second newsletter 10-11b

8/8/2019 Second Newsletter 10-11b

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Last Week:

This is what we did last week. Please talk with your children about these things!

Monday NO SCHOOL

Tuesday In Whole Group Reading, we read

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do

You See? By Bill Martin Jr. and made

our own Brown Bear books to take

home!

In Writing, we learned to write Andres

name!

Exciting News!

I am so excited to tell you that we will have a college intern in our

classroom two days a week for the fall. Miss Stephanie Campos

(Rockville H.S. Class of 09) is a student at Bowie State University.

She will be coming on Tuesdays and Thursdays to learn more about

the teaching profession. Miss Stephanie was Ms. Hellmans high

school intern for the 2008-2009 school year so she knows the ropes!

J.J. works on his Brown Bear book.

Andre chooses a friend to come and


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In Math, we played a game to practice positional words. The

directions of the game are below if you would like to play at

home!

Toss two beanbags toward a large masking tape

triangle and circle taped on floor. Describe location

of where each beanbag lands using positional words:

top, middle,bottom, above, below, in front of, in

back of, between, inside, and outside.Record tallies to keep track

of where beanbags land and to reinforce counting!

Wednesday In Whole Group Reading, we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What

Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? By Bill

Martin Jr. and made a Venn diagram to compare them.

We also read Alphabet Adventure By Don and Audrey Wood and

made our own matching game to take home and practice letter

matching!

In Science and Social Studies, we had a

very special lesson about Rosh

Hashana, the Jewish holiday that

begins tonight at sundown. We used

our five senses to discover what a

shofar is (a rams horn that is blown to

announce the new year.)

Avery raises her hand and waits for her turn.

Ms. Hellman practices shofar

blowing with Stevie.


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Together with Ms. Werners class, we learned how to blow the

shofar and the names of the

notes that we can blow. We also

tasted apples and honey andchallah bread, the traditional

foods of the holiday.

In Writing, we learned to write Daniels

name!

In Math, we continued to practice positional words. We added

above and below to top, middle &bottom. Please

continue to practice these words and their meaning with your at

home. Ask them to sing you the Top, Middle, Bottom song!

Top Middle Bottom

(to the tune of Head Shoulders Knees and Toes)

Top, Middle, Bottom, Bottom

Top, Middle, Bottom, Bottom

Joshua and Vanessa sample

the apples and honey.

Daniel teaches everyone how to write his

name.


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Thursday NO SCHOOL

Friday*

*Ms. Hellman

was not in

school on

Friday.However, this is

a summary of

what we did.

In Whole Group Reading we worked on active listening skills by

using movement to participate in Were Going on a Bear Hunt by

Michael Rosen. Then we made binoculars and went outside for

our own bear hunt!

In Guidance, Ms. T discussed respect with us. Please remind

your children about respecting themselves, others and property.

In Writing, we learned to write Olivias name!

In Math, we practiced the positional words top, middle,

bottom, above and below by going on a treasure hunt to

find The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle. Then we read the

book and saw how the child in the book used positional words to

find his birthday present!

Josiah practices above and below by putting

ictures above the beach and below the beach.

Do you have a holiday that your family

celebrates coming up?If you want to come and share with the class

please let Ms. Hellman know!


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Greta- September 15, 6 years old!

Macky- September 17, 6 years old!

Important Dates:

Tues. Sept. 14- NO SCHOOL

Fri. Sept. 17- NED Assembly

Our Morning Song

Way up in the sky

The little birds flyWhile down in the nest

The little birds rest

With a wing on the left

And a wing on the right

The little bird sleeps

All through the night

The bright sun comes up

The dew falls awayGood morning!

Good morning!

The little birds say

Good morning to you!

Good morning to you!

Were all in our places

With bright shiny faces

And this is the way

To start a great day!

New Sight Words to

Practice:

I, a, we, go


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Photo Gallery

Brian blows the shofar. This year, we have four computers in our classroom! This

is a favorite center of all students! Matthew, Macky andOwen like sites like http://www.starfall.com.

Greta tastes her apples and honey.

Andre gets excited when she sees how

well Kelvin and Macky wrote her name!

Josiah helps Daniel spell his name.

Matthew works on his

Brown Bear journal.


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ReadingCorduroy by Don Freeman

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin Jr.

Letter and Sound practice

Sight Words:

Review New

I, a, we, go to, me, up

MathThe Button Box, by Margarette S. Reid

Sorting by color, shape and size

Positional Words: top, middle, bottom,

above, below, front, behind

Graphing, Yes/No Surveys

OUTLOOK: Next week

ReadingThe Secret Birthday Messageby Eric Carle

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr.

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr.Were Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Alphabet Adventure By Don and Audrey Wood

MathPositional Words: top, middle, bottom,

above, below, front, behind

Graphing, Yes/No Surveys

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