Hot off the press from the Bearcubs and Rockets

Hello all,

We hope your week has been as fun as ours! We have a number of birthdays in our classes this month. On Thursday, October 2nd, we celebrated Aditya Sood's birthday and later in this month we will celebrate a few more: Jacob Gault (10/9), Leah Sirovyak (10/13) and Mr. Walker (10/14). Just a reminder, birthday treats have to be store bought; and it is always nice to have a choice. Good ideas include: whole fruit popsicles, muffins (preferably two or more choices), or fruit bars.

This week the Rockets and Bear Cubs will switch back to Mr. Walker's class for Drops in the Bucket math sheets while continuing to do story problems and numeral sequencing with salt trays (this provides a tactile learning experience in addition to auditory/visual). Mr. Clark will continue to do calendar, which includes matching and patterning activities, as well as continuing to teach wipe-off dot-to-dot activities to enhance dexterity and fine-motor skills. In Reading and Phonics the kids are proving to be quick studies as the Bearcubs transition away from Dick and Jane and up into higher level Primer and Pre-Primer books (we have just begun reading these after a few days of studying new vocabulary words), while the Rockets continue to move through their short vowel books. In Science with Mr. Walker we will continue our Early Explorers section for the next week while Mr. Clark continues with Spanish, and the "all about me"Theme.

As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns. Be well!

Mr. Clark and Mr. Walker