Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year

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Agenda November 16th- 20th

Head Start Agenda

November 16th-20th

This Week’s Letter Theme: Ff “Funny Fish”

This week we will be working on the letter Ff.Our new big book is

“Funny Fish”

We will be learning how to write the capital and lowercase letter, as well as learn the sound. We will also work on identifying the letters of the alphabet.

Math and Calendar Activities

·Rote counting 1-30

·Identify numbers 1-10

·Reviewing Shapes

·Daily Calendar Skills

·Daily Weather Report

·Sorting Skills

Fine Motor Skills

·Beginning Cutting Skills

·Handwriting-Name and letter of the Week

·Coloring inside the lines

·Art Activities

·Play Doh

·Gluing

·Puzzles

Daily Schedule

7:30-8:00 Arrival/Fine Motor Skills/Manipulatives/RR

8:00-8:25 Calendar/Weather/Large Group

8:30-9:15 Breakfast/Clean Up/RR

9:15-10:05 MWTHF/PE/ART-

Tues/Comp

10:05-10:15 Brush Teeth/RR

10:20-10:50 Small Group Time

10:50-11:30 Lunch

11:30-12:15 Recess/RR

12:15-12:35 Small Group Time

12:35-1:35 Centers

1:35-1:50 Clean Up/RR

1:50-3:00 Nap

3:00-3:15 Snack

3:15-3:25 Story Time/Music/ Movement

3:25 Release

Tuesday 10:20-10:50 Library

Friday 10:10-10:50 Music

What We Are Doing

Monday-Introduce Ff-

Handwriting Practice Ff/Name

Tuesday-Fire Safety/Fire Paintings

Wednesday-Fire Safety Cont. Creating Fire

Thursday-Creating Fire/Red and Yellow make Orange

Friday-Handwriting Practice Ff/Rainbow Fish/Sharing/Scissor Practice

Things to Work on at Home!

·Colors and Shapes

·Cutting Skills

·Counting 1-30

·Recognizing Numbers 1-10

·Days/Months

·Identifying Letters

·Handwriting-letters Aa-Ff, First name

·I will occasionally send home practice for you to complete with your child.

·READ, READ, READ!

Reminders!

·TUESDAY IS LIBRARY DAY!

·Early Release-Friday November 20th

·Thanksgiving Holiday-Monday November 23rd-Friday November 27th

Literacy:

“Fossil Hunting,” “Families Share,” ”Frogs,” “Old McDonald Had a Farm,” “Don’t Forget the Bacon,” “Farmer Duck,” “Flying,” “My Fish,” “The Rainbow Fish,” “Best Friends,” “I Eat Fruit”

“Whose Feet,” “Jump Frog, Jump!” “Froggy Gets Dressed,” “About Fish,” “Friends at School,” The Story of Ferdinand,” “A Book of Friends,” “Flower Garden,” “May I Bring a Friend,” “Dot the Fire Dog,” “Friends,” “Feathers for Lunch,” “Swimmy”

What We are Learning!

Head Start Agenda

November 9th-13th

This Week’s Letter Theme: Ee “Elmo the Elephant”

This week we will be working on the letter Ee.Our new big book is

“Elmo the Elephant”

We will be learning how to write the capital and lowercase letter, as well as learn the sound. We will also work on identifying the letters of the alphabet.

Math and Calendar Activities

·Rote counting 1-30

·Identify numbers 1-10

·Identify Shapes

·Daily Calendar Skills

·Daily Weather Report

Fine Motor Skills

·Beginning Cutting Skills

·Handwriting-Name and letter of the Week

·Coloring inside the lines

·Art Activities

·Play Doh

·Gluing

·Puzzles

Daily Schedule

7:30-8:00 Arrival/Fine Motor Skills/Manipulatives/RR

8:00-8:25 Calendar/Weather/Large Group

8:30-9:15 Breakfast/Clean Up/RR

9:15-10:05 MWTHF/PE/ART-

Tues/Comp

10:05-10:15 Brush Teeth/RR

10:20-10:50 Small Group Time

10:50-11:30 Lunch

11:30-12:15 Recess/RR

12:15-12:35 Small Group Time

12:35-1:35 Centers

1:35-1:50 Clean Up/RR

1:50-3:00 Nap

3:00-3:15 Snack

3:15-3:25 Story Time/Music/ Movement

3:25 Release

Tuesday 10:20-10:50 Library

Friday 10:10-10:50 Music

What We Are Doing

Monday-Introduce Ee-make Elmo the Elephant little books

Handwriting Practice Ee/Name

Tuesday-Five Senses-Eye Color-Class Chart /Elmo Puppet

Wednesday-Scrambled Eggs/Scissor Practice

Thursday-Identify Letter Ee/Elmo Identify the Colors

Friday-Handwriting Practice Ee/Identify Capital/Lower Case Ee/Scissor Practice

Things to Work on at Home!

·Colors and Shapes

·Cutting Skills

·Counting 1-30

·Recognizing Numbers 1-10

·Days/Months

·Identifying Letters

·Handwriting-letters Aa-Ee, First name

·I will occasionally send home practice for you to complete with your child.

·READ, READ, READ!

Reminders!

·TUESDAY IS LIBRARY DAY!

·Early Release-Thursday November 12th

·Early Release-Friday November 20th

·Thanksgiving Holiday-Monday November 23rd-Friday November 27th

Literacy:

“Elmo the Elephant”

“Baby Eagles”

“I am Eyes”

“The Earth and I”

Pumpkin Picking!


Climbing the hay at Pappy's!


I found my perfect pumpkin!


Our girls...


...and boys with Ms LeAnn and Mrs Katina

TrIcK or TrEaT!

We had a blast Trick or Treating throughout the town, Jr High and High School this year!



SHAPES SHAPES EVERYWHERE!

Head Start is learning all about shapes! From circles to octagons!
We are also beginning to work on recogizing and writing our names!
This week is HOMECOMING! GOOD LUCK TIGERS!


Ms Gracie~Mrs Katina~Ms LeAnn

Welcome Back!

It was great seeing you at MEET THE TEACHER!
See you Monday!


familylove 001.jpgOur School Family!

Mrs Katina~Ms LeAnn on the first day!