Good Evening & Happy Fall!
We had a fantastic start to our third week of school, I can’t believe it is the last week of September already!
I am very excited to announce that starting tomorrow our class will be doing the ABC Bootcamp Program. A detailed letter went home in folders today that explains how we will work on one letter/sound each day for the next 26 days.
When we reach the conclusion of the 26 days we will have a special Fashion Show to celebrate our students’ mastery of all the letters and their sounds. This highly effective program is backed with research that shows how students who learn all 26 letters/sounds in the beginning of the year have more success expanding their reading & writing skills.
To help make the real-world connection, we are asking students to bring in one small object each day that begins with the letter of the day.
There is a calendar in your child’s folder that details each letter of the day and a list of some ideas to help think of objects to bring. Students may also print/draw a picture of an object that starts with the letter of the day as well if they cannot find anything at home with that letter. This is meant to be a fun and easy way for students to connect what we are learning to their home life as well. :)
Here are our themes & concepts of the week:
1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:
- Letters (Bootcamp)- A-D
-Sight Words- little, and, of
-Color Word- yellow
-Reading Comprehension Skill- Sequence
2) Mathematics:
-Number Sense 0-20
- Identifying, writing, and counting numbers 0-20
3) Religion:
-God Gives Us Light
-We are Peacemakers like Jesus
-Daily Prayers
4)Social Studies:
- Citizenship Unit
5) Science:
- Apple Week! This week we will study life cycles of apples, discuss Johnny Appleseed, and have our first “STEM Fun Day Friday” revolving all around apple science activities!
Other Important Reminders & Information
1) October Pizza Money is due this Friday.
2) Permission slips are due for our field trip this Wednesday.
3) There is no school next Friday October 5th or Monday October 9th for Professional Development & Columbus Day.
4) The St. Therese Walk-a-thon will be on Thursday Oct. 11th in the morning. This is a great fundraiser for our school. More information went home today.
5) Trunk or Treat is on Friday October 26th. Forms went home with more information today.
Thank you for your time. I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love & Prayers,
Mrs. Tironi
