The virtue of this month is Integrity, we will be working on this all month.
Math- We are working on Topic 12: Larger Numbers. Children will gather a sense of larger numbers and understand how important it is to become familiar with numbers greater than 10. They will learn to count by 2's, 5's, and 10's!
Social Studies- We are learning about communities and everyones role within their different society. Literacy/Phonics- We are working hard on our "Reading Street" series. We are learning how life is different now from hundreds of years ago. Some of our "Amazing Words" are celebration, sprinted, barn, arch, and blacksmith. We are also working on the skills needed for 1st Grade: beginning, middle & ending sounds, rhyming words, sight words, etc. In Reading, we are working in our guided reading groups and practicing independent reading.
In Writing, we are working on writing sentences using our site words. Religion- We are learning about God and all the amazing gifts he has given us including water and light. We will also be doing some seasonal activities that include new life. We have started our class garden which includes the planting of green beans, radishes, pumpkin, marigolds.
Greek/Latin Roots- We have been working hard on our Greek and Latin roots and are excited that we have learned the meanings of tele and port.