Friday, November 19, 2021

Thanksgiving and almost 33% of the year has passed!

Happy Vacation, Everyone!


I think we all have earned a break, folks. Your kids are growing so much and working so hard. You all have a lot to be proud of! I really appreciated our time together in conferences, if there is ever a time that you’d like to chat more, please let me know. Also, if you didn’t get a chance to sign up for a time, let me know and we can figure out a time that works!


You will notice that we sent home the contents of their cubbies, we hope you get a chance to give everything a wash and send in fresh clothes after the break. Also, please try to empty out their folders as well. There’s lots of great stuff in there.


We spent this week taking a break from introducing new letters, sounds and words and used the week to practice. With the week off coming up, I thought it made sense to pause on the new and practice the old.


The kids did some writing about what they are thankful for and did some beautiful painting to make turkeys with their hands. I hope you have a special place for this great work! I hope you see how hard your child is working on putting as many sounds as they can in their writing. 


In math this week we worked on counting with partners, playing dice games, building numbers using unifix cubes and playing “How many bears in the cave?” Matt Pelkey, the math interventionist who comes in to work with the group, has commented on how well they are doing with their number sense and conceptual understanding of numbers. I couldn’t agree more! 


I think that’s it for now. I really hope this is a week of rest, relaxation and a pause to take stock of how truly fortunate we are for the gifts in our lives. 


Take good care, 


Ben and Honi


Conversation starters:

 

*What signs of deer did you see in the forest?

*What fun things did you do in the snow at school?

*Who honked Snowfight's horn?

*Try "partner counting" with your student (you say 1, they say 2, you say 3, they say 4....).

*Senora Donovan read a book in Spanish about colors: what colors do you know in Spanish?

*Look at the new photos in our photo album. They are great conversation starters!



Reminders


Class Blog

You can check out the blog here for the newsletter and resources


Pictures

The folder with class pictures can be found here


Picture Retakes

December 8th


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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