Room 12 News
Mrs. Burdick and Mrs. G
November 3 - November 16, 2015
Integrated Learning
We will be learning about Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving traditions. Some of our activities will include:
- Feather painting
- Thanksgiving bingo
- Bell pepper and potato print turkeys
- Thanksgiving placemat
- Tasting/graphing corn and corn products
- Learning about Pilgrims, Native Americans and the Mayflower
- Reading Thanksgiving, Mrs. Tittle’ s Turkey Farm, and Why We Have Thanksgiving
Literacy
We will be learning the letters Dd and Gg. We will read the books Detective Dog and Gorilla, Be Good. The children will practice letter recognition and formation. A few activities are:
- Dominoes
- D words I can write/trace
- Golf ball painting
- Guitar color code
Social Studies
In Social Studies we will be exploring other cultures and “My Place in the World.” We will be "visiting" other countries and learning about their foods, flags and culture.
Science
In Science, we will be learning about trees. We will talk about the different varieties of trees around Lamplighter, the parts of trees, and the importance of trees. We will go on a walk around the school looking at the different trees and vote on our favorite class tree.
Art
Drama
Pre-K had a wonderful month in October playing with both change (in many forms) and Halloween. The students acted out many different activities specific to each season of the year. The students performed the life cycle of a butterfly, as well as other animals of their choosing. The kids even tried to guess what Halloween costume each person was going to wear through an elaborate game of charades.
Reminders and Events
November 4 - Pansy Planting
- 10:30 AM
- 2:30 PM
November 9 - Dolores Evans Speaker Series 7-9 pm
November 10 & 11- Hearing & Vision Screening (4 year olds)
November 23-27- No School- Thanksgiving Break
Ask your child about...
- What is the Mayflower?
- Who are the Native Americans and Pilgrims?
- What are some foods found in France and Italy?
Sarah Burdick sburdick@thelamplighterschool.org