Room 15, Ms. Margaret

*Please have your child choose 1 item that begins with the letter of the week and bring it in on Thursday or Friday.  They need to have 2-3 clues and the item brought in a non-see through bag.

This week we worked on letter Cc and began our unit on Apples.  We read, "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" by Laura Numeroff.  The children then had fun painting a cupcake with puffy paint and writing what they would do if they had a cupcake.  We talked about primary and secondary colors.  We used primary colors and mixed them together to create green, orange and purple.  Color mixing will be a center next week for the children to enjoy.  We made a letter C book which they were very excited to take home and "read" to mom and dad.

To prepare for next week, we talked about what we know about apples.  We read, "Ten Apples Up On Top" and then the children had to put 10 apples in order on top of their picture.  Please work on counting from 1-10 if your child is not able to do this.  The children also had to put a number puzzle from 1-10 back together.  Number identification and ordering may be something your child needs to work on at home as we continue working on it at school.  We will continue studying apples next week.  If you signed up to bring in apples for next week please make sure to bring those on Monday and Tuesday.

Please continue working on name identification at home and reinforcing the letter and letter sound that we are working on for the week.

Field trip forms have been sent home.  If you did not receive yours, please make sure to check your child's file outside the classroom or ask the front desk for an extra copy.  We will be going to Faulkner's Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 9 & 10.  Please keep in mind that this is a field trip that is helpful to have several parent volunteers, so if you are able to help out that is wonderful.

Next week we will work on the letter D and continue talking about Apples.


Have a wonderful weekend!

                                                                              God Bless,
                                                                              Ms. Margaret

 

 Understanding Motor Development in Children: Hand Dominance  http://www.pre-kpages.com/understanding-motor-development-children-hand-dominance/
Does your child W-sit?  PLEASE READ:  http://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-01-primitive-reflexes-the-answer-behind-w-sitting-and-how-to-fix-it/
  Developmental Charts:     http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/ect/behavior_development/dev_charts.htm
  Developmental Stages of Writing:        http://www.education.com/reference/article/developmental-stages-writing/
"Evolution of a Child's Writing" - article. Very interesting & gives examples!
http://scholarlylions.edublogs.org/2012/04/12/evolution-of-a-childs-writing/