DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Tues., Nov.14th—Thanksgiving Meal for Hot Lunch
-Wed., Nov. 15th—No School—Deer Day
-Friday, Nov.17th—K Thanksgiving Activities—am
-Monday, Nov. 20th—Delayed Start
-Tuesday, Nov.21st—Cutting Up Veggies—am
-Wednesday, Nov. 22nd—Stone Soup Feast—pm
-Thursday, Nov.23rd—Thanksgiving
-Friday, Nov. 24th—No School—Thanksgiving Break
-Saturday, Nov. 25th—PTO Craft Show
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:
Thank you for taking the time to come in a meet with me for conferences. I really enjoyed meeting with each of you and I am confident that together we can build a great academic foundation for your child:)
STONE SOUP:
In celebration of Friendship and Thanksgiving, we will be making and sharing Stone Soup together next week. As in the story of Stone Soup, everyone will bring an item to contribute to our soup and then work together to create a delicious meal. On Friday, we will be trading among the Kindergarten classes to obtain all of the ingredients we need for our soup. Please remember to bring your ingredient (a head of cabbage, an onion, or a bag of baby carrots) by this Thursday. I’m attaching the other sign-ups to the newsletter as a reminder for those of you who graciously signed up to provide supplies and food for our feast and festivities.
WINTER DRESS:
It looks like the cold weather is here to stay! We go outside 3 times a day, so please be sure to send your child with everything they need to stay warm outside. Please send them to school dressed for recess, as they go outside first thing in the morning; also be sure to send in shoes for them to wear in the classroom.
READING:
This week our class will be reading stories about the sounds we hear in our neighborhoods and communities. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
· Vocabulary—listen & volume—Go outside together and invite your child to listen to the sounds in your neighborhood. Talk about what makes the sound and describe the volume of the sound.
· Sightword—and & but—Write the words and & but, then have your child trace them. Have your child search for them and circle their sightwords in the newspaper or junk mail.
· Category Words—sound words—Sit outside together and listen to different sounds. Ask your child to identify what is making the sound and ask them to describe the sound.
· Phonics—Letter Nn—Search for objects that begin or end with the letter n, such as nails and pan. Write the words on sticky notes and have your child put the notes on each object.
WRITING:
Last week we took a nature walk and then sketched, labeled, and wrote about the items we collected. This week we will continue to practice writing like Scientists as we practice zooming in with our pictures. We will also complete a couple of journal pages—we will write about something we ‘want’ and tell about what we would be willing to ‘trade’ for it; we will also write about a ‘safety tip.’
MATH:
This week we will play several games that involve ordering numbers. We will learn a new game called ‘Monster Squeeze’ which involves identifying a mystery number on a number line. This is a game that students can also play on their ipads and is always a favorite! We will also incorporate several Thanksgiving activities into our math tubs the next 2 weeks.
SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will read several informational texts related to the Pilgrims and learn how they endured many hardships. We will also compare and contrast their lifestyles then, to our lifestyle now. We will continue to discuss wants, needs, and fair trades as we prepare to make our fair trades for our stone soup ingredients on Friday. With the opening day of deer season, we will also be talking about Gun Safety. We met Eddie Eagle who teaches children what to do if they ever find a gun lying around: Stop, Don’t Touch, Leave the Area, Tell an Adult!
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