Weekly Newsletter
for the week of
September 5-9, 2011
The theme for the month of September is, "My Amazing Body". This month your child will gain a better understanding of his body by exploring the parts of his body and discovering what their functions are by experimenting with the five senses.
Some recommended websites are:
- How the Body Works
- Information on the Human Body
- Body Parts Game
Some recommended books are:
- My Amazing Body by Pat Thomas
- The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino
- My Five Senses by Aliki
- Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
- Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
- My Five Senses by Kathleen Nichols
- The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons
Math
Even though we are reviewing all of the numbers, shapes and colors for math daily, each month we will focus on specific numbers, shapes and colors. We will also be learning the Spanish word and American Sign Language word for each number, shape and color.
Numbers: 1 and 2
- Spanish: uno and dos
Shape: Circle
- Spanish: circulo
- Sign Language: http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
Colors: Pink and Brown
- Spanish: rosado and cafe
Language Arts
In Language Arts we work on letters, letter sounds, writing, reading and vocabulary. The current letters that we are focusing on for the month are Pp, Aa, and Cc. This week we are focusing on the letter Pp and words that begin with P.
Highlights from this week.....
This week we have had fun doing activities such as Body BINGO, fingerpainting, and yoga to name a few. The kids are having a great time getting to know each other. Below are some pictures of the kids participating in some of this weeks activities.
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