Friday, November 21, 2008

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!


Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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!!

Friday, November 7, 2008

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!