Kinder News,
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Hello kinder families! We had an amazing two weeks. The kids earned another gem celebration for being kind, safe and responsible. We will have a show and tell day on Monday, October 17th. The kids may bring something from home to tell us about on Monday morning (it should fit in their bags). Please help your child practice what they might want to tell us!
Important Dates:
Monday, October 17th Show and Tell Day
Monday, October 17th Picture Day
Tuesday, October 18th ECO at Harrison Field 8:45-10:45 (rainy low 30s high 50s)
Friday, October 28th No School Parent Teacher Conferences (here to sign up)
Monday, October 31st Pumpkin Day (small pumpkin)
Friday Mornings 8:45-9:15 Mr. French’s Class Visits (Fourth Grade Buddies)
Apple/Pumpkin Farm Stand Store
Pumpkin Day Donations:
We will have pumpkin day on October 31. We will use pumpkins for math, literacy and science! We are looking for small pumpkin donations…the smaller the better! Each child needs their own pumpkin.. extra donations are greatly appreciated. The kids can also wear orange to school for Pumpkin Harvest Day!
ECO:
We have ECO on Tuesday, October 18th. We will walk over to Harrison at 8:30-10:30. Please make sure you help your child dress for the weather (rainy low 37 high 53). We go to ECO every other Tuesday. Future ECO DATES for 2022 include 11/1, 11/15, 11/29, and 12/13. We typically do not go out in January.
Literacy Snapshot:
Letters/letter Sounds -A, B, C, D, H, J, M, N. O, P, S, T, V
Learning all about Vowels
Name work/Writing our names with the first letter uppercase and the rest lowercase
Letter Formation
Heart words - A, I , the
We are each making a thankful book
Practiced learning other peoples’ names
Labeled the room
Used our names to make new words
Writing we worked on revising, asking questions, and adding more to our books
Visited the Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Some Books we read:
Tea Cakes for Tosh
The Girl Who Loved Horses
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
The Apple Pie Book
The Thanksgiving Book
We are each making a gratitude book.
PJ Stuffy Day…everyone is listening to the story The Girl who Loved Horses.
We are Thankful for the sun!
Math Snapshot:
Counted by 10s to 100
Practice counting in the teens
Practiced Proper Number Formation 0-10
Played double dice leaf search addition
Practiced counting to 100
Started using ten frames for representing a number
Continued our work with teen numbers 11-16
Learning about Traditions…we made tea cakes like Tosh!
Science/SS Snapshot:
Life Cycle of an Apple
Apple Cooking
Apple taste testing
Apple graphing
Apple Store
Thanksgiving Book
Traditions Book
Mouse Houses at ECO
Recycling and Composting with John Jose (Guest Speaker from Central Vermont Solid Waste Management)
John Jose Presents Us Our Certificate!
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
Did you like the taste of the tea cakes?
What was your favorite part of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library?
What family tradition did you write about?
What is one strategy you can use when using two dice?
What is your favorite way to eat apples?
Our walk to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library!