WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK 9

RE Weekly Update: October 31th to November 4th, 2016

	Last Week	Next Week
Phonics/ writing	This week, we reviewed all the letter sound s,m, c, t, a, p,g,o of Unit 1.  We practiced blending simple words such as cat, map, mop, cop, sap, tap etc.  And we reviewed our camera words. (sight words/ tricky words)	Next week, We will be reviewing the sounds a,m,s,t,p,c,o,g and we will begin Unit 2. We will focus on the letter d and the letter b.
Math	This week, we learned about sizes and we used new vocabulary to describe the length and height of things. We compared the sizes of various objects and measured ourselves to compare who was the tallest or the shortest in the classroom.	Next week, we will work on our number recognition, counting and putting numbers from 0-20 in correct order.  All the activities will be based on Halloween by counting bats, pumpkins and ghosts.
PSD	This week we watch Casper the friendly ghost and we talked about what are the things we can do to help someone feel better when they feel sad or lonely.	During this lesson we will review Casper the friendly ghost and we will read the book ‘We are kind and helpful’. Then we will go off to the tables and draw a picture showing kind and helpful friendly behavior.
Science	This week we introduced the topic of Halloween. We talked about the meaning of the celebration, where it comes from and how we celebrate it.	Next week, we will review body parts, the 5 senses by playing a monster puzzle. By reviewing famous Halloween characters we will discuss how monsters and certain creatures are made of reviewing body parts. How many eyes or legs can a monster have? How about a ghost? Do they have bones like a skeleton? Etc.
Art	This week, in the spirit of Halloween we made a witch using various colored paper. And on Thursday we made little pumpkins using orange paint and apples as a stamp.	Next week, on Wednesday will make a ghost using tissue paper and paint. On Thursday we will have our last Halloween Art project and create a haunted house using milk cart and paint.
Physical	This week we played various activities all around the topic of Halloween. We played ‘catch the spider on its web’ using tongs and strings.	Next week, we will work on our fine motor skills and paint with our fingers tracing ghost and bats.
Notices and Events	Monday October 31st: Due to the passing of the King, there will be no Halloween party on Monday. The dress code will be the school’s Uniform only.  Please do not send your child with a costume. Thank you