WEATHER

Date: December 1-5
From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• We did a wind experience using various objects around the room and a blow dryer. The students predicted what you blow or not blow away. Then, we went outside to feel the wind! It was not windy that day!
• We made umbrellas out of paper and decorated them with feathers and jewels. Check them out on the wall in my room!
• We made a Tornado in a bottle using two 2 litter bottles, food coloring, and water. We watched as the tornado was spinning into the opposite bottle. The kids were amazed!
• We made fake snow.
• We watched "The Snowman" a movie about a boy who builds a snowman that comes to life. The students were "glued" to the movie as I narrated it using appropriate language targets.

Vocabulary: windy, snowy, rainy, sunny, tornado umbrella, boots, cloudy, wet, stormy, rainbow, mittens, gloves, lightning, puddle, rain coat, scarf. (We will continue with some of these words next week!)

Notes: Reminder: Grandparents Day is Tuesday, December 9th at 11:00 am. All grandparents are welcome to join their grandchild to build a yummy gingerbread house. If grandparents are unavailable, a special friend or parent is welcome to join. Also, the Bake sale will take place in the staff room from Tuesday until Wednesday afternoon. Come on in and purchase some holiday goodies! All proceeds will go to purchasing new playground equipment for the children at Northern Voices. Other than that...have a wonderful weekend!

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

From: Tanya

Theme: Thanksgiving

Date: November 17-25

Language Experiences:

• Make traditional Thanksgiving costumes
• Make pine cone turkeys for centerpieces at our Thanksgiving Feast
• Act out the First Thanksgiving
• Make real butter
• Field trip to Dodge Nature Center
• Make food for our Thanksgiving Feast

Vocabulary:

turkey, peas, turkey (cooked), vest, corn, feathers, deer, Thanksgiving, green beans, horse, pie, potatoes, canoe, egg, plate, knife, green, pink, yellow, bread, T.V, sandwich, carrot, strawberry, grapes, ham, bowl

Notes:

Reminder: Our Thanksgiving Feast is on Tuesday, November 25th. Please come and join us for a wonderful meal your child will take part in making! It's starts at 11:15 am and all students will be dismissed afterwards. School resumes on Monday. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK....

From: Tanya
Theme: Cooking/Baking/Food
Date: November 3-14


Language Experiences:

• Make fruit salad
• Make a vegetable salad
• Wash dishes and explore various kitchen utensils as they relate to current vocabulary
• Set the table
• Make painted toast
• Have a play-dough baker
• Bake cookies
• Make sandwiches and have a tea party
• Play restaurant (McDonalds)
• Make paper bag owls (pre-teaching for Dodge Nature Center Field Trip on Monday, November 17th.

Vocabulary:

cake, popcorn, cupcake, donut, hamburger, soup, pizza, candy, chips, pancakes, bread, french fries, cheese, pour, stir, squeeze, baker, egg, hotdog, orange, candy, grapes, banana, cracker, soup, strawberry, cookie, oven, pear, apron, baker's hat, burnt, microwave, pot, cooking, rolling pin, bake, owl, beak, claws, fly, wings

Notes: Please fill out the permission slip for our field trip on Monday, November 17th and return to Angie or Mellissa. Thanks! Also, you can sign up if you would like to attend the Thanksgiving feast on the board outside of Angie's classroom. Next weeks theme is Weather...so if you would like to send anything in related to weather for show and tell, that would be great! Other than that, have a great weekend!!

Please enjoy these Halloween pictures! A big thanks to Henry Corneliusen's dad for taking such wonderful pictures! Check out my blog next week for Language experiences and vocabulary. Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Tanya

Sooah playing pin the nose on the witch!

Henry landed on the winning square!

Ella decorating her bucket with Jackie.

Samantha decorating her bucket with a witch (me)!

Isiah tossing the rings on the spider.

Kennedy and Levi ready to play!

Dodge Nature Center Field Trip

Please view some of these photos from our field trip to Dodge Nature Center field trip today....

We had a blast searching for bats in the forest, picked pumpkins in a pumpkin patch, and jumped in hay! Enjoy!

Notes: For the next two weeks our theme is Community Helpers, pumpkins, and Halloween. Feel free to send something in for show and tell that is related to these concepts. Thanks! Have a super week ahead!

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK....
From: Tanya
Date: October 6-10
Theme: Pets/Pet store

Language Experiences:

• Make animal/pet creatures out of play dough
• Learn about the Veterinarian's job and act it out
• Make puppy chow
• Make dog bone puppies/dogs
• Review Fall vocabulary and "pick" apples (to demonstrate at upcoming conference)

Vocabulary (The students will be exposed to the following vocabulary words throughout the week. However, they will only be expected to learn up to 10 words expressively.) Here is the vocabulary for this week and the three days next week: cat/kitten, dog/puppy, bunny rabbit, snake, turtle, mouse, monkey, frog, cry, carry, drive, brush, lick, fish bowl, veterinarian (animal doctor), pet store, hamster, lizard, spider, cage, whiskers, tail, parrot

Notes: Please have your child bring a stuffed animal of their choice for our pet show on Monday, October 12. Also, please sign up for conferences on the sheet outside my door if you haven't already. Available dates are: November 5th, 12th, and 19th. Thanks! Have a super weekend!

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK...

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK....

From: Tanya

Date: September 29-October 3rd

Theme: "Friends and Families"/"Fall" ( continued)

Language Experiences:

• Read "The Three Little Pigs"


• Make apple sauce


• Read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"


• Make graham cracker houses



• Field trip to Dodge Nature Center: "Apples"
  
  Vocabulary (The students will be exposed to the following vocabulary words throughout the week. However, they will only be expected to learn up to 10 words expressively.): see vocabulary on last weeks "Peek at the Week", bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, squirrel, pumpkin, rake, acorn, corn, scarecrow, apple seed, cracker, cookie, T.V., door, bathtub, knife, pizza, hotdog, strawberry, hamburger

Note: Next week our theme is "Pets." Please have your child bring in a stuffed animal "pet" that we can use for various experiences next week. Thanks! Reminder: Field trip tomorrow (friday)!

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK....

TAKING A PEEK AT THE WEEK…
From: Tanya
Date: September 22-25
Theme: "The More We Get Together" (Friends and Families)

Language Experiences:

• Make caramel apples
• Share items with friends
• Fall Walks
  
• Make friendship bracelets

Vocabulary (The students will be exposed to the following vocabulary words throughout the week. However, they will only be expected to learn up to 10 words expressively.) apples, apple tree, seeds, blue, green , yellow, orange, couch, bed, T.V., sink, phone, plate, spoon, bowl, light, pillow, fork, house (see pictures of some vocabulary words below)

Notes:Please send in pictures of family members that you would like your child to learn their name. Thanks! Other than that...have a super week ahead