Speech & Language-This week we will practice the sound of initial /G/.  We will make a ghost for our craft and our snack of grapes will be provided by Henry!

Sharing:  We have a new sharing topic so be sure to check this site under the "more" tab.  This week the Eeyores will share.

Please make sure you have signed up for a parent conference.  It is very important that we have some time to discuss your child's progress.  The link to the SignUp Genius was sent last week.  Report cards will also been given to you during this conference and data will be shared to inform you of your child's progress.

This week we will meet Mr. I ( a vowel letter with two sounds) who loves to measure things in inches.  We will practice both sounds (long and short).  We will be beginning Unit 4 in our Benchmark reading series focusing on Community Helpers. 

We are beginning our math daily pages, which touch on Common Core kindergarten standards in addition to our November math journals, math games and puzzles.

We had a great Art Trek lesson last Thursday with Ana and Sarah.  We made color wheels, practicing mixing colors and we experimented with splatter painting a la Jackson Pollock.  The children had a great time!  We also planted our class garden thanks to Sarah's dedication!  Photos an be seen on our Shutterfly site.  The children are looking forward to eating the eating the vegetables that will grow!

Thank you to our classroom volunteers, Julia, Yuco, Simone, Stacey, Laura, Sarah, Dina, Whitney, April and thanks to Rainer and Sinead for helping with our special photo project.

This week's schedule:
Monday:  Buddies
Tuesday:  Speech & Language
Wednesday:  Let's Find Out! magazine, yoga, Council, P.E.
Thursday:  Second Step
Friday:  Morning Assembly, Sharing, Science, P.E.

Best wishes,
Amy Weisberg

Speech & Language:  This week we will practice the blend of /sp/.  We will make Spooky Spider Webs and our snack of sponge cake will be contributed by Phoenix!

Sharing: 

Color Days:  this week we will make our gray book and will wear gray on Thursday.

Reminder!   Our first field trip is this Monday.  We are going to the Theatriucm Botanicum for a fun day of theater, music, dance and will watch a performance.  This is a great outdoor trip.  Please dress your child in layers as it gets warmer throughout the day. Be sure to send an easy to eat snack, a lunch and water.

Parent Conferences:  Please sign up for a Parent-Teacher conference via the SignUp link sent to you in an email.  You will receive your child's report card, assessments and discuss your child's progress.

This week we will meet Mr. H with his happy hair!  We will practice the sound of /H/ and of course write the letter and words beginning with the sound..

We will work in our Number 10 books this week and continue practicing forming the letters and numbers correctly using the Handwriting Without Tears model.  Please reinforce this at home as much as possible.  Practice makes perfect!

Our schedule for this week:

Monday:  Field Trip to the Theatricum Botanicum
Tuesday:  Speech & Language
Wednesday:  Let's Find Out! magazine, yoga, Council, P.E.
Thursday:  Gray Day, Art Trek (Color Wheels-Michelanglo, Stella, Pollack), Second Step
Friday:  Morning Assembly (8:00), Sharing, Homework, Science Hike to the Amphitheater for Raptor Day!, P.E.

Thank you all for volunteering in so many ways to help Room K be a successful learning environment for our students.

Mrs. W.

Speech & Language:  This week we will practice the /sk/ blend.  We will make skeletons and our snack of "skinny sticks" (pretzels) will be provided by Aryan!

Sharing:  This week the Piglets will share.

Color Days:  This week we will be making our brown book and we will wear brown on Thursday.

We will be getting into the Halloween spirit this week making witch puppets and ghosts!  Thank you for sending in egg cartons. 

I will continue to assess the children in both reading and math in preparation for our upcoming report cards and parent conferences.

Thursday we will have our annual Shake Drill.  During this drill we practice what to do during an earthquake.  Please discuss this with your child.

Our schedule this week:

Monday:  Photo Shoot #2!  Big Buddies
Tuesday:  Speech & Language
Wednesday:  Let's Find Out! magazine, yoga, council, P.E.
Thursday:  Happy Birthday Miss Samm.! Shake Drill, Second Step
Friday:  Morning Assembly, Homework Review, Sharing, Science Hike, P.E.

A big thank you to Michael's dad, Caeser, for coming in to talk to the children about his job as a postal worker.  We are learning about communities and community workers.  The children loved hearing about what he does at his job!

Thank you all for your continued commitment to helping your children learn at home and for helping in our classroom.

~Mrs. W.

Speech & Language:  This week we will be practicing the sound of the final /ch/ blend. We will make "watches" and our snack of peaches will be provide by Elliot!

Color Days:  This week's color is black. We will make our black color book and wear black on Thursday.

Sharing:  This week the Eeyores will share.  If your child is a Tigger, and forgot his/her share last week, please prepare a share for this coming Friday as well.

Meet Ms. F, who has funny feet.
"I'm Ms. F, and I'm very fond of my funny feet! I like to frolic and walk fancy-free. My funny feet are different from other people's feet. We're all different from one another, and that's just fine! I just got back from Florida, where I saw some of my favorite things - like flocks of flamingos, floating frogs, and fragrant flowers. Very cool!"

Ms. F teachers us that everyone is different.  This is such an important social skills lesson and correlates nicely with our Second Step program.  I am happy to say that we received our brand new Second Step box of materials.  The family link letters have changed and have great activities.  I will be sending these home on Thursdays, after our Second Step lesson.  Please help your child complete the activities and reinforce our lesson concept at home.  It is wonderful to watch the children putting these skills into action.

We will begin our Lexia reading program on the computers this week.  The first step is a placement test and then each child will work at her/his own level on the program.  This is a school wide program to sharpen reading skills.  You can find information here.

This week we will begin Unit 3 of our Benchmark reading series:  Where People Live.  We will be learning about different types of homes and lifestyles as we learn letter sounds and sight words.

A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers who enrich the Room K student's lives with one to one attention, loads of patience and enthusiasm.  Thank you to our moms who prepped materials at home for our upcoming fun Halloween crafts!

Our Schedule:
Marvelous Monday:  Photo Shoot, Big Buddies, Dance
Terrific Tuesday:  Speech & Language
Wonderful Wednesday:  Let's Find Out! magazine, yoga, Couoncil, P.E.
Thrilling Thursday:  Wear Black today!, Second Step
Fabulous Friday:  Morning Assembly, Sharing, Art Trek (artist Paul Klee), Science, P.E., Homework Review

I'm looking forward to a great week in Room K!
Mrs. W