October Snacks and Specials Calendar

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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2	3 Kayleigh PE/Music Wear Orange	4 Poetry Notebook Allie Art Wear PJ’s	5 Cejay PE/Music/TAG Hat Day	6 Jackson Art Wear favorite team clothing	7 Homecoming Margaret PE/Music Bronco Spirit Day	8
9	10 Saul Art	11 Poetry Notebook Kyla PE/Music/TAG	12 Early Out 1:35 Art	13 Math Night 6:30-7:30 Quinn PE/Music	14 Drew Art	15 Happy Birthday Drew!
16	17 Cristina PE/Music/TAG	18 Poetry Notebook Art Happy Birthday Lenaya!	19 Chloe PE/Music	20 Joe Art	21 Megan PE/Music/TAG	22
23	24 Zander Art	25 Poetry Notebook Colin PE/Music	26 Early Out 1:35 Art	27 Han PE/Music/TAG	28 Ella Art	29
30	31 PE/Music Fall Party 2:00

Kindergarten News Oct. 3-7

Monday  - Wear Orange                                        Science: Begin 5 Senses Unit-Sight Read Alouds:  Look Here! and You See With Your Eyes Go on a nature walk to SEE signs of fall Write about signs of fall in writer’s workshop journal Seeing page on promethean board Math: Read:  I Went to the Park Concept: Investigating 1,2, and 3 Lesson 3-1 Investigate 1,2, and 3 1,2, and 3 Nature Collage Practice Worksheet 3-1	Tuesday-Wear Pajamas Science: Hearing Read Alouds:  Hear This! and You Hear With Your Ears Hearing Jars Poetry Notebook:  “5 Senses” Hearing page on promethean board Math:  Concept:  Investigate and write 1,2,and 3 Practice writing 1, 2, and 3 Match the numbers 1, 2, and 3 to sets of objects Make number cards for our desks Make pennants for Homecoming
Wednesday – Hat Day Science:  Smelling Read Alouds:  Smell It! and You Smell With Your Nose Smelly jars Smell page on promethean board Math:  Lesson 3-3 Concept-  Making groups of 4 and 5 Read Rooster’s Off to See the World       Practice worksheet 3-3	Thursday - Wear your favorite sports team attire Science:  Touch Read Alouds:  Touch That and You Touch With Your Fingers Feely Bags Math:  Lesson 3-4  Concept:  Writing 4 and 5 Make number cards for 4 and 5 Enrichment worksheet 3-4
Friday – Wear Bronco attire Science:  Taste Read Alouds:  Tastes Good and You Taste With Your Tongue Taste test different items Math:  Concept:  Reading and Writing 0 Enrichment worksheet 3-5	Notes from the Teachers: *Please remember to send your $2 party and the volunteer sheet back to school with your child *Poetry notebooks should be returned by Thursday each week so the kindergarten teachers can get them ready for the following week. Please initial so we know that you worked on the poem with your child. *As the weather begins to cool down, you may want to send your child to school with a jacket or sweatshirt in his/her bag.  Please continue to work on shoe tying if your child is not able to tie their own shoes. *The weekly newsletter is also available on each teacher’s blog page.  You can access our blog pages on the Belmond-Klemme website.  Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News Sept. 26-30

Monday                                         

Literacy:

Letter:  Review  Gerdie Goose

Handwriting:  Lower Case g

Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming

Read Aloud:  Johnny Appleseed

Small Groups:  Johnny Appleseed Puppets (Ask your child to tell you about Johnny Appleseed)

Math:

Read M&M Pattern Book

Concept:  Create Patterning Using M&M’s

Chapter 2 Assessment

Tuesday

Literacy:

Letter:  Introduce Hattie Horse

Handwriting:   Upper Case H

Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming

Poetry Notebook:  “Apple Tree”

Math:

Exemplar:  Introduce Lining Up Exemplar

Concept:  Patterning

                                            

Wednesday

Literacy:

Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming

Letter: Review Hattie Horse

Handwriting:  Lower Case h

Read Aloud:  Ten Apples Up On Top

Small Groups:  Make Apple Books

Math: 

Concept-  Patterning

Continue Practicing Lining Up Exemplar

Thursday

Literacy:

Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming

Letter:  Introduce Iggie Iguana

Handwriting:  Upper Case I

Read Aloud:  Apple Story

Small Groups:  Granny Smith Paper Plate Activity

Math: 

Concept-  Patterning

Continue Practicing Lining Up Exemplar

Friday            

Literacy:

Letter:  Review Iggie Iguana

Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming

Handwriting:  Lower Case i

Large Group Activity:  Apple Orchard PWIM

Math: 

Administer Lining Up Exemplar

Notes from the Teachers:

*Please continue to reinforce at home what is taught at school:  name writing, letter recognition (e, Ff, G), and patterning.

*Please encourage your child to TRY to read the books we make at school aloud at home!  This is a great opportunity to attempt to sound out words and discuss the illustrations.

*As the weather begins to cool down, you may want to send your child to school with a jacket or sweatshirt in his/her bag.  Please continue to work on shoe tying if your child is not able to tie their own shoes.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE practice tying shoes with your child if they do not know how to tie yet.

*On early Out/Inservice Wednesdays, kindergarten students are dismissed at 1:35.

Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News Sept. 19-23

Monday                                          Literacy: Letter:  Review Edna Elephant Handwriting:  Lower Case e Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming with Red, Yellow, Green Read Aloud:  A Day at the Apple Orchard Small Groups:  5 Senses Apple Orchard Predictions Create an Apple Orchard KWL Chart Math: Read Patterns       Concept:  Creating AB Patterns Lesson 2-1 Independent Practice:  What Comes Next?	Tuesday Field Trip to Community Orchards in Fort Dodge *** REMEMBER to bring a sack lunch and drink and to dress in layers!!!
Wednesday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness:  Words rhyming with tree Letter:  Introduce Fifi Fish Handwriting:  Upper Case F Read Aloud:  Pick Me An Apple Small Groups:  I like _________ apples. Complete Our KWL Apple Orchard Chart Math:  Concept-  Patterning Independent Practice:  What Comes Next?	Thursday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming Letter:  Review Fifi Fish Handwriting:  Lower Case f Read Aloud:  Apples Small Groups:  Student Apple Books (Take home to read to your family) Math:  Concept-  Patterning Read:  Maisy At the Fair Independent Practice:  Draw What Comes Next
Friday            Bring a peeled/cored apple to school today!!! Cooking Activity:  Applesauce Literacy: Letter:  Introduce Gertie Goose Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming Handwriting:  Upper Case G Read:  Arnold’s Apple Tree Small Group:  Make Seasonal Books (Take home to share with your family.) Math:  Read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Concept:  Identifying the Type of Pattern Independent Practice:  Which Pattern? and Complete Your Own Pattern Page	Notes from the Teachers: *On Friday, September 23rd, please send a peeled and cored apple to school with your child.  We will be making homemade applesauce in our classrooms. *Please continue to reinforce at home what is taught at school:  name writing, letter recognition (e, Ff, G), and patterning. *Please encourage your child to TRY to read the books we make at school aloud at home!  This is a great opportunity to attempt to sound out words and discuss the illustrations. *As the weather begins to cool down, you may want to send your child to school with a jacket or sweatshirt in his/her bag.  Please continue to work on shoe tying if your child is not able to tie their own shoes. *On early Out/Inservice Wednesdays, kindergarten students are dismissed at 1:35. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News 9-12 to 9-16

Monday                                          Literacy: Letter:  C- Introduce Callie Cat Handwriting:  Capital C Phonemic Awareness:  Simon Says Read Aloud:  Mice Squeak, We Speak Small Groups:  Work on name writing Math: Read Scaredy Skunks Dance        Concept:  As Many, More, and Fewer Lesson 2-1 Independent Practice:  Practice pg. 2-1 Book Fair in Mr. Johnson’s room (west wing rm 32)until 4:15	Tuesday Literacy: Letter: c-Review Callie Cat Handwriting:  Lower case c Poetry Notebook:  “Lights” Math:  Concept:  As Many, More, Fewer Graph the number of boys/girls Lesson 2-2 Book Fair in Mr. Johnson’s room (west wing rm 32)until 4:15
Wednesday Literacy: Letter:  D- Introduce Dudley Duck Handwriting:  Capital D Cindy Richardson’ s bee presentation Math:  Lesson 1-8 Concept-  As Many, More, Fewer Lesson 2-3 Independent Practice:  Picture Graph Early Out 1:40	Thursday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness:  Rhyming Picture Cards Letter:  Review Dudley Duck Handwriting:  Lower Case d Read Aloud:  Let’s Play Small Groups: rhyming Independent practice:  Name writing Math:  Concept-  As Many, More, Fewer Lesson 2-4: Graph Favorite Foods Independent Practice:  Milk/juice graph Literacy Night at Jacobson 6:30-7:30. Please plan to attend with your family.
Friday Literacy: Letter:  E  Introduce Edna Elephant Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds Handwriting:  Capital E Read The Gingerbread Man (Noting Details) Math:  Read The Wheels on the Bus Lesson 2-4  Graph How We Got to School Book Fair in Mr. Johnson’s room (west wing rm 32)until 4:15	Notes from the Teachers: *Please continue to reinforce at home what is taught at school:  name writing, letter recognition (Aa, Bb), and as many as, more, and fewer. *Poetry notebooks should be returned by Thursday each week so the kindergarten teachers can get them ready for the following week. Please initial so we know that you worked on the poem with your child. *As the weather begins to cool down, you may want to send your child to school with a jacket or sweatshirt in his/her bag.  Please continue to work on shoe tying if your child is not able to tie their own shoes. *Kindergarten will be going to the Fort Dodge Apple Orchard on Tuesday, September 20.  Your child will need a sack lunch and a drink that day. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt