I hope you are all enjoying these last few days of warmth. It has been so up and down that no one knows how to dress. My suggestion for the kids is send them in layers so we have the warmth if it is needed.
We have finished our discussions about Moses. We briefly talked about the 10 commandments. Since they are a bit more complex, we keep it simple in prek. I call them God's special rules for us to live by. The rest of November will revolve around family. I am asking that you work on a family photo collage with your child. It should have at least 3 photos. If you can bring the collage in sometime before Nov. 10th, that would be great. These will be posted and families will be discussed. If you have blended families, feel free to use as many photos as needed to share family members. The collage will be put on paper I am sending home tomorrow 11/3. Thanks for your help with this.
In math, we have been working on circles and ovals now. Next week, we will be doing some shape word and symbol identification. Some children are even starting some basic addition and subtraction using manipulatives. The colors they have focused on are blue, red, yellow, orange and black. They know them in spanish too!
As we finish off our Harvest unit, we discussed corn. I brought some items to show that their are many uses nd products made from corn. Feel free to show them some things at home that you know might be made from corn. We painted with corn syrup, we ate popcorn, we looked at and counted kernels and we even made corn stalks that you will see this week.
The children have been working on rhyming words. So far our focus words are -at and -op. Next week we will move on to -it words. Practice these at home. We do not discourage made up words at this point. We want to encourage the understanding of the word patterns.
There was no science this week, but I know they all LOVED the flubber. Next week is science with EP! The friend of the week next week will be XD!
Finally, don't forget to sign up for the Thanksgiving feast on the 18th. I believe resevations were already due, so get it in tomorrow if you did not. Space is limited.
I will see you all this week!
Tanya Boyle
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