Apples to Apples

This week's theme is all about apples.  We will also be introduced to Johnny Appleseed.  Thanks to our field trip we will have the tools necessary to make a yummy fall treat on Friday.  We will continue to talk about shapes but we will also work on some graphing.  Our letter of the week will be B.  We seem to be catching on to our phonetic skills and B was a lot easier to list works than A was.  Our literacy selection this week includes:

Looking for toys!

Hi Folks,

I am sending out a general email looking for any toys that may be lying around that your children do not use anymore.  I am in need of Potato Heads and pieces...Lego blocks or anything like it...Play-doh and toys.  Also if anyone want's to help by making play-doh at home to donate to class, it would be greatly appreciated.  I have some great recipes for seasonal dough that become a sensory experience.  Please let me know.

What Will I Wear?

This week's theme is all about weather, and we kicked it off with a visit from Kevin Skarupa, a meteorologist from WMUR!  He explained how weather works and talked a bit about the planets.  And I didn't have to read my science book today because he did it for me.  He read "Cloudette", which is a super sweet book about a little cloud that want's to be as important as the big clouds.

We also will focus on the long A sound, as in April.  Our sight words this week will include are, at, and as. In math we will continue to learn about shapes.  Check out the pictures we made today using a circle, rectangle, and triangle.  Below are the books we will be reading out loud.  After lunch I read aloud a chapter book and I have started the Magic Tree House series.  I was hoping someone out there would have the books I am missing and let me borrow them.  Please let me know.  Lastly next week is our trip to the apple orchard and our theme is all about apples.  We will be making applesauce, and I will be asking for apples.  2 from each child.  If you are okay with it I will just keep 2 apples from the trip.

What's My Name

This week's theme is all about the first word your child can read...their name!  Also we start our letter of the week with a focus on the short A sound.  We are beginning our unit on shapes for math.  We will continue to work on counting in different languages as well.  Our sight words this week will include "a" and "am".  Please practice finding these words when you read aloud to them.  You should try to read to your child a minimum of 30 minutes each week.  Also, please check file folders.  There is homework this week due Friday.  Also a notice about Yoga/Dance went home and needs to be returned ASAP.

Reading this week will include the following books:

Miss Christine's Kinder Kids

First of all I would like to start this post by saying tank you to the parents who attended orientation last night.  I hope i was personally able to answer any questions or concerns you might have about the kindergarten program.  For those of you who were unable to make it, there are some important papers in your child's file folder to help catch you up.

This week our theme is simply "Welcome to Kindergarten".  We will continue to get to know one another, explore the new classroom layout, and create classroom rules.

Literature this week will feature the following books:

Also I would like to mention that I will be out on Friday for my anniversary.  Due to that our Scholastic orders will be due on Monday the 14th.  If you are new to Scholatic please consider ordering online, as this will earn us extra points.  Points earn us free books and supplies.

Welcome New Faces.

I wanted to take a moment to welcome our new students and parents to our Kindergarten class.  Some of you may be familiar with how things happen in class, because believe it or not, I am now having siblings from Granite Start alumni.  Even if you have had a child in my class before, please try to make it to our Orientation night Tuesday, September 8th at 6:30.   I can at that time explain any changes you may see, and what you can expect to see.

I feel very eager and ready to take on this year.  I have worked hard to be as organized as I can be.  This year will require your help as well.  You are your child's first teacher in life, and you can help set the stage.  In order to have a child who is happy and engaged in their learning, you need to be active in their education.

As you will see in the tabs above, I lay out our class and my expectations (How we roll).  Also, I have made a list of items we will always accept as donations, and I have added the monthly news letter.

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I really look forward to working with your children this year.  It's going to be the best yet!