Apples and More!

Apples

Our theme for the rest of the month is "Apples". We have begun learning a poem called "Apples, Apples". On Tuesday I drew pictures to help the children learn the key words. On Wednesday I showed the sight word "the". On Thursday they had to point to words that they knew. On Friday I introduced them to the rhyming concept and showed them rhyming words found in the poem.

To start our unit we discussed what we already knew about apples.

At the end of the unit we will write down all that we have learned. It is a wonderful way to see their growth.

We learned about the parts of an apple:

Math

On Tuesday we learned about sorting by colour and type. The children loved this activity so much that they have requested to do it during centre time in the morning. Some have begun sorting by size as well.

On Wednesday and Thursday we played the game "match it" where the students had to match what I had. We practiced counting to make sure it was right. When we count we touch the object and say the number to make sure we don't miss any. This was also a quick introduction to patterns.

Our final lesson of the week was creating groups and then towers for numbers 1-5.  This is to teach one to one correspondence. Then we talked about length (longest and shortest). 

Animated Literacy:
On Wednesday we learned about Uncle Upton who hangs upside down from an umbrella tree while being a baseball umpire.

On Friday we drew a pup. The children follow step-by-step directions. I love this activity because each drawing is unique and it promotes writing and listening skills.

The Uncle Upton character page was sent home, please go over the handout with your child to review the sound and letter. They can colour the picture and then circle the special sound within the song at the bottom.

For more information on this program please visit http://www.animated-literacy.com/Animated_Literacy_Home.html

French:

We have begun learning French. The children have learned: "Bonjour" (hello)"Comment ça va" (how are you?)"ça va très bien." (I am very good)"ça va bien." (I am good)"ça va mal." (I am not good) "Comme ci, comme ça." (So-so)

Don't Forget:

Send a healthy snack with your child. A list has been sent home or you can visit 100 Days of Real Food for some awesome ideas.

Each child needs to have indoor shoes, a backpack and appropriate clothing for the weather.

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).