Now, more about November!

Here is a glance into what we've been up to in November!

When we arrive in the morning we look to see what morning work is at our seats.  Each table of students has the task of working with the materials that are set out for them.  Most tasks help to strengthen fine motor skills and by using big tweezers, large push pins, and clothespins we have a lot of fun! Other activities include making patterns, recreating a picture, or completing a dot-to-dot picture.

In literacy this month we continued learning our uppercase letters through learning centers and various activities.  We have used books, matching worksheets, and games to help us connect letters with the sounds that they make as well as sight words.  We have almost learned all of our uppercase letters.  Woohoo!

This month we were able to have more fire safety lessons.  We learned about the equipment that fire fighters use to stay safe in fires and what we do to stay safe from fire.

Each week we have a Second Step lesson and Mrs. Beland comes to help with. These lessons tackle important social and emotional topics ranging from behaviors in school as well as how to deal with big emotions.  Here is a picture of Mrs. Beland using our puppet friends Robert and Rachel to teach a lesson about how we each feel different feelings.

In science we have been focusing on the four seasons (specifically fall).  We did a lot of fun art projects that helped us remember the differences between the seasons. In this picture you can see our hand print trees which we decorated to look like one tree through each of the four changing seasons.

In the forest we have had the chance to take a firsthand look at the changes that happen during fall. Throughout November, as it got colder, we got to play in some snow and ice. We bundled up and realized that the fire is important for cooking but also for staying warm.

We like to do some literacy as well as some math outside. As pictured, we have made straight line letters with sticks and some shapes with our bodies!

For social studies we learned about traditions that we have during Thanksgiving. We made place mats which allowed us to show what we are thankful for. Some of us hoped to use them for our big meal on Thanksgiving!

We're looking forward to seeing what next month holds for us.