Kinder News,
Self-Portraits/Families:
Hello and happy fall! We had a very busy two weeks of school. We filled our gem jar 2X again by following the school rules (We are kind. We are safe. We are responsible.) We had 2 extra choice times in the morning! I have several important dates coming up.
Extra Choice Time
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 5 All School Assembly
Friday, October 6 No School Inservice Day
Monday, October 9 No School Indigenous Peoples Day
Tuesday, October 10 ECO at Harrison Field 11:25-12:25
Tuesday, October 24 ECO at Harrison Field 11:25-12:25
Monday, October 30-November 3 PUMPKIN WEEK
Thursday, November 9 Early Release Day
Pumpkin Day and Apple Donations:
We will have pumpkin week starting October 30. 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. We also need apple donations. We are using apples for science and cooking for the next couple of weeks. Small pumpkins go quickly in the shops! Thank you for your support.
ECO:
We have our second ECO on Tuesday, October 10th. We will walk over to Harrison at 11:25-12:25. Please make sure you help your child dress for the weather. We usually go rain or shine!
ECO with Victoria and Mrs. Bate’s Class
RECESS:
I bring the children out for recess at least twice a day rain or shine. It is very helpful that the children are properly dressed for the weather. Thank you for your help!
Literacy Snapshot:
Letters/Letter sounds -M man /m/, N nut /n/, I itch /i/, U up /u/
Name work/Writing our names with the first letter uppercase and the rest lowercase.
Name puzzles
Letter formation uppercase and lowercase m, n, p, r, all capital frog jump letters.
Beginning Letter sound sorts
Segmenting and deleting syllables.
Some Books we read:
The Family Book
Our Class is a Family
The Apple Pie Book
The Dot
A Busy Year
I Want My Hat Back
Ten Apples up on Top
Math Snapshot:
Counted what was in our counting bags.
Practiced Proper Number Formation 1,2,3 playdough and writing.
Engineering apple trees (balancing and counting)
Played a dice and number match game.
Counting through the teen numbers
Discussed the teen numbers 11-16
Math Menus and windowpanes
Science/SS Snapshot:
Life Cycle of Apple trees
Apple Printing
Engineered harvesting pickers.
Apple Song -singing
Taste Test (red, yellow and green apples)
Fourth Grade Buddies Fridays 8:30-9:00
Self Portraits
Neighborhood Maps/Paper Bag Neighborhoods
Engineers/Apple Pickers
Social Emotional Learning:
School Bus Safety and practice
Fire Drill Safety and practice
Mood Meter Practice
Emotions
Be your Best Self
Bus Safety/Bus Drill Practice
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What is a math windowpane?
Practice making the letter M and N? They are frog jump letters.
Sing the apple song or the pencil grip song!
How many days have we been in school (hint it’s the number after 20)?
What was your favorite apple?
Tell me about the mood meter.
Fourth Grade Buddies
