from Florida and Colorado. Mr. & Mrs. Harbaugh ... Explore the USA: Florida; Explore the USA: Colorado. A Little Old
kindergarten with mrs. millington & ms. brenda
october 2015
K
indergarten enjoyed the vibrant colors of the changing leaves, and observed the seasonal changes in nature as autumn came upon us. We continue to develop our classroom routines. Our focus this month were bats, spiders, squirrels, autumn, pumpkins, fire safety, Christopher Columbus, our five senses, and skeletons. In math, we practiced calendar and weather routines, learned more about number formation, number sequences, and patterns. Students have many practical and fun opportunities to practice counting, number recognition, and math stories throughout the day. The students are learning to listen to letter sounds, practice letter formation, and note how letters work within words. We are becoming a community of learners in our classroom! We are now reading the third adventure (Mummies in the Morning) of the Magic Tree House series. The sight words this month are - green, blue, purple, pink, can, like, go. The Gingerbread Boy sent us a postcard from Florida and Colorado. Mr. & Mrs. Harbaugh saw the Gingerbread Boy in London, England and snapped some pictures of him. The students are constantly brainstorming ways to catch the Gingerbread Boy.
Bats Magic Tree House #3-Mummies in the Morning
Stellaluna
Explore the USA: Florida; Explore the USA: Colorado
Squirrels
A Little Old Lady who was not Afraid of Anything Dem Bones
My Five Senses
Growing Pumpkins
Rhinos & Raspberries: Tolerance Tales for the Early Grades“The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal”
Skeleton Hiccups
Go Away Big Green Monster!
No Dragons for Tea
There’s a Nightmare in my Closet
Fire Safety in Action
The Day the Crayons Quit (green, blue, purple, pink)
Our first field trip of the school year (Whightman’s Farm) went off without a hitch. That is because we had some terrific chaperons. A very big thank you to Mrs. Charlene Baker, Mrs. Nenette VanDeventer, Mrs. Tsila Hotam, Mrs. Cara Lerner, and Mrs. Hannah Harbaugh. On the second field trip, we walked to the Summit Fire Station. Many thanks to Mrs. Van Deventer-our chaperone for this trip. Happy 6th Birthday to Lianna and 5th Birthday to Miraya! Thank you Mrs. Gupta and Mrs. Linda Ragan for reading such wonderful stories to the students.
November Family Projects due 11/6 Scholastic Reading Club book orders (online) due 11/8 Donations for St. Joseph Indian School due 11/20 Early dismissal at 1:00pm - 11/25 Thanksgiving (school closed) – 11/26 & 11/27
Mrs. Hannah Harbaugh has graciously agreed to be our class parent-Gracias, Danke, Merci!! Goodbye Aidan Brownlee and family!! We will miss you…All the best to you and your family. A big thank you to Mrs. Brownlee for being our October Mystery Reader. Thank you to all parents that donated boxes and supplies to our class. We have as many as we need.
In November, we will learn about bears, hibernation, turkeys, Veterans Day, Native Americans, and Pilgrims.
