September 17, 2023

 What a fantastic first full week of school we had! It's hard to believe that Monday is our 12th day of school together! Time really does fly when you are having fun! 😃🎉

In math last week we practiced matching double ten-frame pictures to the related equations! Show your child the picture below. Can they tell you an equation (number sentence) for the picture in the middle? (The answer is 10 + 5 = 15)!

"Exercising around the room" in FUNdations to practice our letter formation! 

Ask your child about the new "Jack in the Box" Morning Meeting game we learned last week!

"Our Classroom Friends" Morning Meeting greeting!

Last week in Reader's Workshop we learned that readers take a sneak peek of the books they are going to read and they stretch out any words that they might not know! 📚

In math we used a new tool called a Number Rack! 

Exploring Polydrons in Math Workplaces!

This week we read, "I'll Wait, Mr. Panda" during Read Aloud! We talked about the importance of waiting our turn and being patient! 👍

One of the books we read this week was called, "In Our Classroom". This book helps empower students by teaching them to think about what is just right for them, celebrate their differences, and embrace one another to build an inclusive classroom community. ❤

Last week our Digital Learning Coach, Mrs. Carroll, taught us all about how to care for technology! 💻

Thank you to our Math Coach, Mrs. Rinaldi, for reminding us about ST Math and for helping us get started on our JiJi journeys for the school year! 🐧

Using letter tile boards in FUNdations to review our letter sounds!

On Friday we played the, "Yarn Game" during Morning Meeting to greet each other and to remind ourselves of the importance of team work and personal responsibility! 🧶

Practicing our yoga moves to give our bodies and brains a little break during all of the amazing learning that we are doing! 

GoNoodle fun!

The Week Ahead

Our Specials this Week

At Boyden School our specials are scheduled on a 4 day rotation, rather than on specific days of the week. Please see our schedule below for the upcoming week!

Monday (Day 4) Media/STEM

Tuesday (Day 1) PE * Don't forget your sneakers!

Wednesday (Day 2) Art

Thursday (Day 3) Music

Friday (Day 4) Media/STEM

FUNdations

FUNdations is the phonics program we teach daily in our classroom. This week we will continue to explore the concepts presented in Unit 1. In Unit 1 we will be setting the stage for all of the future units. We will be reviewing and teaching the letter names, keywords, sounds and lowercase letter formations of the letters a-z. If you are looking for a bit more information about our first unit please feel free to click here.

Reader's Workshop 📚

This week in Reader's Workshop we will talk about how readers reread to make their reading sound smooth. The children will also practice rereading and thinking more and will work on building their reading stamina.

Writer's Workshop 🖊

This week in Writer's Workshop we will review the parts of sentence and practice writing complete sentences of our own!

Math 🖩

In math this week we will use a number line to count forward and backwards by 5's and learn to group and count tally marks. We will also practice counting by 2's, make our own number racks, and learn a new game called, "Show Me". To learn more about our first math unit you can click here.

Science/Social Studies 🌎

This week in science and social studies we will learn about who invented school. We will also continue to discuss what makes each of us special and unique through our daily read alouds!

⭐ Important Dates: ⭐

Friday, September 22nd

Early Release Day 12:25 Dismissal

No lunches served

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

I look forward to connecting with you soon!

Warmly,

Jill 🍎