DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Monday, Oct 31st—Halloween Party
-Tuesday, Nov 1st—No School—Professional Dev.
-Thursday, Nov 10th—No School—Conferences
-Monday, Nov 14th—Delayed Start
-Tuesday, Nov 15th—No School—Deer Day
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Claydon Ingleright. Claydon enjoys riding his bike, skateboarding, playing baseball, and jumping on his trampoline. Claydon’s favorite place to go on vacation is Kalahari and he would like to be a firefighter when he grows up. Congratulations to Claydon on being Student of the Week!!
READING:
We have briefly introduced ALL of the letters of the alphabet, and now we will begin a more in-depth approach as we focus on a letter each week. This week we will be focusing on the Letter M and the sightword the. Our focus book for comprehension and vocabulary this week is Mouse Mess. We will also be reading several books about Monsters to help us learn about the letter M and get into the Halloween spirit! This week I will be launching Literacy Stations with the students. Students will be divided up into small groups of 3’s and they will travel throughout the classroom working at various stations with their team. I will be supporting and guiding the students as they work cooperatively within their teams. This is a hands-on approach to literacy and teaches the students independence and accountability. In a few weeks, after the students become familiar with the routine and expectations, then I will be pulling small groups of students to work on specific skills and strategies. We are beginning to ‘set the stage’ for incorporating the CAFÉ Reading Strategies, Read-to-Self, and Partner Reading, which we will gradually be introducing in the coming months.
ASSESSMENTS:
The next few weeks I will be assessing the students’ learning in preparation for Report Cards and Parent Teacher Conferences. In Kindergarten, the majority of our assessments are completed one-on-one. Please remind your child to always to their best at school. I look forward to sharing with you at conferences!
WRITING:
This week we will be reading The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything. We will be reenacting the story together as we talk about Organization. We will also be writing and illustrating 2 more class books, There’s An ____ Under My Bed & There’s A ____ In My Closet, which you will be able to check out at conferences. We will also complete an interactive writing together (Drawing a Monster) as the students work on identifying rhymes and practice adding details. We will finish up our October Journals this week, which I will save to share with you at conferences.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will read several stories related to Halloween and Pumpkins. On Thursday, we will be carving a jack-o-lantern together and counting the seeds. We will begin learning about ‘our democratic right to vote’ and what that means as we ‘vote’ on what kind of mouth to give our jack-o-lantern.
MATH:
This week we will work on ordinal numbers (first, second, third . . . ) and continue to practice writing numbers, counting objects, and matching the total to the corresponding number. Students will also be using a balance to weigh pumpkins and gourds and we will use ‘inchworms’ to measure different lengths of monster feet.
MOBILE DENTIST:
Just a reminder that the Mobile Dentist will be at our school on November 7th & 8th. Please return your forms ASAP if you are interested in having your child seen by the Mobile Dentist.
HALLOWEEN PARTY:
Snack Sign-Up
1 dozen plain doughnuts- Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts- Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts- Xavier Ramon
1 can of white frosting- Camden Powell
1 can of white frosting- Camden Powell
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles- Maisie Eling
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles- Baylie Eisenga
1 bag of candy corn- Ali Wright
1 bag of candy corn- Kaden Abrahamson
1 large bottle of apple juice - Aiden Shepardson
1 large bottle of apple juice - Blayn Hughston
1 large bag of cheese popcorn- Ali Wright
1 large bag of cheese popcorn- Tyler Hubbard
2 dozen plastic knives- Mattalyn Canfield
Halloween plates (24)- Kasey Shank
Halloween cups (24)- Taylor Agar
Parent Volunteers for the morning of October 31st
Amanda Ramon, Karen Abrahamson, Cassie Shepardson,
Jessica Ouwinga, Kristen Hughston, Roxanne Eisenga, Kristin Shank
Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag; we will be dressing at school and then changing back into our regular clothes for the afternoon. We ask that children NOT bring any items to school that would appear to be a weapon such as knives, guns, or swords.
Parent volunteers should plan to arrive right away in the morning around 8:00. I will need parents to help set up activities in the lunchroom as well as help students change into their costumes.
We will start our Kindergarten parade around 8:45 and our activities in the lunchroom will be from 9:00-10:30.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Newletter Updates - Week of October 10th
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Friday, Oct 14th—Fire Dept Presentation
-Friday, Oct 14th—Book Orders Due
-Monday, Oct 31st—Halloween Party
-Tuesday, Nov 1st—No School-Professional Dev.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Aiden Shepardson. Aiden enjoys playing football and baseball, watching movies, and playing video games. He would like to be a football player for the Detroit Lions when he grows up. Congratulations to Aiden on being Student of the Week!
ELEMENTARY TITLE 1 NIGHT:
Thanks to all who were able to come out for our Title 1 Night—it was great to see so many families engaged in the activities!
FIRE SAFETY PRESENTATION:
This Friday, October 14th, we will have volunteer firefighters from the McBain Community Fire Dept. coming in to talk with the Kindergarten classes about fire safety. Our classroom will be going outside at 9:30 for a tour of the fire truck and then be going to the elementary lunchroom for a short presentation. You are welcome to join us!!
NEEDED:
Please send in:
**a medium-large sized empty cereal box for your child to use as a book box
for their ‘good fit’ books AND
**a gallon milk jug (empty & rinsed) for us to use for an upcoming art
project. We’ll be needing these items in a couple of weeks, but you can
start sending them in any time.
Thanks so much!
CD PLAYERS/HEADPHONES:
I’m looking for a couple more walk-man’s/personal CD players for the students to use in the listening center, as well as extra headphones. I’ve exhausted my supply from my closets at home, and with all of the new technology out there, I was thinking that some of you might have these items in a garage sale pile that you’d be willing to donate?? If you do, please send them in; we could put them to good use in the classroom!
READING:
This week we will be reading the book Big and Little as we practice identifying and naming opposites. Our focus letters this week are L, U, Q, & F.
WRITING:
This week we will complete several journal pages; we will be drawing a rainbow and practice using our offices to write color words; we will also draw and write about a fire truck, and practice drawing pictures using shapes. We have been working on including at least 3 details in our drawings and trying to write the ‘first sounds’ we hear in words.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
October is Fire Prevention Month. We will be learning about fire safety and prevention the next couple of weeks. This week we will wrap up our Science Unit on Living and Non-living Things and on Tuesday we will take our unit assessment.
MATH:
This week we will work on identifying, ordering, and writing numbers 1-6. We will also continue to work on patterning, sorting, and graphing using pattern blocks. I’m getting ready to begin assessing the students for report cards. For this first quarter, the goal is for students to be able to count 1-25 orally, count 10 objects, recognize the four basic shapes, sort objects by color, and create an AB pattern.
HALLOWEEN PARTY:
Our Halloween Party is scheduled for Monday, October 31st. We will spend the morning doing activities in the elementary lunchroom with all of the Kindergarten classes. I’ve included the sign-up list for volunteers and supplies.
Snack Sign-Up
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 can of white frosting Camden Powell
1 can of white frosting Camden Powell
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles Maisie Eling
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles Baylie Eisenga
1 bag of candy corn Ali Wright
1 bag of candy corn Kaden Abrahamson
1 large bottle of apple juice Aiden Shepardson
1 large bottle of apple juice Blayn Hughston
1 large bag of cheese popcorn Ali Wright
1 large bag of cheese popcorn Tyler Hubbard
2 dozen plastic knives Mattalyn Canfield
Halloween plates (24) Kasey Shank
Halloween cups (24) Taylor Agar
Parent Volunteers for the morning of October 31st
Amanda Ramon, Karen Abrahamson, Cassie Shepardson, Jessica Ouwinga, Kristen Hughston, Roxanne Eisenga, Kristin Shank
*Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag; we will be dressing at school and then changing back into our regular clothes for the afternoon.
*Parent volunteers should plan to arrive right away in the morning around 8:00. I will need parents to help set up activities in the lunchroom as well as help students get into their costumes.
*We will start our Kindergarten parade around 8:45 and our activities in the lunchroom will be from 9:00-10:30.
-Friday, Oct 14th—Fire Dept Presentation
-Friday, Oct 14th—Book Orders Due
-Monday, Oct 31st—Halloween Party
-Tuesday, Nov 1st—No School-Professional Dev.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Aiden Shepardson. Aiden enjoys playing football and baseball, watching movies, and playing video games. He would like to be a football player for the Detroit Lions when he grows up. Congratulations to Aiden on being Student of the Week!
ELEMENTARY TITLE 1 NIGHT:
Thanks to all who were able to come out for our Title 1 Night—it was great to see so many families engaged in the activities!
FIRE SAFETY PRESENTATION:
This Friday, October 14th, we will have volunteer firefighters from the McBain Community Fire Dept. coming in to talk with the Kindergarten classes about fire safety. Our classroom will be going outside at 9:30 for a tour of the fire truck and then be going to the elementary lunchroom for a short presentation. You are welcome to join us!!
NEEDED:
Please send in:
**a medium-large sized empty cereal box for your child to use as a book box
for their ‘good fit’ books AND
**a gallon milk jug (empty & rinsed) for us to use for an upcoming art
project. We’ll be needing these items in a couple of weeks, but you can
start sending them in any time.
Thanks so much!
CD PLAYERS/HEADPHONES:
I’m looking for a couple more walk-man’s/personal CD players for the students to use in the listening center, as well as extra headphones. I’ve exhausted my supply from my closets at home, and with all of the new technology out there, I was thinking that some of you might have these items in a garage sale pile that you’d be willing to donate?? If you do, please send them in; we could put them to good use in the classroom!
READING:
This week we will be reading the book Big and Little as we practice identifying and naming opposites. Our focus letters this week are L, U, Q, & F.
WRITING:
This week we will complete several journal pages; we will be drawing a rainbow and practice using our offices to write color words; we will also draw and write about a fire truck, and practice drawing pictures using shapes. We have been working on including at least 3 details in our drawings and trying to write the ‘first sounds’ we hear in words.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
October is Fire Prevention Month. We will be learning about fire safety and prevention the next couple of weeks. This week we will wrap up our Science Unit on Living and Non-living Things and on Tuesday we will take our unit assessment.
MATH:
This week we will work on identifying, ordering, and writing numbers 1-6. We will also continue to work on patterning, sorting, and graphing using pattern blocks. I’m getting ready to begin assessing the students for report cards. For this first quarter, the goal is for students to be able to count 1-25 orally, count 10 objects, recognize the four basic shapes, sort objects by color, and create an AB pattern.
HALLOWEEN PARTY:
Our Halloween Party is scheduled for Monday, October 31st. We will spend the morning doing activities in the elementary lunchroom with all of the Kindergarten classes. I’ve included the sign-up list for volunteers and supplies.
Snack Sign-Up
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 dozen plain doughnuts Xavier Ramon
1 can of white frosting Camden Powell
1 can of white frosting Camden Powell
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles Maisie Eling
1 bottle of Halloween sprinkles Baylie Eisenga
1 bag of candy corn Ali Wright
1 bag of candy corn Kaden Abrahamson
1 large bottle of apple juice Aiden Shepardson
1 large bottle of apple juice Blayn Hughston
1 large bag of cheese popcorn Ali Wright
1 large bag of cheese popcorn Tyler Hubbard
2 dozen plastic knives Mattalyn Canfield
Halloween plates (24) Kasey Shank
Halloween cups (24) Taylor Agar
Parent Volunteers for the morning of October 31st
Amanda Ramon, Karen Abrahamson, Cassie Shepardson, Jessica Ouwinga, Kristen Hughston, Roxanne Eisenga, Kristin Shank
*Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag; we will be dressing at school and then changing back into our regular clothes for the afternoon.
*Parent volunteers should plan to arrive right away in the morning around 8:00. I will need parents to help set up activities in the lunchroom as well as help students get into their costumes.
*We will start our Kindergarten parade around 8:45 and our activities in the lunchroom will be from 9:00-10:30.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Newsletter Updates - Week of October 3rd
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Thursday, Oct. 6th—Elementary Title 1 Night
-Friday, Oct. 7th—Progress Reports Home
-Monday, Oct 10th—Delayed Start
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Ali Wright. Ali enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family. Her favorite color is purple and when she grows up, she’d like to be a mom. Congratulations to Ali on being Student of the Week!
**Please remember to send in your child’s student of the week poster ASAP or pick up another copy Thursday evening.
ELEMENTARY TITLE 1 NIGHT:
This year we are combining all of our grade level Title 1 Nights into one Elementary-wide Title 1 Night. This event is scheduled for this Thursday, October 6th. We are asking families to RSVP, so that we can plan for food—Pizza! I encourage you to attend! In addition to dinner being served, each teacher will have specific learning activities set up in their classrooms, as well as handouts and materials for you to take with you to practice important skills at home. There will also be opportunities to enter into a drawing for some great prizes! Please get your RSVPs in ASAP. Hope to see you there!!
PROGRESS REPORTS/DIBELS:
Progress reports will be sent home this Friday with students. We are really beginning to fall into a nice routine here at school and gel together as a class. The progress report will give you an idea of how your child is doing socially and with following the rules and routines at school. You will also receive your child’s DIBELS results for ‘first sound fluency’ and ‘letter naming.’ A couple of things to keep in mind with DIBELS: their score indicates how many correct responses they had in a minute, also it takes time and practice for Kindergartners to learn what the assessor is asking them to do. However, it does give us a starting point as we begin targeting skills and needs. If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress at school, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or stop in.
READING:
This week we will be reading Mice Squeak, We Speak as we work on rhyming, identifying parts of a book, and comprehension skills. Our focus letters this week are I, K, O, & Z. This week we will also begin talking about opposites.
WRITING:
Today we read through our September Journals and talked about how good writers go back and ‘edit’ their work. Students are bringing their journals home today to share with you. Please take some time and look through them with your child. Some things we’ve worked on this month are: drawing a big picture and using at least 3 colors. This week we will begin our October Journals and use the book The Wind Blew to talk about ideas, organization, word choice, and voice.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will be focusing on Fall and the changes that are happening outside. On Friday, we will conduct a sink and float experiment with acorns and graph our results. We will also have a visit from Scrappy the Squirrel (puppet) who will have plenty to share about Fall. We will continue our Unit on Living and Nonliving Things. Last week we learned that all living things grow, change, and move on their own. This week we will learn about what living things ‘need’ to live and grow.
MATH:
This week we will be working on matching and counting objects 1-10, patterning, and sorting. We will also continue to practice naming and identifying shapes and writing our numbers.
-Thursday, Oct. 6th—Elementary Title 1 Night
-Friday, Oct. 7th—Progress Reports Home
-Monday, Oct 10th—Delayed Start
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Ali Wright. Ali enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family. Her favorite color is purple and when she grows up, she’d like to be a mom. Congratulations to Ali on being Student of the Week!
**Please remember to send in your child’s student of the week poster ASAP or pick up another copy Thursday evening.
ELEMENTARY TITLE 1 NIGHT:
This year we are combining all of our grade level Title 1 Nights into one Elementary-wide Title 1 Night. This event is scheduled for this Thursday, October 6th. We are asking families to RSVP, so that we can plan for food—Pizza! I encourage you to attend! In addition to dinner being served, each teacher will have specific learning activities set up in their classrooms, as well as handouts and materials for you to take with you to practice important skills at home. There will also be opportunities to enter into a drawing for some great prizes! Please get your RSVPs in ASAP. Hope to see you there!!
PROGRESS REPORTS/DIBELS:
Progress reports will be sent home this Friday with students. We are really beginning to fall into a nice routine here at school and gel together as a class. The progress report will give you an idea of how your child is doing socially and with following the rules and routines at school. You will also receive your child’s DIBELS results for ‘first sound fluency’ and ‘letter naming.’ A couple of things to keep in mind with DIBELS: their score indicates how many correct responses they had in a minute, also it takes time and practice for Kindergartners to learn what the assessor is asking them to do. However, it does give us a starting point as we begin targeting skills and needs. If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress at school, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or stop in.
READING:
This week we will be reading Mice Squeak, We Speak as we work on rhyming, identifying parts of a book, and comprehension skills. Our focus letters this week are I, K, O, & Z. This week we will also begin talking about opposites.
WRITING:
Today we read through our September Journals and talked about how good writers go back and ‘edit’ their work. Students are bringing their journals home today to share with you. Please take some time and look through them with your child. Some things we’ve worked on this month are: drawing a big picture and using at least 3 colors. This week we will begin our October Journals and use the book The Wind Blew to talk about ideas, organization, word choice, and voice.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will be focusing on Fall and the changes that are happening outside. On Friday, we will conduct a sink and float experiment with acorns and graph our results. We will also have a visit from Scrappy the Squirrel (puppet) who will have plenty to share about Fall. We will continue our Unit on Living and Nonliving Things. Last week we learned that all living things grow, change, and move on their own. This week we will learn about what living things ‘need’ to live and grow.
MATH:
This week we will be working on matching and counting objects 1-10, patterning, and sorting. We will also continue to practice naming and identifying shapes and writing our numbers.
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