*Can you count of 8 of an item?  *Can you count 9 of an item?  *Can you count 10 of an item?  *Can you show one more?  *Can you show one less?
*If you could go on an adventure with Alf, where would you want to go?   *Why?
*Can you think of some words that have the /a/ sound in the middle?  (bad, sad, mad, glad, bat, cat,....)
*What colors did you use to paint your Indian Corn?  (purple, yellow, red, orange)
 

*Who is a Veteran?  (A woman or a man who served our country in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard)
*Do you think that Veterans are helpful and brave?  
*We had a mystery reader on Monday. Who was it?  (John’s Mom, Mrs. Mals)
*What happened in the book A Case of Stripes?  *Did you eat your Lima beans?
*Who is our new Superkid?(Alf). *What does Alf like to do and see?  (Alf likes to go on adventures and he like ants, apples, and anteaters)
*Can you write the letter Aa?  What sound does Aa make?
*What are some amazing facts about ants?  (they can lift 20 times their weight; they live in anthills with worker ants, babies, and the queen....)
*What are some amazing facts about anteaters?  (they love to eat ants and termites, they have a long sticky tongue,  their tongue can go out 2 feet...)
*In math, we learned about the numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9.  *Can you write these numbers?  *Can you count out that many items?   *Can you add one more; two more?   *Can you show one less; two less?
*How did you finish this sentence, "Save the turkey, eat more ________"?  *What color feathers did you put on your turkey?
*Can you think of some words that rhyme with bag?

**What do scientists like to do?  (learn about things, investigate, and do experiments)
*We did a pumpkin experiment.  *Do pumpkins float?  (yes)  *If you cut a pumpkin in half, does it still float?  (yes)
*Did you enjoy investigating the pumpkins and gourds?
*Our sight words for the week are:  the, of, and, a.
*Can you come up with a sentence with each of our sight words?  Example:  The bird has pretty feathers.
*Can you find our sight words in a book?  *Can you find our sight words on a sign?
*How did you answer this sentence, "Thank you Jesus for...."
*Can you write the numbers 0 - 10?  
*Would you rather have 0 pieces of fruit or 3 pieces of fruit?  *Why?
*What is the ending sound that you hear in these words - bug, hug, lug, mug?  (/g/)
*Can you think of some words that start with the hard Gg sound?  (gum, golly, garbage, goat,....)
*What number did the wheel land on when you spun our number wheel?
*We went to a prayer service on Wednesday morning.  *What grades led the prayer service?  (Grades 1 and 7)
*What are our 5 senses?  (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smelling)
*What was the mystery object that you were challenged to figure out using only your sense of touch?  (a Lego brick, a penny, a cotton ball)

 

*What was your favorite part of our ABC Fashion Show?  *Did you enjoy walking the red carpet to show off your letter shirt?  *Everyone did an amazing job!!!
*What does it mean to show more?  (Example - if you have 3 cups, what is one more?)
*What does it mean to show fewer/less?  (Example - if you have 4 cups, what is one less/fewer)
*We are learning about the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  *Can you write these numbers?  *Can you show 5 items, 4 items, 3 items, 2 items, 1 item, 0 items?  *Can you show one or two more?  *What is your new number?  *Can you show one or two less/fewer?
*Can you think of some words that start with the same beginning sound as "Golly"?  
*What type of animal is our new Superkid, Golly?  (a dog)
*What does Golly like to do?
*What special project did we make in art class?  (a Halloween card)
*How did your answer this question, A spider would make a __________pet, because________________?
*How many legs does a spider have?  (8)  *Are spiders insects?  (no)  *What are spiders?  (Arachnids)
*What is the difference between a spider web and a cob web?  (a spider web is a web that a spider makes and it still has the spider in it - a cob web is a web without a spider in it)
*What Halloween center did you enjoy the most?  (painting an ornament, playing BINGO, the spider and eyeball blowing race, the ring toss, the eyeball and eraser toss, pin the head on the skelton, making and eating the Spookly snack, building a fence to keep your Creepy Carrots in)
*What was your favorite Boo Bash activity?
*Did you enjoy planning the spinning wheel graphing game?  *Where did the wheel land when you spun it?  (on the spider, candy, witch, Frankenstein,....)
*Who celebrated our All Saints Day school mass?  (Fr. Michael)  
*What did the 8th graders dress up as during the school mass?  (their favorite Saints)
*Who is a Saint?  (a person who is in heaven and who lived a very holy life, taught others, and loved God and Jesus with all their hearts while they lived on Earth)

 

*Did you enjoy singing and dancing with our music teacher, Mrs. Silvernale?  *What was your favorite song?
*Can you share your Let's Find Out booklet with your family?  What are some of the colors of the leaves that we see during the season of fall?  (red, yellow, orange, brown)
*What is the name of the trees that stay green all year round, during all four seasons?  (evergreen trees)
*What are the names of the four seasons?  (spring, summer, fall, winter)  *Which season is your favorite?  
*Why are the roots so important for a tree or plant?  (because the roots help keep the tree and plants attached to the ground and the roots are like straws and suck up water from the ground into the tree or plant)
*Can you show five crayons?  *What is one less?  (4)
*Can you show three crayons?  *Take away two crayons, how many crayons do you have left?  (1)
*Keep practicing one more and one less.
*In the book The Legend of Spookley The Square Pumpkin, how did Spookly save the day?  (he blocked the hole in the fence so that the other pumpkins could not roll into the water)  
*Why was Spookley able to to block the hole in the fence?  (because Spookley is square shaped and did not roll like the round pumpkins did)
*When we pray the rosary, who is it a special prayer to?  (Our Blessed Mother, Mary)
 

*We finished our ABC Bootcamp with the letter Zz.  *What sound does the letter Zz make?  *Can you write all of the letters of the alphabet?  
*Have you started to work on your letter shirt for our ABC Fashion Show?  (Reminder to parents - our Fashion Show is on Tuesday, October 29th at 2:00)
*Put out 5 blocks/  *Can you show one more? (6)  *Can you show two more? (7)  *Do this again with another number.
*Can you think of some words that end with --op?  *What words rhyme with cop?  (mop, sop, lop,...)
*Can you think of some words that end with --ot?  *What words rhyme with lot?  (bot, cot, dot,....)
*What did you use to make your Creepy Carrot?  *How do you think our lockers look decorated with our Creepy Carrots?
*Did you enjoy walking with your mass buddy at the Cancer Awareness Walk?  
*How many laps did we walk?  (2 laps)  

*Vv is for volcano.   *Did you enjoy watching our big volcano erupt?  *How did you make your mini volcano erupt?  (pouring vinegar into a cup filled with baking soda)
*What did the vinegar smell like?  
*Which of our 5 senses did you use when we did our experiment?  (Sight, smell, hearing, touch)
*Can you think of a number that is bigger (larger or greater than) 5?
*Do you think  fire fighters are brave?  *Why or why not?
*What are some tools that a fire fighter uses?
*What number do you call if there is ever an emergency?  (911)
*If there was ever an emergency at your house, where would you meet your family if you were separated?  *Where is your family meeting spot?
*Who is the second Superkid that we have met?  (Oswald)  
*What does Oswald like to do? (Learn about animals, especially “odd” animals)
*we learned about the letters Vv, Ww, Xx, and Yy.  *Can you practice writing these letters?   *What sounds do these letters make?  
*What was your favorite part of our week?

*We learned that this year we will be scientists.  *What do scientists do?  (observe, look at, things around them)
*Scientists work with other scientists to do what?  (find out more about what they observe)
*Our letters of the week are Rr, Ss, Tt, and Uu.  *Can you write these letters?  *What sounds do these letters make?  *Can you find these letters in a book or a sign?  *What pictures did you draw in your ABC Letter Book?  
*What part of the apple did we peel before we made our applesauce?  (the skin)
*Did you find it easier to use the apple peeler or to cut the apple slices into smaller pieces?
*Did you taste the applesauce?  (Yes, everyone did)
*Do you like your applesauce smooth or chunky?  Hot or cold?  *Sweet or not sweet?
*What colors did you use to paint your apple?  (red, yellow, green)
*We did an apple tasting.  *Did you enjoy eating all three apples?  *Which apple did you like the best?  *Share your results with your parents.
*We measured ourselves with apples.  *How many apples tall are you? (10, 11, 12)
*We learned about St Francis.  *Was St Francis a follower of Jesus?  (yes). *Are you a follower of Jesus? (yes). *Who did St Francis love with all of his heart? (God, animals, nature, all people)
*Who celebrated our school mass?  (Fr Peter and Fr Joe)
*What special treat did Fr Joe share with us in honor of the Feast Day of St Francis? (Ice cream)
 

*On Monday, we met our new music teacher, Ms. Silvernale.  *Did you have fun singing and dancing in music class?  *Did you have a favorite song?
*Thank you to everyone who shared their All About Me bags.  Everyone did an amazing job talking about their favorite things.  *We talked about using our strong, confident voice when we share something with others.  *As listeners we practiced giving the person who was sharing their attention and let them do the talking.
*Can you write the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5?  *Remember to always start at the top.
*We have been learning about things that "go together".  
*What are some things that go/belong in the kitchen?  (stove, cups, casserole dishes, food,......)
*What are some things that go with carrots?  (peas, broccoli, corn,...)
*Who came into school to teach us about being healthy and exercising?  (Caleb's Dad, Coach Hairston)
*What was your favorite drill that we did with Coach Hairston?
*Can you show and count four of something?  *Can you show and count 5 of something? (please touch the item as you count it)
*Who was Johnny Appleseed?  (a man who lived a long, long time ago, he loved all animals and nature, he always carried appleseeds with him, he planted miles and miles of apple trees,.....)
*In our ABC Bootcamp we learned about the letters Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, and Qq.  *What sounds do these letters make?  *Can you write these letters?
*What story did Senior D share with us during Spanish?  (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
*Can you share your Johnny Appleseed book with your parents?
*Can you share your Poetry Notebook with your family?  
*What are the things that good readers do?  (look at the words, point at the words as they read them, do your best)
 

*What did Anna bring into school to share with us?  Hint - It was hanging from the top of the jar in a chrysalis.  (a caterpillar that transformed into a beautiful butterfly)
*What did we name our butterfly?  (Butter - because it is a nickname for butterfly and we were not sure if it was a boy or a girl)
*Were you excited to release Butter after the wings dried?
*We are learning about the letters Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll this week.  *Can you write these letters and say the sound that they make?  
*What are some of the words and pictures that you drew in your ABC book for these letters?
*Our first Superkid, Cass, loves to cook yummy casseroles.  She uses lots of tools from her kitchen to make them.  *Do you remember what a colander is?  (a colander is a bowl with lots of holes that water drips through)
*DId you enjoy seeing and hearing the water dripping through the colander?  *Have you ever used a colander at home?
*What special treat did we have to celebrate the letter Ii?  (vanilla ice cream)
*What did we learn about in Spanish with Senior D?  (color words in Spanish)
*Please practice the concepts of top, middle, and bottom with your child.