October 22nd - 26th

The Kindergarten students are getting super excited about Halloween and the Mission Party which will be held on Wednesday, October 31st!  Here are a few reminders about the day:

• Arrive to school by 7:55 a.m., parade begins at 8:15 in the cafeteria.
• Have your child wear costume over play clothes with sneakers. Bring your school bag to put costume in after the parade.
• Games in the gym from 9:00 - 10:10, parents are welcome to join us, 10:15 snack in the cafeteria.
• 10:30 - Halloween movie with all Early Childhood students.
• If you plan to leave early, please notify me.
• Dismissal at 12:00 noon.  No lunch service and no HCA+.

The Kindergarten students did their part to support the Alzheimer's Tag Day.  We all enjoyed a nice tasty treat from the bake sale.  

Everything looks delicious!

Yummy!

This week in science we used magnetic wands to see if specific items were magnetic.  We learned that an item must be made out of iron, nickel, and cobalt in order to stick to our wands.  Some items that were magnetic were:  a paper clip, scissors, and a magnet.  Some items that were not magnetic were:  pencil, book, key, and an eraser.  We also tested items from around the room.  Magnets are fun!

Using the magnetic wand

Working with magnetic wands

Testing to see if the key is magnetic

A paperclip is magnetic!

The Kindergarten students are working on creating Halloween sentences using the moveable alphabet.  We came up with a fantastic list of Halloween words that are written on a chart for the students to use!  This week our words of the week are:  here, to.  The letter of the week is P.

Moveable alphabet

Moveable alphabet

Moveable alphabet

Moveable alphabet

Reminders and Events

Halloween Mission Party - Wednesday, October 31st

Winter Uniform Begins - Thursday, November 1st

Student Holiday - Tuesday, November 6th

Parent/Teacher Conferences - Thursday, November 15th, Friday, November 16th

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

October 15th - 19th

The Kindergarten boys and girls are getting excited about Halloween!  Check out our spooky bats, witches, and jack-o-lanterns!  In the classroom, we continue to work on the Halloween center activities along with our Montessori and Kindergarten work.  This week the letter of the week was: N and our words of the week were: come, my.

Spooky!!!

Witches flying in the air!

Moveable alphabet sentence

Moveable alphabet sentence

Montessori math

Montessori math

Montessori math

Montessori math

Montessori math

Phonics work

Creative design 

Reminders and Events

Change of clothing - please send in long pants and long-sleeved shirts for your child's change of clothing bag.

Tuesday, October 23rd - Free Dress Day and Bake Sale to fund Alzheimer's Research:  Send in $1.00 for free dress and bake sale items will be sold for $.50 - $1.00

Halloween Mission Party - please refer to the letter sent home today in your child's folder regarding the day of the Halloween Mission Party which is Wednesday, October 31st.

November 6th - Student Holiday

November 15th and 16th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

A huge thank you to all the Early Childhood families for providing the teachers with delicious treats this week!  It was very thoughtful and much appreciated!

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

October 8th - 12th

Even though we had a short week, it's been a busy week!  We introduced several new items in our writing, math and science centers.  The students had fun "writing the room" and looking for several Halloween pictures with words on them.  In math, we had to find the missing numbers on pumpkins and in science we were matching color cards with the correct words.  Speaking of Halloween, check out our Kindergarten pumpkin patch!

This week the letter of the week was:  T and the word of the week was: new.  In math we have been working on creating 3 and 4 cubed patterns.  The students continue to work on reading new vocabulary words from our reader.

Working on matching colors to words

Handwriting practice

Writing the room

Filling in the missing number

Working on vocabulary

Three-cubed pattern

Four-cubed pattern

We get to go to the library each week and check out books to bring back to our classroom.  We have a special place in the classroom where we keep our library books.  We get to enjoy them for the week and return them for new ones!  For the rest of October, it would be great if your child has a Halloween book they would like to share with the class.  Feel free to send it in to school!

Checking out books

Checking out books

Reminders and Events

Scholastic Book Order Due - October 19th

Please send in headphones for our Ipads

Please send in two napkins with your child's lunch

Return rest towels on Monday, October 15th

  Have a great weekend!

  Sharon DeBardino

October 1st - 5th

This week the letter of the week is letter R.  The students have been writing sentences using R words with the moveable alphabet and we have been practicing writing the letter correctly.  Our words of the week are:  we, a.  Many students have started reading stories in our class reader and many are working on reading small vocabulary words!

Moveable alphabet sentence

Working in our phonics book

Just a reminder, we are off on Monday, October 8th for the Columbus Day Holiday!  Day 6 will be on Tuesday, October 9th when school resumes.

We were so happy to finally see the sun and get out to play on the playground!  We had lots of fun with our classmates and Early Childhood friends!

Just hanging around!

Buddies!

Looks like fun!

Having fun!

This week in science the class discussed the Water Cycle.  We learned about precipitation, condensation, and evaporation!  

Check out the water cycle!

Reminders and Events

Monday, October 8th, Student Holiday

Please return forms for school pictures

Individual Pictures, Wednesday, October 10th

Class Pictures, Thursday, October 11th

Please send in headphones or earbuds for your child to use in school

Peanut free lunches, please!

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino