It was definitely another crazy week, with snowy days and (for me) a surprise snow day! We have been working to get back into our routines this week, reviewing SER expectations for different places in the school. Today we had a GREAT time at mi casa--we enjoyed a delicious breakfast (thank you to everyone who helped out with this!), played games, and had lots of fun!
Here is more of what we've been up to this week:
Reading / Lectura: We continued learning the syllables za, ce, ci, zo, zu this week. We are also preparing to start new centers groups and activities next week.
Writing / Escritura: This week we started writing books based on the familiar title "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" (Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahi?). We will continue this next week!
Math / Matemáticas: We have been practicing counting to 100, counting by 10s, recognizing shapes, and forming numbers 11-20 using manipulatives.
Social Studies / Estudios Sociales: This week we had a great opportunity to learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We watched a video of Dr. Seuss's book The Sneeches (read in Spanish of course) that talked about two groups of creatures that treated each other differently because of what they looked like. This led into a wonderful response where the kids were able to brainstorm and share what kind of sueño (dream) they can share with the world--to help others, to share Jesus' love, to treat everyone equally. As followers of Christ, this is even more important! It was a privilege for me to share this lesson with the kids.
Immersion Tip of the Week
We have been practicing simple addition and subtraction problems in math (mostly with numbers 1-5 and occasionally 1-10). This skill should easily transfer over into English. For fun, use a white board and write out a few problems. Ask your child how to do them--in either English or Spanish!
Reading Tip of the Week
When you are reading to your child this week, spice things up by reading with lots of expression. We have talked about some punctuation marks like puntos (.), signos de exclamación (!), signos de interrogación (?) and comas (,), so exaggerate them when you see them--or ask your child, "What does this symbol mean?"
I know that it has been a while since I have given the kids new books for their book bags. I apologize for this! I am working on redoing literacy centers to maximize the time I have with each reading group, so the books will come next week! In the meantime, I am sending home a blue paper with a new activity that you can work on at home with your child, in which he/she writes words with 2 and eventually 3 syllables. HERE is the video that goes along with it. It is a great extension activity for your child to practice at home!
Report Cards
...went home today in envelopes with your child's name on the front. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Have a wonderful weekend! Here are more pictures from our week...
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