Mrs. Schmillen's Kindergarten News
lschmill@sowashco.org (651) 425-3855
SEPTEMBER 14TH
EVERYONE CAN LEARN!
September's growth mindset.
Important Dates
Monday, SEPTEMBER 24th- School Picture Day
September 26th- Color Stations, Volunteers Welcome
October 10th- Apple Orchard/Pumpkin Patch Field Trip to Carpenter Nature Center, Volunteers Welcome
October 18th & 19th- NO SCHOOL, MEA Convention
COLOR of the Day!
Monday 9/17- brown
Tuesday 9/18- purple
Wednesday 9/19- black
Thursday 9/20- white
Friday 9/21- gray
Monday 9/24- pink *picture day* observe color day if you want
Tuesday 9/25- rainbow
This Week
PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN HIS/HER LUNCH PIN!
The faster students can get through the lunch line by knowing their lunch pins, the longer they have to eat lunch! PLEASE help your child learn his/her lunch number!
Please Practice Letter Names and Sounds at Home!
You each received a letter/sound/visual picture cue card in your child's folder. If your child is struggling to learn his/her letters and sounds, I will send home a baggy of letter/sound/visual picture cards home with your child. Please practice them at home in order and out of order. Have them lay the letter cards on the floor in alphabetical order while saying the name and sound of each letter.
A a /a/ APPLE
B b /b/ BALL
At first, we teach the short vowel sounds and then add the long vowel sounds later.
Star Word List
I, see, a, the, it, see
Things to Strengthen Little Fingers at Home
- Play with playdough
- Practice using scissors
- Use tongs to pick up items: cotton balls, socks, marshmallows
- Limit iPad/technology use
- Use a paper puncher and punch holes in paper
- Write with sidewalk chalk
- Write with crayons rather than markers (they require pressure)
Picture Day
Please send in your school picture envelope if you would like to order pictures, or you CAN order them directly on line at Life Touch.
Kindergarten NAME Writing
Mrs. Schmillen
Monster Spray on Green Day!
A Sneak Peek at Next Week:
Shared Reading: Itch, Itch
New Star Words: the, see, it
Math: Counting, 1:1 correspondence
Theme: Colors and Shapes
Writer's Workshop: Name writing, writing the date, and drawing a picture of a story you'd like to tell . (If some kiddos are ready, they might add labels to their illustrations)
KINDERGARTEN RULES
The kiddos created and agreed to abide by the following rules in our classroom. Please talk to them about how important rules are to keep our classroom safe and happy!
2. KEEP FEET TO MYSELF
3. SIT CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE (PRETZEL LEGGED)
4. USE INSIDE VOICES
5. RAISE YOUR HAND TO SHARE
6. USE WALKING FEET
7. USE LISTENING EARS (NO TALKING WHEN OTHERS ARE TALKING)
**IF SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS I SEE CONTINUE NEXT WEEK, I MAY CREATE A BEHAVIOR PLAN FOR SOME FRIENDS**