December 11, 2017
Hi families,
We are entering into the third week of our study of Mo Willems books. We will read a variety of Mo Willems books this week that do not have a connection through characters. Last week we read Elephant and Piggie books. The children chose their favorite Elephant and Piggie book and we graphed the results. There was a tie. We learned about tally marks as we took a second vote between the top two. During our fourth week of Mo Willems, we will revisit the favorite three books from the previous weeks and determine an all time favorite. We will read this book at our book celebration on Thursday, 12/21/17. The children have been creating their own versions of Mo Willems’ characters and writing class books in his style. They have written Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the What?!? and My Best Friend Is… You can read these books when you visit our classroom.
In addition to enjoying Mo Willems’ writing, the children have been learning a lot about books. They should be able to identify the front and back covers, title page, author, illustrator, who the characters are, the conflict and resolution in the story and the setting. In Mo Willems’ books they know about movement lines that the author uses to show the characters moving in the picture and volume and inflection identified through large, capital letters. We have had many mini lessons on emotions, body language, expected and unexpected behaviors, strategies and plans, too much, too little and just right behavior and voice volume. Circles have been very animated and busy!
A sign up genius went out on Sunday asking for food, drinks, bowls and plates for our book celebration Thursday and popcorn party Friday next week. Anything you can contribute will be appreciated. No worries if you cannot contribute. I realize it is a crazy, busy time of year.
Thank you to everyone who has labeled their children’s clothing. This makes the end of the day much easier for Tammy and I.
I have added the words to the songs we have been singing to the end of this newsletter. We will sing these at our book celebration.
I am sending home the Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment Tool in the home/school folder Tuesday. It is a snapshot in time how your child is doing in our class as expected for their age range. Please let me know if you have any questions after reviewing it.
Dates to remember:
Wednesday, 12/13/17 Pam from the Burnham Library will visit our classroom
Thursday, 12/21/17 Book Celebration 2pm
Friday, 12/22/17 Pajama Day, Movie and Popcorn Party with Miss Darcie & Miss Taylor’s Class
12/25/17- 1/2/18 School Closed
Wednesday, 1/3/18 School Reopens
Have a great week.
Nancy
Greeting: Hickety Pickety Bumble Bee (working on syllable identification in words/names)
Hickety Pickety Bumble Bee
Won’t you say your name for me
______________________ (child says name)
Let’s all say it
Let’s all clap it
Let’s all whisper it
The Wheels On The Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round
Round and round
The Wheels On The Bus go round and round
All through the town
The Pigeon on the bus says “Let me drive.”
“Let me drive.”
“Let me drive.”
The Pigeon on the bus says “Let me drive.”
All through the town
The bus driver on the bus says, “No way! No!”
“No way! No!”
“No way! No!”
The bus driver on the bus says, “No way! No!”
All through the town
5 Little Pigs
5 little pi – ggys rolled in the mud, (hold up 5 fingers )
Squi-shy, squa-shy, Sqi-shy, Squa-shy
It felt good (roll hands around each other)
The farmer took one pi-ggy out, (wave one thumb over your shoulder)
Oink, oink, oink! that piggy did shout! (open and close fingers and thumbs on oinks)
(repeat the verse counting down from 4 – 1)
No little pi-ggys rolled in the mud, (hold out hands to gesture none)
They all looked so clean and good, (frame face with hands and smile virtuously)
The farmer turned his back and then, (wag finger in warning)
Those pi -ggys rolled in the mud again! (wave arms around madly!!)
One Little Elephant Went Out to Play (sung to 5 Little Ducks Went out to play)
One elephant went out to play
Upon a spider’s web one day.
He had such enormous fun,
He called for another elephant to come… “Oh, ELEPHANT!”
Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…
Five elephants went out to play
Upon a spider’s web one day.
The web went creak, the web went crack.
And all of the elephants went KERSPLAT!
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