For the weeks of January 16th - February 3rd, we will be reading the stories of Goldilocks and the 3 bears, The 3 Little Pigs, & The 3 Billy Goats Gruff. This is a fun unit that we have really cool props to act out the stories with. The children always LOVE this unit! During Animated Literacy, we will be learning the letters J & D.
We had a great time learning all about food! We have really enjoyed making all of our snacks you have sent in, they were all very yummy!
Thanks to everyone for sending in the jars, we made a special Christmas lantern out of them! We will send them home right before the winter break. When they come home, they will have a little tea light in the bottom of them that is battery operated. When you are ready to enjoy your lantern, take the tea light out and turn it on! They turned out VERY pretty! We do not need any more jars, but we could still use some tea lights if you have not sent yours in.
We have one more cute project that we can do, but we need tube socks! If you have an old tube sock at home, please send it in. They are the socks that men wear that have the longer elastic part at the top. I promise we usually do not ask for so many things, we have just come across some really cute ideas this year!
For the weeks of December 12th - January 13th, we will be reading some fun stories that go along with the holiday season and winter. These books include The Gingerbread Man (classic story adapted for Preschoolers), Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight by Jerry Palotta, Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, Time To Sleep by Denise Fleming, and The Mitten by Jan Brett. In Animated Literacy we will be learning the letter G and playing turn taking games and reviewing previously taught letters during the two short weeks.
On Thursday, December 22nd, we will have a holiday party. Please feel free to send in a special snack or craft for the class to enjoy during our party!
Don't forget that there is no school from December 23rd - January 9th! School resumes Tuesday, January 10th! Have a happy holiday!
For the month of November and the first week of December, we will be learning all about the farm (November 1st - 11th), food, and Thankgiving (November 14th - December 9th)! The stories for this unit are Cows In The Kitchen by June Crebbin, The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise, The Littlest Pilgrim by Brandi Dougherty, Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley, I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie by Alison Jackson, One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B.G. Hennessy, Thanksgiving Cats by Jean Marzollo, and Hi Pizzaman by Virginia Walter. In Animated Literacy, we will be learning the letters M, O, and Q.
Don't forget, we do not have school on Novebmer 8th, and November 21st - 25th!
For the weeks of October 17th - 28th, we will be talking about Fall and Halloween (dressing up, sharing, pretend play, what is real/not real)! We will be reading The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, Monster Mischief by Pamela Jane, Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley, Glad Monster Sad Monster by Ed Emberley & Anne Miranda, and There Was An Old Monster by Adrian & Ed Emberley. The letter for Animated Literacy will be U for the week of October 17th. We will not be having Animated Literacy the week of October 24th because of early release. We will play turn taking games and review our letters during this week.
Don't forget that during the week of October 24th -28th, those students who usually leave at 12:00 will dismiss at 11:00 and the students who usually leave at 2:00 will dismiss at 12:00.
For the weeks of October 3rd- October 14th, we will be learning all about Community Helpers. We will be reading Mat Man Hats by Jan Z. Olsen, Who Am I? (a teacher made book), and Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman. We will be talking about all the people we see in the community and what they do to help us. During Animated Literacy, we will be learning the letters T & I.
WELCOME BACK!
I'm sorry for the delay in getting my blog up and going! We had a great first couple of weeks getting back into the swing of the school routine! We have been talking about the ocean since the first day of school and are ready to move on to transportation for the weeks of September 12 - September 30th. The books for these weeks are Mat Man On The Go by Jan Z. Olsen, My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis, and The Bridge is Up by Babs Bell. We will be talking about the different ways we travel and how we can travel by land, water, and in the air! Thank you for all the school supplies sent in and for helping to make the first week of school be such a smooth transition for the children!
Liz Schneider
liz.estes@cobbk12.org
