Kinder News,
Hello, kinder families! We've had an incredible two weeks. The children have again earned a gem celebration for their exemplary behavior- they've been kind, safe, and responsible. We're so proud of their achievements!
Important Dates:
Monday, October 28: Pumpkin Week Starts
Wednesday, October 30: ECO at Harrison Field 1:30-2:30
Monday, October 28-November 1 PUMPKIN WEEK
Tuesday, October 29th-We are walking to Kellogg-Hubbard Library at 11:30
Thursday, November 7: Early Release Day
Friday, November 8: Caregiver Conferences No School
Friday Mornings 8:45-9:15 Mr. French’s Class Visits (Fourth Grade Buddies)
ECO:
We have ECO on Wednesday, October 30th. ECO, or Environmental and Community Outreach, is an educational program that teaches students about the environment and community. We will walk to Harrison Field from 1:30 to 2:30. Please help your child dress for the weather.
Literacy Snapshot:
Letters/letter Sounds -g,d,s,e,r
Learning all about Vowels
We started using our writing journals
Letter Formation lowercase letters
Heart words - me, I, the
Learned about nouns and the subject of the sentence
Sentences are complete thoughts
Practiced ending sentence punctuation
Wrote a sentence about a place we think is fun
Some Books we read:
Mother Bruce
My Lucky Day
Mr. Putter and Tabby Row the Boat
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
Pumpkin Soup
Words are not for Hurting
Too Many Pumpkins
Math Snapshot:
Counted by 10s to 100
Practice counting in the teens
Practiced Proper Number Formation 0-10
Played double dice number search addition
Practiced counting to 100
Started using ten frames to represent a number
Continued our work with teen numbers 11-16
Teen adding 10+some more
Science/SS/SEL Snapshot:
Germ Safety
Fire Safety (Please remember to check your fire alarms!)
Finished our Apple Journals
Pumpkin Art
Fire Truck Art
Understanding Feelings with Mrs. Ronci (Social Emotional Learning)
Pumpkin Life Cycles
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What did you learn about fire safety?
Does your family have a fire safety plan?
How long should you wash your hands?
What is one strategy you can use when using two dice?
Fire Fighter Visit
Apple Tree Engineer Project
