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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Third Week in October


Donating non-perishable food to local families in need.
Our school is collecting for Judy's Pantry right here in Cape Elizabeth 
until Thursday, October 27th.


Learning about scientists.
We discussed a PowerPoint that shared different types of scientists and their jobs.


 







Each child decided what kind of scientist they would be!


Volcanologist











Reading: Working in a small reader.


Practice reading the reader.


Recess: Playing with the donated outdoor kitchen materials!



                         Quiet Time: Fall mindful coloring


Math: Number Board




















Kindergarten Math Goal: Name the numbers 0-30.
                                          Count 20 objects accurately.

                                          Do I have enough stickers for that?


Looking for eight stickers and then carefully counted to confirm.
Is there enough?











I hope your child shared theirs with you.


Fall mindful coloring finished.


Adding to the donations!
Kindergarten was assigned peanut butter and canned chicken.











Writer's Workshop: developing stories.


Reading: Sentence work


Mix and fix







Sentence work: mix and fix
When you see this kind of work come home, it is helpful if you can 
take a minute or two to ask your child to read it to you.



Quiet Time: Color-by-color words











Handwriting: orange workbooks


Science Tools









Exploring a piece of a tree trunk with a hands lens.

Exploring 3 different slides under a microscope.


                                                                                                            Giving tweezers a try.   


Exploring plywood with a small magnifier.



Exploring colored water with droppers and goggles.


The goggles were fun!



















Exploring a sea shell.



Each slide had something different: fish scale, wool, a bird feather.














































Sawdust, wood shavings, and shark teeth


Shark teeth


School Picture Day!


Waiting for a turn




Keep sending the donations in.  The children are proud to be contributing!


Handwriting practice: number formation


Making an 8: dry try


Making an 8: wet try


Feeling the formation with a finger trace.


We went on a walk around Pond Cove before allied arts.
For several kids seeing this big tractor was a treat!

Reading: word work


Independent work: snap word me

Read Aloud: We have been learning about pumpkins.


Center Time: easel



Writer's Workshop: Sharing her story about going to her Uncle's house.  


Labeling a picture with her classmate's help.
Listening for the sounds in words.


Friday we celebrated our second class birthday!
On their birthday the children receive a birthday crown, a Pete the Cat card, 
a bookmark, a pencil, and stickers. 
The birthday child chooses a new book for their home library.
 

Morning meeting:
Moving his cupcake from the five-year-old shelf of cupcakes to the six-year-old shelf!















Happy to help others!






















Birthday pages for the birthday boy's book.


Sounding out messages.





Scholastic News: Let's Find Out


We watched a video investigating pumpkins.


We learned about composting and discussed ways families are composting at home.

Fit in a movement break.


Played a letter/sound pumpkin game.


Labeling a pumpkin.







Practicing number one in his handwriting book.



Practicing number two in her handwriting book.









Choice time: fall watercolor fun




















Choice Time: "I colored an AB pattern of my own!"


Choice Time artwork, a tiny mask.

🎈 Happy 6th Birthday! 🧁

Coming up: 
We will celebrate our third class birthday!
We will practice bus safety with the bus drivers!
We will learn about the Scientific Method with a hands-on pumpkin experiment!

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