Mrs.O'Bryan's

Happy Fall break! What a great and fast week in JK, but I could tell that everyone, kid and teacher alike, was ready for the break. 

We did manage to do a little work this week, but it was a lighter week with it being shorter and focusing on conferences and our upcoming break. We reviewed our letters up to this point with upper and lowercase flashcards, practice their sounds and made them in our sandboxes. We practice our compound words this week. We reviewed what a compound word is, using our hand motion, and then we practiced several. We finished with a cut and paste worksheet as fun review and fine motor practice. We learned about graphing and practiced graphing some fall items on our charts. We did not get to finish this but we will when we return. 

We enjoyed a lot of outside time this week, soaking up this beautiful weather and getting our extra fall break energy out. We returned to Mass this week after a breif break last week. We have moved spots in Mass so that hopefully if we are a little wiggley, talkative or need to take someone to the bathroom we won't be front and center but off to the side and less of a distraction. We celebrated Murphy's birthday this week and will celebrate two more when we return. We also had our first mystery reader. Cameron's grandmother who was visiting from Texas read two books to us: The Pumpkin Thief and The Day the Crayon's became Friends. 

I really enjoyed meeting with each and everyone of you at conferences. I know those 15 minutes go by fast and its likely that afterward you think of several questions you forgot to ask or new ones that developed after processing. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any additional questions or concerns you may have. 

When we return we will dive into our Nocturnal Animals and Halloween Theme. It will be a short week back as well, so one of the main focuses will just be on getting back into our routine. I do expect we will have a compliment party soon. It will likely be the same week as our Halloween party. I would like to start that week with our compliment party and end it with out Halloween party. That is the plan as of now....

I hope everyone has a wonderful relaxing break and I look forward to seeing everyone next Wednesday, October 14th!