1. Mrs. Morano’s Pre-K News
Week of October 5, 2018
This week’s theme: Friends disagree sometimes and that’s ok.
ELA
Math
Our trade book for the week was Matthew & Tilly by Rebecca Jones. Through the story and our discussions we learned that friends do not always get along – and that’s ok! We discovered that even though friends disagree and may even argue at times, we are still friends..
Our vocabulary words for the week were: afraid, happy, mad, mean, nice, sad.
In math we are learning ordinal numbers. We practiced sequencing pictures from our story using the terms first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
Handwriting
Our letter of the week is letter E. We have been practicing writing the letter E as well as thinking of words that start with the /e/ sound
Science
This week we spoke about healthy habits for our teeth. We discussed good foods to eat to keep our teeth growing strong and how to care for them by brushing and flossing. To illustrate how sugary foods can stain and damage teeth over time, we did a science experiment by soaking a hard boiled egg in water and another in soda over night. Ask you child about the results! (Hint: We needed to brush one egg with
toothpaste and a toothbrush!)
Social Studies
We read a simple biography about Christopher Columbus and discussed how we celebrate his achievement by celebrating Columbus Day every second Monday in October. The children colored three ships to represent Columbus’ ships and glued them to a water color ocean the children painted earlier in the week.
Religion .
News & Reminders
If you are placing a Scholastic Book order, please do so by Wednesday, October 10th.
Please remember Tuesday and Wednesdays are gym days. All earrings and cross necklaces must be removed prior to arriving to school or your child will sit on the side and watch the other children participate. This is a safety rule to protect
your children. Sneakers must be worn.
In Religion we learned that God gave us our friends. We also learned that Jesus is our friend. We talked about ways to be a good friend to others and thanked God for giving us the gift of friendship.