Here is what we are working on this week:

• Letters and sounds: Pp-Tt
• Math: Counting and writing numbers 6 to 10
• Reading: How do Dinosaurs go to school? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
• Concepts of print: front and back of book, title, author, illustrator, reading from left to right
• Sight words: pink, black, white, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, I
• Social Studies Friendship
• We starting writing in our Journals. I give the class a topic and they have to draw a picture. (favorite toy)
• Science: Pumpkins
• Science: weather
• Zero the Hero Day Oct. 2nd: Wear Super Hero Shirts

Things to work on at home:

• Read to your child nighty
• Practice zoophonics
• practice sight words

Mindfulness:

The second practice we are focusing on in class is:

It’s okay for me to make mistakes!

Birthday’s:

 

 

Have a wonderful week!!

Here is what we are working on this week:

• Letters Kk-Oo
• Upper and Lowercase letters
• comparing numbers 0 to 5
• Same and different
• Sight word: I, red, orange, green, blue, purple
• Talking about patterns (red, green, red, green)
• Read to self- reading pictures in books
• Starting learning centers
• Science: Apples
• Science: weather
• Friendship

Things to work on at home:

• Read to your child nighty
• Practice zoophonics
• practice finding the sight word I in books.

PTA:

Please join the PTA they do wonderful things for our school. It is the last week of the Bennie PTA contest of whose class has the most members. Our class is in last place.

https://bennie.memberhub.com/

Lice:

We currently do not have any cases in our rooms. It is the time of year where lice can be spread around. But I like to make sure everyone knows how to prevent it.  To help prevent it make sure you spray products in your child’s hair. (Little Fairy Tales makes spray with Rosemary and Tea Tree Oil). Hair spray, gel, or mousse. Girls keeping long hair in braids or ponytails.

Responsability: 

We are really working on responsibility in class. I am very proud of our class. They are doing a great job of unpacking their backpacks. This week we learning how to put their papers in their green folders. Overall we are doing a great job!

Go Noodle:

The Go Noodle app or website has great movement videos for kids. This is great for kids to get their wiggles out on rainy days.

Mindfulness:

We will be starting to talk more about mindfulness and the power of YET! This week we will focus on “I am smart”.

Snack:

Reminder please send in a daily snack for your child in their backpack in the front pocket.  Reminder NO NUTS Thanks!!

Water Bottle:

Just a reminder to send a water bottle daily with your child’s name on it. I do refill the water bottles up when they are empty.

Scholastic Book Clubs:

Class Code: HH9VK

letter

Zoophonics Songs:

Rhymes for writing numbers:

Have a great week!!

 

• Letters Ff-Jj
• Zoophonics animals and sounds
• Color words please practice reading color words: red, orange, yellow
• Math numbers 1-7
• Math journals
• Writing journals
• Reading pictures
• Science force and motion
• Apples
• Weather
• Continue talking about friendship
• class rules be kind, be responsible, be respectful
• Zero the Hero

Things to work on at home:

• Read to your child nighty
• Practice zoophonics

Zero the Hero:

Please wear superhero shirts on Monday September 18th  for our 10th day of school .

Lice:

We currently do not have any cases in our rooms. It is the time of year where lice can be spread around. But I like to make sure everyone knows how to prevent it.  To help prevent it make sure you spray products in your child’s hair. (Little Fairy Tales makes spray with Rosemary and Tea Tree Oil). Hair spray, gel, or mousse. Girls keeping long hair in braids  or ponytails.

Bobcat Bucks:

If your child is talking about them at home. These are bucks they earn in class when they are making good choices. They are used to earn rewards in class.

Extra Clothes:

Please remember to bring in extra clothes just in case of accidents or spills. Thank you!!

Birthday’s:

Here at Bennie we do not allow food birthday treats due to allergies and students with medical needs. Instead if you want to send in stickers, erases, pencils, bookmarks. Items like that are fine. Please do not feel like you ha

Go Noodle:

Just a reminder the Go Noodle app or website has great movement videos for kids.

Mindfulness:

We will be starting to talk more about mindfulless and the power of YET! This week we will focus on “I am smart”.

PTA:

Please join our PTA they do wonderful things for our school!

ZooPhonics Songs:

 

Great article on Why nightly reading is important:

Why read at night-r5ei7i

 

 

Have a great week!!

 

 

This week we are working on:

• Letter names
• Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Letters Aa-Ee
• Math Journal patterns
• Reading pictures in books
• Rules in school
• Friendship
• Name craft
• Zoophonics animals and sounds

Nightly practice:

• Please read to your child nightly

Water bottles:

Please send in a water bottle for your child to drink with their name on it. We have a drinking fountain in class that I can use to refill it.

Snack: 

Please remember to pack snack daily in the front of your child’s backpack.

I am looking for a donation of extra snack just in case someone forgot their snack at home.

Goldfish

pretzels

fruit snacks

Class Dojo:

Please join Class Dojo for parent reminders and daily reports on students behavior, and pictures of things we do in class.

Please join Class DoJo:

https://www.classdojo.com/ul/p/addKid?target=class&class=CNNQ7XS

Birthday/Playdate list:

I am putting together a email list of students names and parent emails. Please let me know if you do not want to be included on the list. Just email me if you do not want to be included on the list.

Amazon Wishlist:

I have created an amazon Wishlist of things our classroom could use:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IYZ6JI1EG70Z?ref_=wl_share

Have a great weekend!

 

Zoophonics videos:

These are some of the videos we watch in class to help learn our letters and sounds: