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                 Welcome to School Year 2018-2019                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                       Week of 11-12-2018 to 11-16-2018


Last Day To Bring Canned, Non-perishable items is 11-15-2018.

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: 11-13-2018 at the GYM at 2:30 P.M. Pre K will not be there. But if you want to come and watch, please come by the pre K room and pick up your child.

THANKSGIVING LUNCH: 11-15-2018. 10:30-11:15 AM

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS- 11-19-2018 to 11-23-2018

Virtue for November: Stewardship

11-12-2018

Language Arts/Big Day -Theme 3- My Community-People We Meet

Community Workers,VII.B.3 Positive Listening Habits,II.A.I. Shows an Awareness of Others,I.D.1 Speaks Politely,II.B.   People We Meet Students will learn roles and responsibilities of people in their community. Use the Wall Chart to show places in the community and the roles of people that work there. Introduce vocabulary: doctor; firefighter; mail carrier; police officer; work. Encourage children to talk about who they've met in the community. Students will play with community dolls.

Religion: Thanksgiving 

Purpose: know that God gives us our food.

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the activities according to the TM.

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They listen to the sound of the Alphabets and trace the letters.

Social Studies: 

Positive Listening Habits,II.A.I. Retells a Story,III.D.1Uses Book Information,III.D.2

Students will listen to books about the First Thanksgiving, retell the story, compare the First Thanksgiving to the present Thanksgiving celebration.

11-13-2018
Language Arts:

Builds Oral Fluency,II.B Community Workers,VII.B.3 Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 Identifies Letters,III.C.1 Matches Upper/Lowercase Letters,III.C.1 Produces correct letter sounds,III.C.3 Segments Syllables,III.B Speaks in Complete Sentences,II.E.1 Uses Naming Words,II.D.1     This Is Letter Gg Today's Letter Helper wears the Letter Vest and points to Gg. Introduce vocabulary: garden; gardener; get; goat. Have children trace the letter Gg and discuss how upper/lower case look different. Use "goat" picture card to introduce sound. Students will engage with Gg by singing "Who Am I". Play the Gg Game to identify words that begin with Gg. Students will create collages for Gg with The Alphabet Song; clap for word parts in Gg words; Solve short riddles about community workers.

Math:

M:Compares Distances,V.C.3 OL:Uses Math Words,II.D.1 Children describe distances between objects and children in the classroom. Introduce vocabulary: closer; distance; farther. Use Math Mat 10 to help children count objects that are close and far. Use a large 5x5 grid to have children stand far and close and move to different squares to tell their position.

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They practice tracing numbers from 0 to 5.

Religion:

Purpose -to help the children decorate a prayer and learn a prayer they can say with family and friends on Thanksgiving

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the Sharing, Centering and Prayer activities according to the TM.

11-14-2018

Language Arts/Big day

Builds Oral Fluency,II.B Community Workers,VII.B.3 Engages in Pre-/Reading Activities,III.A.1 Responds Appropriately,II.A.1 Retells a Story,III.D.1 Uses Book Information,III.D.2 Uses Common English Nouns and Phrases,II.D.6 Uses Gross Motor Skills,IX.A     Dot the Fire Dog Children engage in a read aloud of Dot The Fire Dog. Use Clifford or a puppet as children share what they know about firefighters. Introduce vocabulary: alarm; gear. Discuss firefighter gear and clothes. Discuss the sound of an alarm bell and the different jobs firefighters have at the firehouse. Children recall details of story as Clifford asks about the story. Discuss fire dogs and other animal workers; act out firefighter movements;

Math:

Compares Distances,V.C.3

Reinforce comparing distances by moving hands closer and farther from each other. Use bear counters as they practice this. Next use bear counters and move on Math Mat 10 to discuss closer/farther and relation of bear counters on Math Mat.

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They listen to the sound of the Alphabets and trace the letters.

Science:

Investigates Energy,VI.A.4 Understands Words with Opposite Meanings,II.D.1 Uses Science Words,II.D.1 Writes Symbols or Letters,IV.B.1

Lights On and Off Explore energy and electricity by turning lights on/off. Introduce vocabulary: electricity; safety. Discuss light sources using a list and pictures. Discuss how the role of the sun is to give light and heat. Discuss what makes things work and safety with electricity. Make an electricity, heat, and light chart and put images in each column.  Compare how toys work with/without batteries;

Religion:

Purpose: -to help the children begin to appreciate and celebrate Thanksgiving.

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the Sharing, Centering and Prayer activities according to the TM.

11-15-2018

Language Arts/Big day:

Classroom Roles and Responsibilities,I.C.2 Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 Identifies Letters,III.C.1 Matches Initial Sounds,III.B.7 Sings New and Familiar Songs,VIII.B.1   Guard at the Gate Today's letter helper wears the Letter Vest for G/g. Compare shape of upper and lower case G/g. Introduce vocabulary: Gary, gate, go, good, guard. Use gate Picture Card and identify the initial sound. Perform the finger play "My Crossing Guard". Have children clap when they hear a G/g. Play the game "Go Through the Gate" to review Gg and /g/. Review responsibility and role of a crossing guard; Children perform "My Crossing Guard";

Math:

Compares Distances,V.C.3 Uses Math Words,II.D.1

Children review closer and father distances on Math Mat 10. Review vocabulary: closer; distance; farther. Use floor grid as pairs of children find the shortest and longest routes between objects and count number of boxes for different routes. Children compare the routes using vocabulary words. closer, farther, near and far

Technology:

Uses Software,X.A.1

Students will work on the Writing Wizard app on I pad. They listen to the sound of the Alphabets and trace the letters.

Social Studies:

Community Workers,VII.B.3 Completes a Sentence,IV.D.I.b Investigates Energy,VI.A.4 Matches Upper/Lowercase Letters,III.C.1 Segments Syllables,III.B Speaks in Complete Sentences,II.E.1 Uses Action Words,II.D.1 Uses Book Information,III.D.2

Our Jobs Sentences Students will join in a reread of Jobs and discuss the work community workers are doing. Students will explore "making" jobs, "healing" jobs, "exploring" jobs, etc., and the skills needed. Children use symbols/letters to complete sentence strips abouttheir favorite job. Students will present their sentences. Students will  clap for syllables in job names; Revisit Jobs to discuss how tools work. Use a flashlight to review use of electricity;

Religion:

Purpose -offer thanks to God -make a Thanksgiving bracelet

Students will continue to practice and recite the basic prayers daily; Students will do the Sharing, Centering and Prayer activities according to the TM.

11-16-2018

Environmental Print,III.A.3 Follows Oral Directions,II.A.2 Identifies Letter Names,III.C.1 Identifies Letter Sounds,III.C.2 Identifies Letters,III.C.1 Investigates Energy,VI.A.4 Uses Gross Motor Skills,IX.A Uses Picture Clues to Understand Words,II.D.3         ABCDrive! Students will "drive" keeping their eyes/ears open for letters as they go. Explore what a car trip is and signs you see. Children find letters Aa - Gg in the story and identify the name of the letter for Hh-Zz. Reread ABC Drive as children stand when they hear the first letter of their name and "drive". Explore cars that run on gas or by electricity; Students will match letters Aa-Gg with partners; Students will "drive" to the next activity when they hear first letter of their name.

Please see the information below for Big Day Website. You can login and work

with your child on some of the lessons /stories they learnt in the class.

Website information for Big Day:
www.Bigday
https://bigday.tgds.hmhco.com/
Username: catholic
password: awesome