La Lectura
It was a great week as the children were very excited to start their new reading books. They were very focused on listening to all the instructions on how to use their book. They first listened to the sound of each word and then repeated it, and then they read with their classmates. They have a lot of fun choosing the color of their reading binder too! Please remember that they should bring their new reading binder home and then back to school every day (except Wednesdays) for the whole year. They should also mark off on square on their treasure sheet every time they read a little book. They will turn this in for a trip to the treasure box!
We continued reading the book “Un oso nuevo en la escuela” ( A new bear in the school). Using words and concepts related to this book students identified and reviewed the words we have introduced. We related them to things that students need to get ready to go to school and also different types of schoolwork and activities. The students took turns suggesting simple answers that described what a student is and does at school. With this activity the children learned new words:
-Pintar (paint)
-Cantar (sing)
-Comer (eat)
-Colorear (coloring)
-Escribir (write)
-Beber (drink)
-Hablar (talk)
-Leer (reading)
We continued to identify and find words that rhyme. We reviewed the names and shapes of the letters. A-E-I-O-U-M-P-S-L-T-D-R-C. To reinforce the learning of the letters we did an activity where we had to find those letters in magazines and cut them out and paste them on a cardboard, using teamwork.
This week we went to OMSI (our field trip). This was a great day full of fun and new learnings. We enjoyed the change in the routine and they took every opportunity to experience and learn something new.
Las matemáticas
We continue with learning numbers up to 24, practicing strokes and quantities. Also the children began to count one by one, the goal is to reach 100! In order to understand the representation of the quantity in the numbers we did a fun activity with paper-cut hands, each child got their hands which we will be using during the school year.
Science
We finished some fun activities surrounding The Little Red Hen this week and learned about the how farmers take care of their crops. We had a great time at OMSI. The class got to have preview experiences into many things that we will be learning about this year in science, including taking care of the environment, the 5 senses, and plants´ needs. It was a great field trip!
Our weekly objectives were to:
• describe the farmers job
• describe how Farmers protect their crops from drought and pests
• sequence the seasonal rhythm of planting, growing, and harvesting
• identify bread as a product from wheat
History & Geography
We finished our unit on nursery rhymes and fables. We spent some time reviewing and then took an assessment on Friday.
Our weekly objectives were to:
• listen 2 and understand the dog and his reflection
• describe the main character, the dog
• understand the fables often have animal characters that act like people (personification)
• retell the events of the fable
• understand that fables teach a lesson that is stated as the moral of the story
English Sight Words of the Week
yellow, do, in, of, it, see
Character Education
Our focus during the month of October is Teamwork and Cooperation. We brainstormed teamwork and what that means to them. We then talked about how cooperation (talking about and agreeing on methods) helps us to work better as a team. We will be highlighting how important communication is when we are working with others. Agreeing on rules and methods helps everyone! Right now we are still working together to point out acts of kindness we see others doing. Kiddos tie a ribbon on our school Kindness Wreath each time they see someone doing something kind.