Go Burlington-at the BHS pep rally!!

Pinata Party Video an Pictures

Our Pinata Party!!

(Video do not always play on phones.

 If you cannot view try on a computer)

We listened to our unit book(Hooray a Pinata) with our stuffed animal friends. 

We had our stuffed animal friends on the playground too.  We have them a ride.

It was a fun day!!

Hooray A Pinata

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving

Gingerbread Unit Dec1-5

No School on December 4- Teacher conferences

-We will starting a unit on gingerbread.  We will be reading multiple versions of stories related to the tale of the gingerbread man.  
-We will also be having a family celebration in the month of December. I will be sending home a -notice and posting more information the first week we come back to school.  
-Gingerbread Homework- I will be sending "homework" next week as well.  Please have fun with you child with the at home math activity.  (Gingerbread Measuring)
-NO School on December 5 (Parent Teacher Conference Day)
- We also have an elf named Holly who will be visiting us in the month of December.  Holly be hiding in our classroom and keeping an eye on all of us.

Books this week

Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Boy

Small Groups
-Math- Gingerbread number book- we will be using 1:1 correspondence to create a number book based on the characters of the Gingerbread Man
-Group Activity- We will be using our "rulers" to find items to measure in the high school.  This is to help give your child ideas and excite them about finding items to measure at home.
-Ordinal Position- We will be incorporating fine motor to reinforce ordinal position (first, second,....)
-Book Browsing- We will be comparing books to see which characters are in the gingerbread man stories and not in the gingerbread stories.  After discussing and looking for evidence in books we will create a graph.

Center
Blocks-Blocks
Sensory Table-Snow (aka popcorn from boxes)
Dramatic Play-  Gingerbread Bakery
Library- A variety of books about gingerbread
Art Table-Painting with gingerbread cookie cutters
Easel- Water Colors
Science Table
Puzzles- Puzzles
Manipulatives- Ipad apps to make cookies
Writing Center- Writing Letters

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- 5 little cookies
Songs- gingerbread songs, Tale of the Gingerbread Musical Songs
Literacy Skills- Letter Sound Activities, Change and Rearrange Words

Handwriting
-We will be working on our  HWT books (We are working on Big and Little Line Letters like E,F,T,L)

Last week of friends (Nov. 24-26)

This is our last week of our Friends Unit  (November 24-26)

Upcoming Events:
-Half Day on Wednesday (Dismissal for all students at 11:30)
-Pinata Party for students on Nov. 25 Please have your child bring in a stuffed animal for the day
-Family Party on Dec. 18 (more details to follow)

***On Wednesday have your child wear a red shirt! We will be going to the high school pep rally.  Have them dress to show their Burlington Pride!

Books this week

Hooray a Pinata
The Doorbell Rang

Small Groups
-Pinata Party!!!!
-Sorting Unit words by syllables- We will be reviewing our unit words for comprehension as well as understanding of clapping syllables in words
-Rhyming of unit words- We will be using unit words in a small group and finding words that rhyme with them.
Centers
Blocks- Blocks
Sensory Table-sand
Dramatic Play- Ice Cream Shop
Library- A variety of books about friends
Art Table-pinata paintings
Easel- Water Colors
Puzzles-  Puzzles
Manipulatives-board games
Writing Center- envelopes and markers

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- Five Juicy Apples, Five Little Owl in an old oak tree
Songs- Big Pig Song (Rhyming words)
Literacy Skills- Frog Jump Letters(building letters F,E, R,D, P, N,M)

Handwriting
-We will be working.on on "straight line" letters (ie. L,T,I) for the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum within our workbooks as well as other hands on activities.


Preschool Life Skills
We are continuing to review our previous skills 1-4.
1-When a teacher calls your name, stop, look and say, "Yes".
2-When a teacher tells you to do something, do it "Right Away".
3-When a teacher tells you to do 2 things, do it "Right Away".
4-When something is too hard, first try then say,"Can you help me please?"
New Skill with this week:
5. "When you want something from a teacher or friend and they are doing something, say, "Excuse me" to get them to look at you."

Circle hunt

Yesterday our class went on a circle hunt in the high school. First we talked about the qualities of a circle (has curved lines, round like a ball, not a flat circle like an oval). 

We used clip board to help us record our data. We stopped and colored a circle on our sheets every time we found a circle.  It was a fun way to spend a rainy day. 

Friends Unit Nov. 17-21

Pinata Party- Nov. 25 Children will be "inviting" stuffed animal friends from home.  We will be creating a pinata in school for our party.  Please look for the Pinata party notice next week.

In Unit 2, children will be talking about friendship, how to be a good friend, and ways to resolve conflicts with friends. Through the Story Time books, children hear about the importance of being who you are, helping friends, enjoying special times together, and getting along. In addition to listening to stories, children will learn to identify rhyming works and beginning letters and sounds in words, as they build vocabulary and comprehension skills. They will also participate in a variety of music, poetry, math, science, and art activities.

Theme Concepts:

-A friend is someone we like and want to spend time with. Friends like to do things together. They enjoy each other's company.
-We can have more than one good friend, and we might like to do some things with one friend and other things with other friends.
-Friends usually share with and help one another.
-Friends may have arguments and get mad at one another. Usually, friends work out their problems and continue to be friends.
-We can make new friends and also keep old friends.

Books this week

Hooray a Pinata
Dandelion
The Doorbell Rang

Small Groups
-Phonemic Awareness- We will be playing sound hopscotch.  Children will label letters on a hopscotch board on the rug. Then they will find an object that begins with the letter.   After they find each object and place it on the board, they will also place a sticker on their paper.  When everyone finds the objects in the group, we will all play the hopscotch game together.
-Grocery Store List- We will each choose 3 objects from a supermarket flyer that we would like to buy.  Then using "ear spelling" we will write the letters we hear. We are not expecting words to be spelled correctly.  We are listening for the letters we hear in each word.
-Turn taking game- We will be playing a board game in a small group to reinforce waiting for our turn and turn taking language.
-Math- Sharing cookies with the hungry monkeys.  We will be introducing the concept of dividing objects to share with our friends.  In groups, we will share 12 bananas with 2 hungry monkeys. How many will each monkey have? Then we will change the number of bananas and see how the numbers change.

Centers
Blocks- Blocks
Sensory Table-yellow yarn to cut for a Dandelion mural
Dramatic Play- Ice Cream Shop
Library- A variety of books about friends
Art Table-painting fish scales for a mural
Easel- Water Colors
Puzzles-  Puzzles
Manipulatives-tangrams
Writing Center- fancy pens

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- Five Juicy Apples, Five Little Owl in an old oak tree
Songs- Big Pig Song (Rhyming words)
Literacy Skills- Frog Jump Letters(building letters F,E, R,D, P, N,M)

Handwriting
-We will be working.on on "straight line" letters (ie. L,T,I) for the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum within our workbooks as well as other hands on activities.
-Friendship Bracelets Envelopes
-Self Portraits

Preschool Life Skills
We are continuing to review our previous skills 1-4.
1-When a teacher calls your name, stop, look and say, "Yes".
2-When a teacher tells you to do something, do it "Right Away".
3-When a teacher tells you to do 2 things, do it "Right Away".
4-When something is too hard, first try then say,"Can you help me please?"
New Skill with this week:
5. "When you want something from a teacher or friend and they are doing something, say, "Excuse me" to get them to look at you."

RTI in Preschool

As part of our integrated learning model, speech, occupational, physical and behavioral therapists are working in all classrooms. These therapists are a great resource for our program. Our therapists are supporting all students with speech, language, fine motor, gross motor, social, and behavioral development. Because of this model, your child may participate in groups with our therapists to aid in the generalization of these skills in all classrooms. Additionally, we will be working closely with other classrooms to incorporate an integrated model to build social skills in a learning environment. Your child will have an opportunity to play with new friends in our classroom or visit another classroom for a short period of time. If you have any questions or concerns about this integrated model of learning, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Our classroom has been playing during our playground time with the Kick Start Kindergarten Kinderstars.  We have recently joined each other's story times and now we are integrating our choice times.  

November 12-14 Friends Unit

No School Reminders:  Nov.10(Teacher PD), Nov. 11(Veteran's Day)

In Unit 2, children will be talking about friendship, how to be a good friend, and ways to resolve conflicts with friends. Through the Story Time books, children hear about the importance of being who you are, helping friends, enjoying special times together, and getting along. In addition to listening to stories, children will learn to identify rhyming works and beginning letters and sounds in words, as they build vocabulary and comprehension skills. They will also participate in a variety of music, poetry, math, science, and art activities.

Theme Concepts:

-A friend is someone we like and want to spend time with. Friends like to do things together. They enjoy each other's company.
-We can have more than one good friend, and we might like to do some things with one friend and other things with other friends.
-Friends usually share with and help one another.
-Friends may have arguments and get mad at one another. Usually, friends work out their problems and continue to be friends.
-We can make new friends and also keep old friends.

Books this week

Hooray a Pinata
Dandelion

Small Groups
-Math- We will be discussing the concept of money(coins).  We have been playing grocery store and now we will cut, sort, and paste coins. (penny, dime, quarter)
-Phonemic Awareness- We will be clapping syllables of words in Matthew and Tilly. Then we will build ice cream cones with the number of syllables for each word.
-Sequencing- We have read A Letter to Amy multiple times and now we will recall the events in the story and sequence up to 6 pictures.


Centers
Blocks-Block and trucks to go to the supermarket
Sensory Table-Beans
Dramatic Play-Grocery Store
Library- A variety of books about friends
Art Table-painting ice cream cones
Easel- Water Colors
Puzzles-  Puzzles
Manipulatives-tangrams
Writing Center- fancy pens

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- Five Juicy Apples, Five Little Owl in an old oak tree
Songs- Big Pig Song (Rhyming words)
Literacy Skills- Frog Jump Letters(building letters F,E, R,D, P, N,M)

Handwriting
-We will be working on on "straight line" letters (ie. L,T,I) for the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum within our workbooks as well as other hands on activities.
-Friendship Bracelets Envelopes
-Self Portraits

Preschool Life Skills
We are continuing to review our previous skills 1-4.
1-When a teacher calls your name, stop, look and say, "Yes".
2-When a teacher tells you to do something, do it "Right Away".
3-When a teacher tells you to do 2 things, do it "Right Away".
Skill we are continuing with this week:
4-When something is too hard, first try then say,"Can you help me please?"

Gerbils in their balls

Today we had our gerbils in their balls. It was so to see them rolling on the rug. 

Election Day predictions

Today our class voted in a mock election.  Each child voted secretly in the library. Then we created a graph to see the results. We discussed who had more and less votes as well.  I told them every year the cub cadet classes predict the winner in upcoming elections. Looks like Charlie Baker will be our next governor(according to our class).