Religion -  We are now starting Chapter 5 of the Religion book,  God gives us animals.  This week we will be learning Genesis 1:25.  We will be reading books about animals all week and talking about our favorite animals.  

ELA - This week the letter of the week is P.  The students will be identifying words that start with P.  We will practice handwriting for the letter P.  We will create a list of words that start with P.  We will practice writing in our journals.  We will be completing the letter P pages in our phonics book.  We will be reviewing previous sight words and using the words we, my, and like to complete sentences.  We will be reading the decodable story Pat the Cat. 

Math -  This week we will be wrapping up chapter 2.  The children will be reviewing counting and writing the numbers 1-5.  They will also be using this skill to learn how to read a map.  We will be administering the chapter 2 assessment on Friday. 

Thematic Unit -  This week, the children will be creating a popcorn bag, a pie slice, a parrot, and a Halloween scene using the poem 5 Little Pumpkins.  

Social Studies/Science -  This week the children will be using their senses and learning about observations by completing popcorn exploration and a pumpkin exploration.  The children will use their senses to explore and then describe their popcorn and pumpkins.  

Each week we will focus on a specific letter in the alphabet. During these weeks we will learn about words that begin with the specific letters as well as how to print the letter and the sounds each letter makes. Activities will incorporate the letter of the week. Some of these activities include...

• Letter Copy Books- Students will cut out pictures that begin with the specific letter of the week and glue them onto  pages of their very own letter copybook. Students will also label these pictures, creating an alphabet glossary!
• Sharing Bags- Each week we study a specific letter, students will be able to bring in a Letter Sharing Bag. Students will choose an object that begins with the same letter as the letter of the week to place in their bags. Students will also write three clues about the object they have placed in their Sharing Bag. At the end of the week, students will have a chance to share these bags and "mystery objects" with classmates.

UNIT 1: (m, t) I, am, the, little, a, to

UNIT 2: (a, s, p, c,i) have, is, we, my, like, he, for

UNIT 3: (n, b, r, d, k, f, o) me, with, she, see, look, they, you, of

UNIT 4: (h, l, consonant blends, g, e) are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from

UNIT 5: (j, w, x, u, v, z, y, qu) yellow, blue, green, what, said, was, where, come

UNIT 6: (a, e,i, o, u, review)