monthly review, september 2010

FIELD TRIPS

Great Harvest Bread Company:

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The children learned about every step in the bread making process from harvesting the wheat to baking the finished product. They each got to take home a delicious loaf of bread and cookie. We L-O-V-E Great Harvest Bread Company.

Park Excursion:

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We didn’t think  the turtles were real because they sat so still on the rocks, but then started to head for the shore:

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As you can imagine, the children now want a pet turtle. We are actually more likely to cave to this request than the ever so popular dog request. What we didn’t get a picture of was the rabid birds attacking our Cafe Rio deliciousness. We ended up throwing a bunch of our food away because the pigeon problem was so bad. They were even dumpster diving right in front of us. I try really hard to forget their beady red eyes staring up at me from my Pork Salad.  Note to Self: No More Eating at the Aliante Dinosaur Park!

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Language Arts:

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–mastered beginning blends…difficult accomplishment for ELL learners

–copywork, copywork, copywork

–definition of a noun…lots of proper noun practice

Memory Work:

–Articles of Faith #7, 8, and 9

–Poems: Caterpillar and Work

Mathematics:

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–counting by fives and tens (Nikki)

–carrying and regrouping (Ezzy)

–Times Table memorization: zeros, ones, twos, and fives (Danny)

–basic math facts (Juan)

History:

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–discovering all things Ancient Egypt

–Making Cuneiform Tablets (Sumer)

And just for fun:

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THINGS TO ADD:

Science–curriculum just arrived last week

Piano–still trying to find my pedal and plug from the move

Book List–for the blog