The Jungle Beat
January 29, 2016
Our mission is to create a culture of intellectual curiosity where all students have ownership over their learning and are inspired to think, innovate, and create.
News and Notes
Hey Parents- *Date Change* Group Picture Day is Friday, February 5. Please make note of the date change for group pictures. Thank you parents for sending in supplies for our 100th day of school celebration. The following video is a sample of the day in the K Community. I am so excited that we have made it 100 days together. My heart is 100 days fuller because of you, your children, and the K Lead Learners!
100th Day of School
Ball Project Update
Think
The Learners Questions:
- How are soccer balls made?
- Who made soccer balls?
- How do you kick a soccer ball?
- How do different colors get on a soccer ball?
- How do soccer balls get air into it?
- What shape is on a soccer ball?
- How do you bounce a soccer ball on your knee?
- What is inside a soccer ball?
Innovate
Create
3D Shape helps us make ice Cream
Ball as a Tool
Learning Areas - Support Project Learning and Standards
Balancing balls on golf tees
Working with cone and cylinder shapes to build sand castle
Letters with stones and mirror
Ball Pump Station
Dramatic Play-Wrecking Ball Construction Site
Block Area
What's Coming up?
Friday, February 5th-GROUP PICTURE DAY!
High Frequency Words
High Frequency Words.
This is an ongoing standard. The words accumulate. Consider looking at the link for ideas of ways to work with High Frequency words during the two week break. We will begin a new set of words when we return in January.
Already introduced: a, am, can, go, I, me, my, play, the, to, you, and,
blue, for, went, is, it in, little, red, yellow, look
Words Currently Working On:
-big, help, come, make, not, one, two, three, we, see, said
Words remaining:
-where, jump, they, what, up, down, here, he, she, have, like
Ideas for High Frequency Word games to play with your learner at home.
Scholastic Book Order
Website: scholastic.com/readingclub
Class Activation Code: PC3NF
Contact Information
Email: jean.allen@pikeroadschools.org
Location: 500 Avenue of Learning, Pike Road, AL, United States
Phone: 334-495-4113