Weekly Newsletter
for the week of
October 3-7, 2011
Announcement:
* The Halloween Party will now be held on Monday, October 31st. I will send out more information as the time comes closer! Please let me know if you have any questions! Class will be held at the regular time on Friday, October 28th.
The theme for the month of October is, "Ocean Commotion" and of course Halloween. This month your child will gain a better understanding of the Ocean and Sea Life.
Some recommended websites are:
- Ocean Information "Just for Kids"
- Online Ocean Games for Kids
- Life in the Ocean
- Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Ocean Liners by Karl Zimmerman
- We're Sailing to Galapagos by Laurie Krebs and Grazia Restelli
- Sea Shapes by Susie MacDonald
- Exploring the Oceans by Stephen Hall
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean by Arthur Dorros
- Starfish by Edith Thacher Hurd
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: 3 and 4
- Spanish: tres and cuatro
- Spanish: triángulo
- Sign Language: http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
Colors: Blue and Purple
- Spanish: azul and violeta
- Sign Language:http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi and http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
Language Arts
The current letters that we are focusing on for the month are Oo, Dd, and Ss.
Highlights from this week.....
This week we have had fun doing activities such as fingerpainting starfish, painting triangles and popping popcorn. Look at the pictures below for a glimpse of what we did this week!
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Reading About Sea Life   S is for String. Making string art.                         Pretending to Float and Curl-Up Like a Shell       |
