Mrs. Shaw, Ms. Holstrom, Ms. Toelle
Welcome to our classroom website. Scroll down to find information about classroom happenings. Updates will be added so please check back often. If you have suggestions for information you would like to see posted please contact Mrs. Shaw.
May 2012
Mrs. Shaw - ceshaw@cps.edu
May 2 - Eleanore's Birthday
May 10 - Field Trip - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
May 12- Alice's Birthday
May 13- Mrs. Shaw's Birthday
May 22 - Field Day
May 28- NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
June 8 - Tentative Date for Optional End of Year Conferences for students going to Kindergarten
June 12 - End of Year BBQ
June 13 - Last Day School
June 18 - Summer Program Begins
Letter of the Week!
We will continue with our letter of the week curriculum. Each week we will focus on a different letter. The letters will not be introduced in alphabetical order but instead in an order of familiarity of sound and shape. Children that are already familiar with the letters of the alphabet will increase their knowledge of letter sounds and word connections as well as work on proper formation of letters when writing.Through this curriculum children will:
*Identify names of letters of the alphabet
*Associate names of letters with their shapes
*Form capital and lowercase letters
*Recognize and name beginning letters in familiar words
*Associate letters with the sound it most commonly represents
The activities will vary each week but will include read aloud stories begining with the letter of the week, practice writing the letter of the week, creating a class word list for the letter of the week and more. You can help at home by pointing out words and familiar items that begin with the letter of the week. Each month I will post the letter and week we will be focusing on that letter. I will also include the "Letter Talk" (how to write the letters) that we will use in class, if you would like to reinforce this skill at home.
Week of April 9- Kk - - Letter Talk for K/ Straight line down. Slant left and down. Slant right and down Letter Talk for k/ Stright line down. Slant left and down. Slant right and down.
Week of April 16- Oo - Letter Talk for O/ Make a large circle. Circle around and close. Letter Talk for o/ Make a small circle. Circle around and close.
Week of April 23 - Ww- Letter Talk for W/Slanted line down. Slanted line up. Slanted line down. Slanted line up again. Letter talk for w/ Shorter slanted line down. Slanted line up. Slanted line down. Slanted line up again.
Week of April 30 - Uu- Letter talk for U/ Straight down, curve right and back up. Letter talk for u/ Straight down, curve right and back up.
*Identify names of letters of the alphabet
*Associate names of letters with their shapes
*Form capital and lowercase letters
*Recognize and name beginning letters in familiar words
*Associate letters with the sound it most commonly represents
The activities will vary each week but will include read aloud stories begining with the letter of the week, practice writing the letter of the week, creating a class word list for the letter of the week and more. You can help at home by pointing out words and familiar items that begin with the letter of the week. Each month I will post the letter and week we will be focusing on that letter. I will also include the "Letter Talk" (how to write the letters) that we will use in class, if you would like to reinforce this skill at home.
Week of April 9- Kk - - Letter Talk for K/ Straight line down. Slant left and down. Slant right and down Letter Talk for k/ Stright line down. Slant left and down. Slant right and down.
Week of April 16- Oo - Letter Talk for O/ Make a large circle. Circle around and close. Letter Talk for o/ Make a small circle. Circle around and close.
Week of April 23 - Ww- Letter Talk for W/Slanted line down. Slanted line up. Slanted line down. Slanted line up again. Letter talk for w/ Shorter slanted line down. Slanted line up. Slanted line down. Slanted line up again.
Week of April 30 - Uu- Letter talk for U/ Straight down, curve right and back up. Letter talk for u/ Straight down, curve right and back up.
Marvelous Me! - May
May 7- Charlie
May 14- Emir
May 21- Mandy
You may have noticed our Marvelous Me! display in the classroom. It has displayed information about some of Mrs. Shaw's favorites. In December this display will change weekly so that each child will have an opportunity to tell us more about themselves. The display may inlude written words (by your child, by a parent or written together - parent & child), photographs, drawings, images printed from the internet and or pictures cut out from magazines.
Here is a list of categories covered in our Marvelous Me display as well as suggestions of what to bring in:
* My Name - your child may write his/her name with or without help on any piece of paper
* My Birthday - you may write the date out, use clip art, cut out letters and numbers to make month and date, etc.
* My Family - draw a picture, write a list of name, bring a photograph, etc.
* My Favorite Food - draw a picture, write the name of the food, print an internet image, cut a picture from a magazine, etc.
* Things I Like to Do - draw pictures, bring photographs, print internet images, cut pictures from magazines, write/type a list
*Someday I Want To - draw a picture, print internet image
* My Pet - ( if you have a pet - if not, you can leave this one blank) draw a picture, bring a photo, internet image etc.
* Where I was Born - write/type city or name of hospital/ bring a picture of your child as a baby
* I'm Excited About - draw pictures, bring photographs, print internet images, cut pictures from magazines, write/type a list
Please help your child get the items ready to bring in on the date noted. A reminder will be sent the week before to help you and your child prepare for their week. Each child will have an opportunity during the week to tell about the items posted for their display. All items brought in will be returned at the end of the week.
Here is a list of categories covered in our Marvelous Me display as well as suggestions of what to bring in:
* My Name - your child may write his/her name with or without help on any piece of paper
* My Birthday - you may write the date out, use clip art, cut out letters and numbers to make month and date, etc.
* My Family - draw a picture, write a list of name, bring a photograph, etc.
* My Favorite Food - draw a picture, write the name of the food, print an internet image, cut a picture from a magazine, etc.
* Things I Like to Do - draw pictures, bring photographs, print internet images, cut pictures from magazines, write/type a list
*Someday I Want To - draw a picture, print internet image
* My Pet - ( if you have a pet - if not, you can leave this one blank) draw a picture, bring a photo, internet image etc.
* Where I was Born - write/type city or name of hospital/ bring a picture of your child as a baby
* I'm Excited About - draw pictures, bring photographs, print internet images, cut pictures from magazines, write/type a list
Please help your child get the items ready to bring in on the date noted. A reminder will be sent the week before to help you and your child prepare for their week. Each child will have an opportunity during the week to tell about the items posted for their display. All items brought in will be returned at the end of the week.
