This week we worked on the story, Whistle For Willie by Ezra Jack Keats. In this story, the main character, Peter, was determined to whistle.  He keep trying until he could do it.  The students thought of something that was hard for them to do, but were determined to do. The vocabulary words from this story were: whirl, scramble, determined & proud.  In Jolly Phonics we learned the sounds for the letters e & h.   We have been using the sounds we have learned so far to make and read words.  Our new popcorn words were big & my. In handwriting we printed the letters Ll & Ii.  During math centers, our focus was on the numbers 0-5.  Students completed activities to work on number formation & recognition, counting, more, fewer, & same, and ordering numbers 0-5.  Please continue to reinforce these skills and concepts at home. Have a great weekend!                                       A Peek At Next Week 

Reading: Miss Bindergarten Takes A Field Trip

Vocabulary: chaperone, post office, bakery, steers

Phonemic Awareness: letter naming, rhyming, onset fluency, blending, identifying final and/or medial sounds, segmenting, adding & deleting phonemes, substituting phonemes, language awareness
Math: Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-5
Handwriting: Tt & printing numbers 0-5
Popcorn Words: like, up

Jolly Phonics: r, m
Library: Mondays (book return/check out) and Thursdays
Art: Tuesdays
Music: Wednesdays and Fridays
Gym & Recess: Everyday
Things to review and practice: 
Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my

                                                       Read together :)
Reminders: We have snack time every morning for 10 minutes.  Students can bring one healthy snack to eat. Healthy snacks include fruit, vegetables, cheese, crackers, goldfish, pretzels, popcorn, yogurt.  Anything containing nuts, chocolate or potato chips are not allowed.  Please keep the snack separate from your child's lunch.  
Remember to check and empty green folders every night.