I hope many of you were able to join the other Lion's in the gym on Friday night and celebrate Halloween. I hear it was quite the event. Our WWW for this upcoming week support the excitement of the Halloween 'season', and I look forward to having the children use these words in their discussions and writings about Halloween (my favourite holiday)!
WWW
- fun
- night
- out
- on
- my
Our Learning Explorations for the Coming Week
Oct. 29-Nov. 2
The 'subjects' will be integrated as much as possible.
Religion & Social and Emotional Learning (Health) & Social Studies
BE WELL
- “We Wish You Well”
- Safety
BE COMMUNITY
- “We Wish You Well”
- Bucket Fillers
- Family & Roles
ZONES OF REGULATION
- Identifying and recognizing the Zones
- Choosing Calming Strategies
We'll revisit some familiar calming strategies learned in Kindergarten and explore some new ones, such as the 'Hot Chocolate Breath'.
GROWTH MINDSET
Math
Numeration
- Continue to identify, represent and build numbers in as many different ways as possible (ie. ten frames, dice, tally marks, arrays, dominoes, number sentences, drawings, etc.) with a focus on the teen numbers.
- Skip-counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's
Patterning
- Continue to work on identifying pattern core, creating and/or extending patterns with one attribute (colour, shape, size, thickness) change.
Literacy
WWW-fun, night, out, on, my
Reading-using the Eage Eye (picture clues) strategy; independent reading, shared reading, poems, read-alouds, guess the covered word, guided reading groups.
Working with Words-CVC words (consonant vowel consonant), syllables, beginning sounds
Writing-SUPER SENTENCES...using our WWW's, inventive spelling using our phonemic awareness, capitals, finger spaces, and punctuation (.!?). We'll also focus on left to right progression in writing vs. 'list' style writing.
Science
- Changes in Nature
Visual Arts
- Line Design
- Halloween Crafts
Music
- Patterns and beat.
- Singing familiar songs
Phys. Ed
- Gross motor movement
- Cooperative games
Happy Weekend!
Erin Riley
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