Friday, October 31, 2014

October 31, 2014











Dear Families,

Happy Halloween!!! Don't forget to set your clocks back on Sunday!

In science we are learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin.

We have spent the majority of the week on assessments and will continue that into next week. Please sign up for parent/teacher conferences if you haven't already!

Books Read: Big Pumpkin, Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat,  Click, Clack, Boo!,  Miss Smith and the Haunted Library, and Froggy's Halloween

During writing time they are starting to; visualize places and people to write about, add words (letters) to their pictures, rehearse what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners and show movement in their drawings for a fun effect. We talked a lot this week about being BRAVE writers and adding more and more letters to our words and words to our sentences.

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The character we learned this week was; Arnie Aardvark.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-30, sorting, using math manipulatives, played oral counting games, played a game called "Spin a Number" to reinforce counting and reading numbers 1-10, recognized patterns through a pattern search activity and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events: 
November 11- No School-Veteran's Day
November 13&14 Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 26,27,28- Thanksgiving Break


THANK YOU to all who sent in snacks for today! Have a great Halloween!!!

Friday, October 24, 2014

Week of October 20,2014




                                                                                              (Leaf Man activity)



Dear Families,

In science we are learning about the changes we see in fall and the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Books Read: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, When The Leaf Blew In, Autumn's First Leaf, Pumpkin Patch Puppy, The Silly Scarecrow

This is a week of such growth in our writing time. When it is time to stop writing, the children groan and are not wanting to stop at all. I love their enthusiasm! During writing time they are starting to; visualize places and people to write about, add words (letters) to their pictures, rehearse what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners and show movement in their drawings for a fun effect. We discussed and practiced beginning, middle, end in stories. We talked a lot this week about being BRAVE writers and adding more and more letters to our words and words to our sentences.

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were Rosie Raccoon and Hippy Hippo.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-30, sorting, using math manipulatives, identifying shapes by feel, reviewed spatial vocabulary and concepts (top, below, between, next to, around, over, under, left, right), and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)


Upcoming Events: 

November 13 & 14 Parent/Teacher Conferences-1/2 days of school for students. PLEASE sign up for conferences if you haven't already!


Friday, October 17, 2014

Week of October 17, 2014


It has been a fun filled week here at Woolwich Central School! Fire Safety and a visit from our local fire fighters are always a big hit for the children! I heard stories of the open house at the fire station as well. The bouncy house sounds like it was a lot of fun.

In science we are learning about the changes we see in fall and in social studies we are learning all about fire safety

Books Read: Alphabet Rescue,  Clifford The Fire House Dog, Firehouse!, Fire Fighters, Curious George at the Fire Station

During writing time they are starting to; visualize places and people to write about, add words (letters) to their pictures, rehearse what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners and show movement in their drawings for a fun effect. We talked a lot this week about being BRAVE writers and adding more and more letters to our words and words to our sentences.

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The character we learned this week was; Timmy Tiger and Sadie Seal.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-30, sorting, using math manipulatives, identifying shapes by feel, reviewed spatial vocabulary and concepts (top, below, between, next to, around, over, under, left, right), and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Items we could use in our classroom:
 Clorox Wipes, Tissues

Upcoming Events: 

October 31- End of 1st Quarter
November 13 & 14 Parent/Teacher Conferences-1/2 day of school for students 
November 26-28 Thanksgiving Break

Friday, October 3, 2014

October 3, 2014




Dear Families,

In science we are learning about the life cycle of the butterfly and have begun our apple unit. We got to visit our Wildcat Orchard with the Green Team and Mrs. Harrington-it was awesome!

2 new songs we have learned- “There was a fruit upon a tree and apple was it's name-o (sung to the tune of B-i-n-g-o) and Wiggle the Worm song, “Wiggle's on my head, Wiggles on my head, oh no he's on the go, Wiggle's on my head.”

Books Read: The Apple Pie Tree, Mr. Brown's Magnificent Apple Tree, Big Red Apple, Johnny Appleseed, Apple Trouble, Apple Countdown

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week are; Actress Annie and Daisy Dragon.
In math we are getting to know numbers 0-10, sorting, getting to know money by practicing coin comparisons, creating a graph, comparing heights, and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

October 7- Rocky Ridge Apple Orchard- (Please send in permission slip if you have not already)

October 9- Walk toy School Day-(Please sign and return permission slip on Monday)

October 10- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Inservice


October 13- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day