Dear Parents,
I hope you are all having a great 3 day weekend, and will be ready to get back into the swing of things on Tuesday!
This week, we will continue with our overview of the alphabet. We will be covering letters Ii-Ll. We will also continue reading familiar fairy tales as well as some Aesop's Fables. We will begin studying the five senses in science. I have a fun book with some hands-on activities that I do with the children, ending with doing a taste test of salty, sweet, sour, and bitter items.
In math, we will begin studying numbers to 5. We will have some hands-on activities in class as well as begin our math book pages.
In the next couple of weeks, we will be working on our first Social Studies unit on being a Good Citizen. This is basically an overview of rules in the classroom and rules in our community. The children watch engaging interactive videos that go over these concepts.
We have also been learning how to spell color words through singing some catchy tunes. We are introducing a new song each week. You may have enjoyed hearing your children sing the "red" song last week.
Next week, the week of 9/7. we will begin both homework and centers. We will not start sharing until our first five-day week, which is the following week (9/14). Homework will go home on 9/10. It will come home in a blue bag, and we will be reinforcing correct name-writing, which the children have been working on in class. Finally, centers will begin next week on Monday the 8th. I am working on the helper schedule and will have it out this week. If you signed up to help with centers on a Monday, be prepared to possibly come in on the 10th!
Upcoming Events:
9/1: No School: Labor Day
9/12: No School: Staff Development Day
9/19: Alta Vista Movie Night
9/24: September's Wacky Wednesday
10/25: Alta Vista Walkathon
