Can You Believe It's Almost November?

Greetings Kindergarten Families!

Friday’s trip to Wolfe’s Neck Farm was a huge success.  We had great weather, and a lot of fun exploring the barn, feeding the animals, and picking pumpkins.  Thank you to the parent chaperones who joined us. The number of parents who offered to help chaperone thrilled me, we were only able to invite three parents on this trip, but I will need additional chaperones for events throughout the year. 

THIS WEEK:

We will wrap up the theme: Fall Is Here!  We will continue to read and write about autumn. Students will be introduces to the letter Pp and begin learning about syllables (parts of words).  Ask your child to clap the number of syllables in the names of members of your family.  In math students will review patterning, shapes, counting, and more.  In science we will wrap up our discussion of life cycles for the fall.

CONFERENCES:

Don’t miss your parent-teacher conference.  I look forward to meeting with all of you to discuss your child’s progress this year. 

PICTURE RE-TAKES:

School pictures were sent home last week. If your child did not have their picture taken, or you would like to have your child re-take their school picture please complete the form that was sent home and send it to school in your child’s folder.  Picture re-takes will be done on November 1, 2011. 

BLOG:

Check out: http://mrsdeciskindergarten.blogspot.com/ to read additional kindergarten news and pictures from our field trip to Wolfe’s Neck Farm!

DONATIONS:

Our class is in need of:

Lysol/Clorox Wipes

Thanks you for your continued help and support.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 443-8285 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Deci

Wolfe's Neck Farm!

Feeding the hungry goats!

Everyone went inside the chicken coop to feel a freshly laid egg, and feed the chickens.

All the kids loved riding on the tractor.

Look at my Pumpkin!

This is a great pumpkin!

Miss Kristy helped us act out the life cycle of a pumpkin. 

On Friday our class traveled to Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport.  Our class has been learning about pumpkins and this field trip was a great extension to what we have been learning at school.  We couldn't have asked for better weather, and we had a fantastic time!  We explored the barn, and got to pet and feed the many animals inside.  The tractor ride was a big hit, and everyone got to pick their own pumpkin in the field.  Thanks to the parents who joined us, and a BIG thank you to the farmers at Wolfe's Neck for making our visit such a huge success.  Here are some photos from our trip!

Guidance with Mrs. Brinkler

Every Thursday Mrs. Brinkler our Guidance Counselor visits our room and presents students with "challenges".  At the beginning of the school year students have been discussing communication skills.  Students have learned that good communication includes: giving eye contact, listening, not interrupting, and sitting still.  Last week, students began learning about nonverbal communication.  In these pictures students are demonstrating what nonverbal communication might look like if they were confused (picture 1), and if they were excited/happy to see someone (photo 2).

Highlight Of The Week: Wolf's Neck Farm Field Trip!

Mrs. Deci’s Kindergarten News

October 17, 2011

Greetings Kindergarten Families!

THIS WEEK:

We will continue the theme: Fall Is Here!  We will continue to read and write about autumn.  We will also begin to learn about pumpkins as we prepare to visit Wolf’s Neck Farm.  Students will be introduces to the letter Bb and continue to work with rhyme, and compare letters, words and sentences.  In math students will make shape collages, continue to practice counting and identify what number comes before, and or next in a sequence.  In science students will continue to explore life cycles as we learn about pumpkins and how they grow.

CONFERENCES:

Parent – teacher conferences will be held the week of October 24 – 28, 2011.  Please contact me this week if you are unsure when your child’s conference has been scheduled.

FIELD TRIP:

Our class will visit Wolf’s Neck Farm this Friday, October 21, 2011.  We will depart school at 8:50 and return for lunch at 11:15.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  We do not have a rain date, so unless it is pouring, we will try to visit the farm.

BLOG:

Our kindergarten class blog is up and running.  Visit  http://mrsdeciskindergarten.blogspot.com/ to read additional kindergarten news and see pictures of our kindergarten class.  You can also find our regular newsletter and sight word lists on the blog.  Look for pictures from our field trip coming soon!

DONATIONS:

Our class is in need of:

Lysol/Clorox Wipes

Dike-Newell School is holding a food drive.  If you would like to donate a nonperishable item please send it to school with your child.  All items will be given to the Bath Area Food Bank. 

Thanks you for your continued help and support.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 443-8285 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Deci

Look What's Happening This Week!

Mrs. Deci’s Kindergarten News

October 11, 2011

Greetings Kindergarten Families!

THIS WEEK:

We will continue the theme: Fall Is Here!  We will wrap up our exploration of apples, as we read and write about the fall season.  Students will be introduces to the letter Aa and its’ short vowel sound /a/ as in apple.  We will also work with rhyming words, and sentences. Students will begin to look at the difference between letters, words and sentences.  In math students will compare coins, and explore height as we compare students in our class.  We will also begin learning about shapes.  In science students will begin looking at life cycles.  This week we will review the life cycle of an apple. 

PICTURES:

Please send a recent picture of your child to school on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.  This photo will NOT be returned and will be used in a classroom project.

CONFERENCES:

Parent – teacher conferences will be held the week of October 24 – 27, 2011.   Last week I sent reminder slips home in student folders for those parents who signed up for conferences in September.  If you have not yet returned your conference sign up sheet please do so as soon as possible.  I will send a yellow slip home in your child’s folder that will outline your conference date and time.  

FIELD TRIP:

The kindergarten class will be visiting Wolf’s Neck Farm this month.  Permission slips were sent home last week.  Thank you to all families who completed the permission slip and sent it to school with the $ 5.00 admission fee.  If you have not returned this form and the $ 5.00 fee please do so as soon as possible.  It is important that I have ALL forms and money by then end of the week in order to prepare for the trip on the 21^st. 

DONATIONS:

As the temperatures are changing more and more students are coming down with colds and the flu.  I am in need of disinfecting wipes to help clean tables and classroom surfaces.  If you are able, please send in a container of wipes in your child’s backpack. 

Thanks you for your continued help and support.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 443-8285 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Deci

Apples, Apples, Everywhere!

Apple trees, apple trees, oh so tall.

Which apple do you like best of all?

Red, yellow or green

Mrs. Jump

With the change of seasons, students have been exploring apples using all five sense.  Students have looked at, tasted, touched, smelled and listened to the sound of an apple.  Here are some of the GREAT words students came up with to describe an apple:

Crunchy    Crisp   Sweet   Sour   Tart   Juicy   Hard   Red   Yellow   Green   Fresh!

Students voted for their favorite apple and we created an Apple Graph.  Take a look!    

Welcome to October!

 
Greetings Kindergarten Families!

THIS WEEK:

We will continue the theme: Fall Is Here!  Students will read about and discuss the weather in fall as well as activities done during the season.  We will also continue to learn about apples this week.  In language arts students will review the letters Ss, Mm, and Rr, as well as read a sight word book.  In math students will learn about color and shape patterns.  We will also compare coins, work on identifying the numbers 5 - 10, and practice counting. 

VOLUNTEERS:

Thank you to the many parents who offered their time as volunteers in our classroom and for special events like field trips.  I received volunteer forms last Thursday and will be in touch to schedule parent volunteers in our room.  We are still developing routines in our classroom as Title I and other staff members work in our classroom at various times during the day.  It is very important that we solidify daily routines, before adding parent volunteers into the mix.  I will contact you personally when we are in need of a special parent volunteer, and/ or when we are ready to begin having parents in on a weekly basis.  I look forward to having the extra set of hand, and I know my students will enjoy having special guests in our room.

CONFERENCES:

Parent –teacher conferences will be held at the end of the month.  I will be sending home reminder slips for those parents who sighed up for conferences on September 13, 2011 (Open House).  If you have not yet scheduled a time to meet with me, I will send home a form for you to complete and return in your child’s folder.  I will schedule conferences on a first come first serve basis.  As soon as you return the slip to me, I will return it with your conference date and time in your child’s folder. 

NO SCHOOL:

This is a reminder that there is no school on Friday, October 7, 2011 due to a professional development day.  There is also no school on Monday, October 10, 2011 in honor of Columbus Day. 

DONATIONS:

We are in need of the following items:

·       Tissues

·       Lysol/Clorox Wipes

Thanks you for your continued help and support.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 443-8285 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Deci