My apologies for not updating last week. We were just so busy and excited about our big week. Dr. Seuss week was a great success. We talked about authors, illustrators, rhyming, sorting, made up words and characters and so much more. We even talked about publishers, so don't be surprised if you hear your child point to a Dr. Seuss logo on a book and refer to it as the publisher. I will post photos soon.
We had fun with science goop last week. GW and his dad and auntie did a great job. It was fun to actually make a solid ball of the goop and watch it literally melt into a liquid before our eyes. This week we have science with JL.
We have been reading a lot of stories in the Bible as we get closer to Easter. We have learned about Jesus being baptized, how he picked his followers, how he spoke to children and taught people about love. This week we will be recapping Creation as we discuss the Solar System. Next week we will begin seriously learning The Lord's Prayer. I encourage you to practice this with them at night.
The Solar System will be our unit focus this week and next. We will talk about planets, stars, constellations and things that relate like telescopes, astronauts, astronomers etc. They are super excited. We have a full set of planets hanging from our room that are sized to scale. Don't forget to hand in your child's field trip form or a note saying they will not be attending. This is due this Thursday 3/8.
We have been doing a lot of small groups and individual work on reading, identifying etc. We are now in the final months of school and you will see that many of the children are picking things up quicker now. We are keeping up with them nicely. Today we started syllables. They were extremely intrigued. You may hear them clapping words out. Please encourage that. It is not just fun, but it will help with sounding out! We continue to work on Nn. Next week we will start Oo.
If you have any questions about what your child is working on or how they are doing, feel free to email me. Otherwise, we have conferences in about 4 weeks. I will show you portfolios and growth at that meeting.
Until then, many blessings to your family.
TB
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