Check the Shutterfly site- There will be new pictures from Halloween soon :) https://mrsgirbachskindergarten.shutterfly.com **This is also where you'll find volunteer AND event sign ups. Conferences are coming up in November- please use this link to sign up for a conference time- I will meet with every family this time around- to give you an update on your child's progress thus far. Click here to sign up for a conference Theme This Week: Scarecrows Reading: Here are the concepts we will cover in Reading Street this week: Phonics: /s/ spelled Ss Phonemic Awareness: initial and medial /s/ Comprehension: Setting NEW Popcorn Words/Sight Words: have, is Writing: The focus of our lessons this week: writing a 3 page story, planning the story, beginning/middle/end Math: This week we will work on: number stories, pattern block graph, number pairs that add to 10 Here are a few pictures from today :) | THINGS TO PRACTICE AT HOME: 1. Popcorn Words: I, am, the little, a, to, have, is 2. Counting by 1's to 100 3. Counting backwards 4. Name Writing- with one capital letter at the beginning only 5. Letter and Sound indentification 6. Writing letters (upper and lowercase) THINGS SENT HOME THIS WEEK: 1. PowWow Informational Note- please read and be sure you have one- each child needs a large white tea shirt, fringed- directions are on the note. Questions, let me know! 2. Field Trip Information- the field trip is not until the spring, but we need to secure tickets now. Please be sure to use this link to pay :) https://saline.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=33 THINGS WE NEED: 1. SNACK :) If every family could donate a snack to feed the class, we would appreciate it! We got TONS of donations today- thank you so so much for being so speedy!! 2. STICKS...for Pow Wow, here are the details: We need 25 "talking sticks"- 1 inch in diameter and about 12 inches long Then, 25 "growing sticks"- 1/2 inch in diameter and about 6 inches long These really are just sticks- if you live near the woods and have down branches, this is a great place to collect them- we will need them cut to length before sending them in- please and thank you! If you can help with this, let me know. We need them by November 7th, so we can prep them for Pow Wow. NOVEMBER SPECIALS SCHEDULE Click here to view |
November 18th- Kindergarten Pow Wow-
info to come home later, but a date to reserve on your calendar- we need lots of parent support and it is one of our biggest events!
December 16th- Holiday Program, 9:30am
You'll want to mark this on your calendar- it is one of the bigger events of the year. We will perform at SALINE HIGH SCHOOL. The performance usually lasts about 30 minutes.
December 22nd, 9am: Pancakes and Pajamas
More information to come, but we will be serving pancakes for breakfast and wearing pajamas for the day.