KM Happenings

Upcoming dates to remember:

10/12-no school

10/16-K field trip to the Bolton Safety Building

10/23-early release/Dress Up Parade 9:30am

10/28-Pumpkin Decorating 10:30-11:15

This Week In KM

Fundations: Letters we have introduced: t,b,f,n,m,i,u,c,o. 

This week we used our magnetic tile boards to do letter matching and letter sound practice. We also started our ABC poem books where we read a poem for each letter and listen for words that start with that letter sound. We highlight those words and then color the picture. 

Heggerty: We are starting to work on the following phonological and/or phonemic awareness skills each day:

• Rhyme repetition 

• Blending 2 and 3 syllable words 

• Segmenting 2 and 3 syllable words

• Initial phoneme isolation

• Ending phoneme isolation 

• Adding/deleting syllables 

ELA: This week we in EL we took a close look at the toys in our classroom. We learned how to describe toys by their attributes. With a partner we talked about the size, shape, color, and texture of the toy. We are learning a lot of new vocabulary as we discuss our toys. As part of our EL work we are also learning about the toys that we prefer and the toys that are classmates prefer. We learned the definition of prefer and went through examples of items or foods that we prefer and gave a reason why. We used the sentence frame, I prefer  __________ because_________. For example, we would say to our partner, "I prefer summer because I like going to the beach. 

Literacy Centers:

• Roll and Write

• t, b, f beginning sound write the room

• letter i and o poem pages

• pumpkin beginning sound/writing game

• apple life cycle 

• parts of an apple craft and labeling 

Math: This week we introduced two new workplaces that are helping us practice our combinations of 5. We played Beat You to 5 which is partner game that involves using a spinner and adding that # of unifix cubes to the game board until you get to 5. We also used 5 double sided counters to shake and see how many red and how many yellow we got to make 5. In Number Corner our calendar is showing us 2 ABCD patterns with fall leaves. The first is a color pattern (red, green, yellow, brown) and the other is the direction of the leaf (up, to the right, down, to the left). 

Math workplaces: 

• Geoboards

• Pattern blocks

• Polydrons

• Beat You To Five

• 5 Double Sided Counters 

Science: 

• Life Cycle of an Apple 

* If your child is absent, tardy, or has a dismissal change please use PickUp Patrol and email cmurray3@nrsd.net and abraaten@nrds.net. If it’s a consistent change (ie. pick-up every Thursday), one communication to all stating this is fine. Health questions should go to Rebecca Carle, rcarle@nrsd.net. Anything that is simply classroom related (family news, having a tough day, classroom questions, etc) should go to myself and Mrs. Braaten. 

Your child's red folder will go between home and school every day. Please check their folder daily and send it back to school back each day. If your child is getting school lunch, please circle their choice on the lunch menu in their folder. 

Please pack a snack and labeled water bottle everyday. Snacks must be peanut nut and nut free as we eat in the classroom, peanut butter and nuts are fine to pack for lunch. It's best to separate your child's snack from their lunch.

Please keep your child's extra clothes updated with weather appropriate options. We go through a lot of socks and pants during the winter and early spring days! 

We have PE on C days. Please have your child wear sneakers to school for PE (sneakers are great all days, especially for recess!)