All this week the children enjoyed Halloween-themed centers which included creating a jack-o-lantern paper decoration, patterning with plastic bat, skeleton and spider rings, playing Halloween concentration and making Halloween paper chains which we then hung up to decorate our room. We also surprised Mr. Gil and helped him to decorate the front entrance hall with some of these chains. Of course, we did all this while listening to spooky music!
The students enjoyed listening to several Halloween books this week. A favorite was Go Away Green Monster, by Ed Emberley. As a follow-up activity the children then had to recall the story to recreate their own Green Monster. This art work is currently on display in the hallway outside our classroom.
We also enjoyed reading In A Dark Dark Wood, in the darkness of our classroom and a flashlight! A spooky setting! Many children enjoyed doing a choral reading of this book and did a fantastic job! Choral reading is when readers all read the same text together and it sounds like one voice! More of that in future reading workshops.
Thanks to all were able to attend our first Wilson Primary Center Halloween Parade and assembly. And thanks also to all the moms who volunteered their time to organize party activities, readers, crafts and goody bags. They were both a BIG hit!
Over the weekend, why not extend this holiday by doing some learning activities. Have your child sort all the candy and treats. They can sort by color, type, chocolate, chewy, soft, favorite kind, least favorite, etc. They can count them and put them into bundles, then count by tens! They can pattern them. The possibilities are endless! Have fun! And of course, don't forget to eat a few!
A "head's up"........ For the month of November during Reading Workshop we will be discussing 'old favorites'. These are books that we like to read, look at and listen to over and over. Some examples of these books are: The Kissing Hand, Are You My Mother?, Where the Wild Things Are, and Chrysanthemum. Not sure of some good books to choose?
Another site you might want to explore together with your child is: www.rif.org/leadingtoreading/en
During this month the children will be reading and re-reading old favorites. Please continue to be a Reading Role Model by sharing some of your favorite children's books with your learner. Help set the foundation for a lifetime of reading. As my mother would tell me, "Make reading your best friend for life"!
I hope you all had a good time trick or treating.
Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night.
Also: Please refer to the notice sent home today from Mr. Gil regarding school closings and holidays. The Primary Center schedule is not the same as Grades 1-5 for some days.
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