This week we had fun celebrating Halloween.  We read fun stories such as Room On The Broom, Five Spooky Ghosts Playing Tricks At School, and The Spooky Wheels On The Bus.  Our poem was One, Two Halloween Boo!  The new popcorn words this week were at & on.  In Jolly Phonics we learned the sounds of b & j.  The students made a class book page about what they were for Halloween.  Our math centers including Halloween patterns, monster wiggly eye counting, numbers on ten frames, spider memory game, and counting activities on the computer.  We had a visit from a firefighter and learned about fire safety.  The class enjoyed the wonderful Halloween party.  Thank you to all of the parents who donated items, created games and were able to be here for the festivities.  The rain didn't stop us from having a great indoor costume parade!  Have a great weekend.

A Peek At Next Week

Reading: Making Meaning Story: Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells
Students will: Make text-to-self-commections, hear and discuss a story, refer to the text to support their thinking, talk and listen to one another.
New Vocabulary: slam, filthy, concerned, moanVocabulary we have learned: creature, imitate, companion, explore, generous, nuisance, energetic, exhausted, soar, tangled, snooze, drowsy, pedestrian, passenger, eager, assortment, enjoy, gooey, container, scrumptious, whirl, scramble, determined, proud, snatch, furious, comfort, welcome, allow, frustrated, decide, practice
Jolly Phonics: ai
Phonemic Awareness: letter naming, rhyming, onset fluency, blending, identifying ending sounds, segmenting, substituting, adding phonemes, deleting phonemes, language awareness
Math: Numbers to 10, counting, patterns & sorting
Handwriting: X, Y, Z
Popcorn Word: we, me
Library: Mondays (book return/check out) and Wednesdays
Art: Tuesdays
Music: Thursdays and Fridays 
Gym & Recess: Everyday
Things to review and practice: 
phonics:recognition & sounds of/making words with s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j
Counting: forward from 1 and random numbers and backward from 20. Number recognition and counting objects #1-10
Practice popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on
Read together :)
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held in my classroom on Tuesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 7th.  I look forward to discussing your child's progress so far.
There is no school on Friday, November 8th or Monday, November 11th.  Enjoy your long weekend!