Room 111 News!
Jolly Phonics:
This week we reviewed the sounds
/s/, /a/, and /t/. We also played
“What’s in the T
Box?” and found
items that started
with the letter T.
We then described
the items using
the Expanding
Expression Tool
guidelines.
Second Step:
This week we learned about
following directions. We
played following the leader
and Simon Says to help the
children practice!
Bridges:
We started our next unit: Pumpkins! We
will pattern our calendar using pumpkins
and fall leaves. We are also starting to
talk about the lifecycle of a pumpkin.
1. Plant the seed in soil with water/sun.
2. A sprout grows.
3. The sprout grows bigger and has
vines/flowers.
4. A green pumpkin grows.
5. The pumpkin
turns orange and
is ready to pick!
Speech Update:
In speech this week the children read the book “It’s
Pumpkin Time” with Ms. F! While reading the story, the children
practiced turn-taking, labeling and identifying objects in
pictures, labeling and identifying pumpkin vocabulary,
increasing utterance length, speech-sounds, answering and
asking “wh” questions, sequencing, and following directions.
The children also learned how to carve a pumpkin into
a jack-o-lantern by playing a pumpkin game on the Ipad! They
practiced sound production, turn-taking, labeling and identifying
pumpkin vocabulary, answering “wh” questions, increasing
utterance length, making requests and comments to peers,
increasing grammatically correct sentences, and following
directions.
Pumpkin Theme:
This week we started
talking about
pumpkins! We received pumpkins in our
classroom, washed them, and also
practiced describing them. Afterwards, we
made observational drawings of the
pumpkins!
Other Info:
This week we had a bus evacuation
drill. The kids practiced safely getting
on and off the bus.
Important Dates/Facts:
● October 5,2018, Early Release: AM
students attend, no school for PM
students
● October 8,2018, Fall Break: No School
● October 20, 2018, Fall Fest:
9:00-11:00am. All families are
welcome!
-GB is collecting paper towels, toilet paper,
and cleaning supplies for the local food
pantry. Please consider contributing!
Donations can be left in the box in the lobby.