Kindergarten Weekly, Oct. 26, 2018

   THE KINDERGARTEN WEEKLY 

October 26, 2018 ~ Mrs. Shook’s Class

As a member of the St. Pius Catholic School Community, I will strive to follow the mission of Jesus as I

Study, Pray and Serve!

Daily Classroom News		Looking Ahead to Next Week
We learned the /l/ sound and added Liam to our word wall.	Mon.	Don’t forget a snack, a water bottle AND a clean desk towel! We have Spanish and Computer class today! Last day to order from the Cookie Sale!
We practiced our color words! We continued our Animal unit in Science today!	Tues.	We go to Computer CLASS TODAY! Casual day if you became a PTO member this year! Dine to Donate at BJ’s Brewhouse!
We learned the /r/ sound and added Reese and Ronin to our word wall! We continued talking about community helpers in Social Studies class.	Wed.	Halloween Party Parade at 11:15 12:05 Dismissal
We used word work games while Mrs. Shook did a Pre-test on the sight words we will learn in November.	Thurs.	Today is Library Day – don’t forget to send the library book in the library bag. We will go to the Science Lab today!
Mrs. Tocco will be here ~ Mrs. Shook has to take care of a tree that fell on her cabin up north. L	Fri.	Today is Gym Day – wear your gym uniform and tennis shoes. We go to Music class today, too! SHOW AND TELL DAY!
HOMEWORK: 1.   Reading – Jj Homework – Draw 3 pictures that begin with the /j/ sound. 2.   Handwriting -  p. 51-52 u 3.   Numbers 5 – 10- Count and Color – Count the pancakes, color the ten frame, write the number.
Sunday’s Gospel Reading – October 28, 2018 Hearing the Word – Mark 10:46-52 Questions you can ask your child: On the Way to Mass – What would you like God to heal in your life?  Why do you think it would be possible? On the Way Home From Mass –Which of your five senses are you most thankful for? Why?
Comments: 1.      Our Halloween Party is Tuesday.   Your child should wear his/her costume to school, bring a bag to collect treats, and whatever you signed up to bring.  If you are blowing up balloons, they were in your child’s backpack with the prizes yesterday– the prize goes inside the balloon, then you blow it up.  Please bring them to school in a large garbage bag on Wednesday!  Thanks so much to everyone for your help to make our party a success! 2.     The weather has cooled down, but we will continue to go outside for recess until the snow falls!  Please make sure your child has a coat, hat and gloves to help him/her stay warm for the 15 minutes they are outside each day. Girls are welcome to wear leggings or pajama pants under their skirts for recess, we will take them off during school hours. 3.    Please remember that the school bell rings at 7:55, and the tardy bell rings at 8:00.  It is VERY IMPORTANT that your child is on time for school.  If your child is late, they need reminders of what I have already told the class as a whole, and it is distracting to the entire class.  We go to Math and Religion class at 8:15 every day.  If your child is later than 8:15, they have missed calendar, prayer, and the beginning of Math and Religion class. Thank you for being considerate of the whole class!

Science Lab

As part of our Animal Unit, Mrs. Tucker brought in a variety of stuffed animals and the students had to find an animal based on its characteristics.  We also discussed whether the stuffed animal was the same size or bigger or smaller than the real animal.

Computer Lab Art

The students used the website ABCYA's, Carve a Pumpkin, section to make their own Jack-o-lanterns!

Pink Out Day

We had a PINK OUT day to raise money for The Josephine Ford Cancer Center and Women Celebrating Life ~ two places that support women going through breast cancer!

Pumpkin Comparison

We investigated 3 different size pumpkins.  

We described the outside and the inside,

then estimated how many lines would be on the outside, 

and how many seeds would be on the inside.

The students enjoyed counting by 10's after taking the seeds out to find out how many there were!

Happy Birthday to Harlow!!

Kindergarten Weekly - Oct. 18

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October 17, 2018 ~ Mrs. Shook’s Class

As a member of the St. Pius Catholic School Community, I will strive to follow the mission of Jesus as I

Study, Pray and Serve!

Daily Classroom News		Looking Ahead to Next Week
We began our Pumpkin Exploration today. Our small pumpkin had 434 seeds inside it!	Mon.	Don’t forget a snack, a water bottle AND a clean desk towel! We have Spanish and Computer class today!
We learned the /g/ sound today! We also learned to read the    color PINK today! Our medium pumpkin had 618 seeds!	Tues.	We go to Computer CLASS TODAY!
We finished working on a Scarecrow today! We glued many /s/ pictures to our scarecrow.	Wed.	We go to ART class today! We will learn the sound of /r/ today!
NO SCHOOL Say a prayer for our teachers	Thurs.	Today is Library Day – don’t forget to send the library book in the library bag. We will go to the Science Lab today!
who are traveling to and from Grand Rapids for the MANS Conference.	Fri.	Today is Gym Day – wear your gym uniform and tennis shoes. We go to Music class today, too! SHOW AND TELL DAY! Today is the end of the First Quarter of school!  Report cards will come home next week, with Parent/Teacher Conferences the following week!
Questions for your child:   Reading –October Letter recognition practice – Practice a couple of times each week.  I will use this to test the students on Letter Recognition beginning Oct. 22.       NO OTHER HOMEWORK, ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!
Sunday’s Gospel Reading – October 21, 2018 Hearing the Word – Mark 10:35-45 Questions you can ask your child: On the Way to Mass – Whom do you see as a leader?  What have they done to show you this? On the Way Home From Mass – What are some things James and John did not know when they said they would gladly be just like Jesus?
Comments: 1.      HELP!!!!  There are still some items needed for our party!  The link is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094fafae2ea64-20141.  No one has signed up to blow up the balloons, I promise this isn’t as hard as it sounds!  And the students LOVE popping the balloons!  See me if you have any questions!  ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A BAG, PLASTIC PUMPKIN, BUCKET, ETC to collect their goodies from our game time!  Thank you so much to everyone who already signed up to bring something or to help with our party, we appreciate your help! 2.   Thank you so much to those who donated different size pumpkins!  We enjoyed exploring them this week!  The hardest part was counting all those seeds! 3.     A sign up genius link will be emailed soon from the office about parent teacher conferences which will take place on Wednesday, November 7th and Thursday, November 8th.  I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child’s progress! I have my son’s soccer banquet on Wednesday evening, but will be here until 6 and I will be here all afternoon and evening on Thursday.

The Leaves Are Falling Down song

We sang this song about all of our friends today!

Earthworm Science Lab

We compared 2 different kinds of worms, we talked about the color, shape, and size.

We then compared both of them to a gummy worm.

We measured the gummy worm (we decided it would be easier to measure than the wiggly real worms!) using unit blocks, it was 10 unit blocks long.

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October 12, 2018 ~ Mrs. Shook’s Class

As a member of the St. Pius Catholic School Community, I will strive to follow the mission of Jesus as I

Study, Pray and Serve!

Daily Classroom News		Looking Ahead to Next Week
We learned the color word ‘black’ today!	Mon.	Don’t forget a snack, a water bottle AND a clean desk towel! We have Spanish and Computer class today! BAGEL DAY IF YOU ORDERED
We learned the /d/ sound today! No one in our class has a d in their name! We made the life cycle of a beetle on paper!	Tues.	We go to Computer CLASS TODAY!
We finished our unit about American Symbols today in Social Studies!	Wed.	We go to ART class today!
We learned the short sound of /e/ today, as in elephant! We explored real earthworms in the science lab today! We measured gummy worms.	Thurs.	NO SCHOOL All teachers will be in Grand Rapids at the MANS Conference
We enjoyed playing in Gym class today! I love seeing the students in their Kindergarten t-shirts!	Fri.	Enjoy the long weekend!
Questions for your child: ALL HOMEWORK IS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, YOU MAY TURN IT IN WHENEVER YOUR CHILD IS DONE WITH IT! 1.      Reading - Think of 3 words that begin with the sound /c/ on the HOMEWORK worksheet. Parents, please let your child do the thinking and drawing!  2.       Reading –October Letter recognition practice – Practice a couple of times each week.  I will use this to test the students on Letter Recognition beginning Oct. 22.    3.       Math – Count Domino dots, write numbers worksheet
Sunday’s Gospel Reading – October 14, 2018 Hearing the Word – Mark 10:17-22 Questions you can ask your child: On the Way to Mass – What have you put before your love for Jesus?  What is holding you back from following him fully? On the Way Home From Mass – Where could you make more room for God in your life?  How would                       that feel?
Comments: 1.     We will be exploring PUMPKINS the week of October 15th.  Thank you to those that donated the pumpkins!  We can’t wait to weigh, measure and touch these different size pumpkins!    2.     The sign up genius for our Halloween Party was emailed this week. ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A BAG, PLASTIC PUMPKIN, BUCKET, ETC to collect their goodies from our game time!  Thank you so much to everyone who signed up to bring something or to help with our party, we appreciate your help! 3.   We have learned the letter sounds: m, a, t, h, p, n, i, c, j, s, o, b, f, u, d, e – I will be testing the students on these letter sounds in the next two weeks, please make sure to review them at home!  I will also be testing students on the color words: red, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple, brown and black.  We have talked about looking at the beginning and ending sounds to help us remember them.