Kindergarten: Weeks of October 16 and 23, 2023

Classroom Notes: 

We will be sharing two songs from music class and two songs from our classroom with grandparents and special guests on Wednesday.  Dismissal is at 11:35am.

Please mark your calendars for our field trip on Friday Oct. 27 to Calvin Nature Preserve.  Students will leave after lunch at noon and return to school by 2:50. Parents and siblings are welcome to join us!  Let me know if you would like to help drive; there is paperwork that will need to go to the office if you are driving more than your own child. Additionally, we will be pressing apple cider in the morning at 11am.  You are invited to join us for this classroom activity.

Monday (Oct. 16) – Art, Baking for Wednesday, Speech Meet Selections Due
Tuesday – Motor Lab, Nature Study
Wednesday – Grandparent’s and VIP Day, dismissal at 11:35am
Thursday – No school, Fall Break
Friday –No School, Fall Break

Monday (Oct. 23)–Art
Tuesday – Motor Lab, Nature Study
Wednesday – Music
Thursday– Craft
Friday – PE, Field Trip to Calvin Nature Preserve

What We’re Learning:

Phonics: Students are learning correct letter formation as well as letter sounds.  These next two weeks we will focus on P, Q, R, rhyming words, syllables and creating simple sentences.

Poetry: We continue to memorize a traditional rhyme called “The Wise Old Owl” as well as a poem called “Work” from McDuffy’s reader.

Math: We will work with graphs and numbers up to ten.

Geography: We continue learning about Michigan.  This week students will paint our state stone, the Petoskey stone.

Bible Story: We will hear the story of Isaac and Rebecca, then Jacob and Esau.

Science: We will do an activity that demonstrates why leaves change color.  On Friday for our field trip, we will collect leaves that will later be made into a book.

Virtue Study: As we continue to cultivate the virtue of RESPONSIBILITY, we are also working in October on the related Discipline with Purpose Skills of Asking Questions and Sharing. An important part of being responsible for our own learning and for our tasks is to know when and how to ask questions. We also need to practice sharing our time, treasures, and talents.

Composer Spotlight:  George Frideric Handel