we danced and looked at the egg experiment.

On Friday we made a teeth book and went to the park.

Measurement:
We continued learning about weight. We used a balance and learned that heavy things go down and light things go up, like a teeter-totter. We compared different objects to see what was heavy, light and the same. Another day we measured weight with cubes.

We continued practicing capacity by playing at the sand and water table with different containers.

Teeth:

We talked about how to take care of our teeth. We did an experiment with eggs and liquids this week. We put eggs in milk, water and pop to see the reaction. There was little reaction to the milk and water but the pop stained the egg and made it decay a little. The children learned that it is ok to have sugary drinks sometimes but not all the time.

 

We need to brush our teeth for 2 minutes two times a day to keep our teeth nice and clean. Flossing, eating healthy and seeing the dentist once or twice a year is also needed to have healthy teeth. 

St. Patrick's Day:
We have talked about St. Patrick's Day and leprechauns. We completed a couple of crafts to get ready for Monday. 

Animated Literacy:

This week we learned three new characters.  We learned about The Thick Thorny Thing who eats thistles, Edgar Elf who lives in an envelope and is friends with Ellie Elephant, and Nellie Newt who naps and nibbles. After learning these new sounds we practiced reading some words.

Please go over the handouts that have been sent home with your child to review the sounds and letters. They can colour the picture and then circle the special sound within the song at the bottom. Remember that Animated Literacy focuses on the sound (phonics) and the writing (graphemes) so for Arnie Aardvark we focus on the "ar" as seen in the words hard, arm and art.

This week was brought to you by: The letter z and the "Magic c"

This week we finished our lowercase letter practice. We wrote z and practiced writing more lowercase letters. When you have a moment practice writing "z" as well as what words start with "zzz" (for "zip"). Another activity could be finding different objects in the house that start with the letters/sounds that we have been learning. 

The magic c letters are c, o, a, q, g and d. They start out as a c and magically change into different letters. We make this into a listening game. "Can you change the magic c into the letter d?" Play it at home for extra practice. 

Don't Forget:

On cold days please make sure to send hats and mittens. Also, on days where there is snow or it is slushy please send boots and snow pants. Thank you!

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).