Week of 1/28

Dear Red Room Families,

The cold weather made it an ideal week to stay cozy inside and read books. Here are some of the things we worked on.
 
Theme:

• Author Study: Kevin Henkes

The Kevin Henkes Books We Read:

• Chester’s Way
• Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
• Julius The Baby of the World
• Lilly’s Big Day
• Penny and Her Marble
• Chrysanthemum
• Owen
• Wemberly Worried
• Shelia Rae, The Brave

Centers:

• In the math center, we compared Chrysanthemum’s name with our own. Each child observed the letters that each name begins and ends with. The children then linked together a row of thirteen unifix cubes for Chrysanthemum's name and then made a separate row for the amount of letters in their own name. They were then able to compare how much longer or shorter their names were and then filled in a chart with the results.
• At the art center, the children painted and designed their own purple purses and then filled them with special tokens to represent the books we read.
• After working as a whole group on a chart describing the recurring character of “Lilly”, each child drew a self portrait and wrote three descriptive sentences about his or herself in the writing center.  
• We whipped up some of Kevin Henkes' favorite character recipes when we made “Mr. Slinger’s Cheesy Rice Crisps” and “Wemberly's Worry-Free Punch” in the cooking center.

Who Was In The Barn?

• Everett!

Letter of the Week:

• U

Dates to Remember:

• 2/14: Valentine Pajama Party Brunch for Lunch! (in class, students only)
• 2/18-2/20: School Closed

​Stay warm!
 
Ms. Brenna, Ms. Nicole, and Mr. Alex