Week of January 25th

This week the students will continue to explore the unit study of balls. The students will work in cooperative group to investigate the following questions : 

Do all balls bounce? 
What makes a ball move? 
How do you think a ball would move if it were floating in water?
What is a ball made of? 

Some of the books we will be reading this week are:

The Little Red Hen 

The Three Little Pigs 

The Truth Story About The Three Little Pigs 

Bounce 

Little Red Riding Hood 

Learning Centers:
Math: The students will measure balls with yarn
Discovery area (science): Students will mix ingredients to make play dough and shape it like a ball
Dramatic play: The dramatic play area will be turned into a ball shop 
Blocks: The students will explore how fast different size balls roll down a ramp
Library: Books about balls
Writing: Students will draw their favorite ball
Art: Students will create a ball with different art materials 
Sand and Water table: Students will use balls for a floating or sinking experiment
Technology: Counting balloons app

Reminders 

• A 20 minute informational parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26th at 8:30 A.M. The meeting will be held in the parent conference room on the first floor. We will briefly discuss the curriculum.

•  School will be closed Friday, January 29^th, for Teacher Workshop Day
•  February 9^th, 2016 is our Valentine’s Day Show!  The show will take place in the gymnasium at 9 a.m.
• Financial Aid will be available for students entering Kindergarten here at OLQM.  Alba and Brianna in the office will be of assistance in filing for financial aid.  Through the generosity of donors to the Archdiocese this financial aid will be available for ALL students entering Kindergarten in 2016.  An information packet will be sent home this week and Mr. Woods will quickly speak to parents on Thursday, 8:30 AM in the Parent Conference room regarding registration for Kindergarten.

Home -School Connection 

Reading daily to your child. Reading to children fosters the love for books and learning.
Popular books to read:
The Three Little Pigs
The Little Red Hen
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Snowy Day
Corduroy
The Mitten

Practice recognizing the following letters:
Ss, Ee, Tt, Bb, Aa, Cc, Gg, Mm, Rr ,Oo and Kk

Practice recognizing and writing  numbers 1-10

This week lesson plan click link 
http://planbookedu.com/s/LJIS6