Sept. News 2

September Events

·      National Farm Animals Awareness

Week – Sept. 23-29

·      Patriots Day – Sept. 11

·      Delayed Start Day – Sept. 17 (start at 10 am)

·      Constitution Day – Sept. 17

·      Citizenship Day – Sept. 17

·      End of school fundraiser – Sept. 17

·      Pizza with Dads – Sept. 18 @ 6-7:30 (for Dad’s who want to become Watchdogs)

·      First Day of Autumn – Sept. 23

·      Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday – September 26^th

·      Apple week – Sept.24-28^th

·      Fun to be Fit – Friday, Sept. 28^th at 1:30 at the track

Show-n-Tell this Friday! Bring something special!

This week in class!

Language Arts:  - Essential Question – Who is in your family? ABC sound books, nursery rhymes, Tikki Tikki Tembo, & alphabet bracelets. Letters (G-M), sight word - can

Reading – Nursery rhymes, Brown Bear Retelling, Starting our CAFÉ menu board – Eagle eye

Reader’s workshop – Reading 5 favorite books from home, (Please send in 5 special/favorite books from home.  Label inside their names too) why we love books, how to care for books, three ways to read a book. (pictures, words, retelling)

Grammar – nouns, plural nouns, prepositional words

Writing – Class books and journal entries. Speaking & listening to others to help us with our writing. Asking questions – The 5 W’s (Who, What, Where, When, Why)

Math: -

1.7 – the class birthdays (homelink) #3

1.8 – class age graph #4

1.9 – number stations (homelink) #5

1.10 – quick looks #6

Social Studies: - Feel the Wheel rules – school wide expectations.  Chapter 1, Myself and Others - Session 3:  What are some fair ways to make decisions in a group?  Lockdown drill in class practice

Science: - How Scientist use their 5 senses.  Starting our science note booking.  Starting Phenomenal Science – Focus – How does science help us understand the world around us?  How can we become more like scientists?  Visit Butterfly garden

Technology: - Starfall on computer, IPad: Write my name app, Letter school, candy count, Park Math.

Elementary School Fundraiser packets due next Monday, September 17th! The class that sells the most gets a Pizza Party or Ice-cream Party.  Woo-Woo!

Fun to Be Fit Day!

Friday, September 28^th

The green order forms went home the previous week, you do not need to order a tee shirt to participate but many children do order them.  If you order one, please send it in a sealed labeled envelope, checks can be made payable to McBain Schools.  If you want a tee shirt please send those in soon, as availability may run out.

On that day, we meet at the track at 1 for a school wide picture and then we walk, jog, run on the track for a half an hour starting at 1:30.  Parents are welcomed to come and join us and walk with us.  Last year, after it was over parents were able to sign their children out early, at their children’s classrooms.  So, mark your calendars if you can join your sweet Kinder on that day!

Tuesday, September 18^th  Pizza with Dads!

Again, please turn in your orange slips that went home if you are attending.  This is for Dads that are interested in becoming a WatchDog Dad for our school.  It is an outstanding program and the children love having their dads around for the day.  It is from 6-7:30 and it starts with a presentation in the Auditorium.

Beginning of the year testing has begun.  We took our Math Recovery test last week, Dibels (pre-literacy skills) test today.  Our NWEA Map testing for Math is on Tuesday, Sept. 18^th and Reading on Thursday, Sept. 20^th

Friday Football Readers!

Every Friday, during football season we will have a guest football player reader.  We have QB Gavin Sieland as our class reader.   The kids were super excited to meet him and enjoyed his reading to us!