Week of 10/28

We have an exciting week ahead of us with Cornerstone, a trip to the Makerspace, and the Halloween parade & party on Thursday!

Blue Bags
There will be no Blue Bags this week due to the Union School District No Homework Night on Halloween. 

Halloween

Please send your children to school on Thursday dressed in their Halloween costumes. We will have a school-wide parade at 8:30 on the blacktop in front of rooms 7, 8, and 9. Please remember that children's costumes cannot include weapons of any kind or fake blood, and masks can only be warn for the parade. Afterwards, children will return to K2 for special Halloween-themed centers. The fun ends at approximately 10:00, when we will return to a "normal" school day. If your child is going to Extended Care or other day cares after the party, you will want to pack an extra bag for party items and costume pieces.

Language Arts

Our letters this week are Uu and Vv. Our sight words are he and it. Including this week's words, we have now introduced fourteen sight words that your children should recognize: I, see, me, like, a, can, to, go, the, am, at, he, is and it. Your children should be using these words to both read and write simple sentences like "I can go to the store." or "I see my mom." Please encourage them to read the sentences to you each week that come home in the Wednesday envelope.

Our stories this week will be Halloween-themed.

Math

We are spending the next couple of weeks reinforcing number concepts. These include knowing what one more and one less than a number is, recognizing written numbers to 10, recognizing instantly how many dots are on a ten frame, and counting objects.

Science/STEAM

We wrapped up our unit on pumpkins last Friday with pumpkin-themed STEAM centers. Children measured height and circumference of their pumpkins, and counted the ribs on their pumpkins. They also dissected a pumpkin. Additionally, they constructed bridges that could support a small pumpkin. Finally, they carved a virtual pumpkin using the Quiver app. Hopefully, you were able to view the Google album I sent of Friday's activities. It was a fun day of exploration and learning!

Upcoming

Conferences:
I am looking forward to meeting with each of you beginning Monday, November 4th for your child's conference. All conferences will be held in the classroom.  To confirm your conference time, please click here. Please note that you can no longer edit this form. If you need to change your conference time, please email me.

Friendship Feast:

The Friendship Feast will be on Friday, November 22nd at 10:00. If you can take some time off work to join us, this is a pretty fun and special event. We ask each family to send in a dish for the event-- either a traditional Thanksgiving dish or a dish from your family's cultural background.  We always enjoy the wonderful mix of foods that we get.  All the kindergartners will come together for this event, and sing some songs at the beginning. This event is definitely a great photo-op!

This Week's Helpers & Activities:
Monday: Return Blue Bags, Daily 5, Centers (Gomathi & Doreen)
Tuesday: Daily 5, Cornerstone (Jessica), Centers (Lisa & Claire)
Wednesday: Ozobots in the Makerspace, Rhythm & Moves P.E., Music, No Blue Bags
Thursday: Halloween Parade & Party
Friday: Daily 5, STEAM Centers (Suman & Carlene)

Upcoming Events:
Thursday 10/31: Halloween Parade & Party@ 8:30
Nov. 4th-14th: Parent-Teacher Conferences & Early Dismissal
Monday, 11/11: No School: Veteran's Day
Friday 11/22: Friendship Feast at 10:00
Thursday 12/19: Nutcracker Performance at 10:00
12/21-01/05: Winter Break