Foliage Time!

 Hello, Everyone!

I hope you have all gotten a chance or are thinking about making some time to get out and get into the beautiful fall weather. Seeing the kiddos in the woods on Thursday really brought this into focus for me. I know it is going to be part of my weekend plans, for sure!

I hope you all got a chance to read Nurse Bonne’s post in this week’s school newsletter. As a parent who had to wait to get a Covid test before being able to send my kiddo back to school (which is why I was out on Monday and Tuesday), it is important that you feel clear about the health guidelines so that in the event you get a call to come pick your kiddo up, you’ll understand why. Believe me, the guidelines can feel frustrating but I also know that they are in the best interest of the kids and your families.  

The kids will be working on their writing and reading skills next week, learning their first sight words. We will start with the words I, a, see and like. It is amazing how much kids can read and write knowing only these words! I am looking forward to the kiddos bringing a t least one of these home next week!

We continued our work in letters and sounds and also introduced name writing. Writing one’s name is an important step in their personal expression. You may have seen the papers your child did to practice them. I use a solid line to trace with arrows that determine which way to go and a dot that indicates where to start. These letter writing pen strokes I model are aligned with our handwriting program, Learning Without Tears (formerly Handwriting Without Tears). Helping kids learn a consistent and efficient writing motion helps them enormously as their desire to write increases as we go through the year. 

In math this week we continued our work on dot cluster cards, counting, and number writing. The kids are all working so hard! We have started to introduce the 10 frame as a way of representing numbers. Check out this blog post from another teacher. While our kiddos aren’t to this level yet, we’ll be working toward it as we go through the year. 

Amy Butler from VINS joined us in the woods this week. She introduced the brace and bit drill and the kids got to make some necklaces. Next week we’ll be exploring sticks and their many uses in the woods.

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!

Best,

Ben and Honi

Conversation starters:

*What sound does “w” make?

*What was your favorite game you played at recess?

*Which kind of apple at school tasted the best?

*What did you do with your buddy this week?

*What are the letters in your name?

*Who have you been playing with at school?

Reminders

Meadowbrook Fundraiser

In order to support the amazing work of our Rumney PTO, you may have seen a fundraiser packet from Meadow Farms. If you have any questions about it, please get in touch with Honi (hbarrett@u32.org). 

Class Blog

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Pictures

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Class Gear

Please remember to send in all the tools for the kiddos to be using as we go through the year (change of clothes, raingear, camp chair, etc.). Sneakers are the best daily footwear for students. If you need help getting any of those, please let us know, the school will be happy to help.

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