Apple picking

We had a great day apple picking at Parlee farms!! We couldn't believe how many apples were on the trees and the pumpkins were huge! We had a great day! Here are some pictures of our day! 

September 25, 2015

It's a boy!! We are happy to announce Mrs. Duncan and her family welcomed a new son to their family last night! Micah James was born at 1:12 am. Both mom and baby are doing great!

  

September 25, 2015

Dear Parents,

We have certainly been keeping busy here in Room 115!  It is hard to believe that September is almost over and October starts next week!  It is an exciting time in Kindergarten.  We are  looking forward to our field trip to Parlee Farms on Tuesday.  The students will pick apples and a pumpkin, ride on the hayride, feed the goats, and play in the hay maze.  They will also need a snack and a bagged lunch with a drink.  More info will go home on Monday.

The students have adjusted well to our classroom routines and have been working very hard.  They have been making new friends and are still working on learning everybody's names.  

We have been learning/reviewing the letters t, b, f, m and n.  I will continue to send home Fundations packets with some info for you and some practice sheets for the students.  These don’t have to be returned.  I would encourage you to keep them all together to make into a book that students can use as a reference.  I would also encourage the students to practice these letters as often as possible (write them in salt/sand/shaving cream, etc.).

The students have finished their Brown Bear innovations and will bring them home as soon as they read them to the class.  Make sure to save these and all the individual books they take home.  These books are great for them to read and review often.  The small alphabet books they have been working on in class can also be kept and reviewed often.

We will go to the library on Wednesday.  Please be sure to have your child return his/her library book as soon as he/she has finished reading it.  Students will not be allowed to bring another one home until they return the one they have at home.  We may go to the library every week but can only take out books every other week.

Have a great weekend!

Kerry Marsh and Emma Noce

PS… PLEASE we would love if you could start having your child practice putting on sweatshirts, jackets, shoes, etc. at home.  You can imagine how difficult it is getting all the children ready for recess or dismissal time, especially when sleeves are inside out!  

Also, we use a lot of newspaper for art projects.  If you have newspapers that you don’t need any more, please consider sending them in!  We would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks so much!

Scholastic News

Today we explored our first Scholastic Let's Find Out article! A hard copy was sent home in your child's blue folder but you can access it online!

-Go to http://letsfindout.scholastic.com/

-Click on Sign in and then click on Student.

-The password is Duncan2015.

You can read the article online, play games and print different activities out!

Happy exploring! 

We have had a fun first few weeks in Kindergarten! We have gotten to explore our classroom and our materials, done some projects with our names and made an apple orchard in our hallway! 

We are so excited for the new school year to start! We can't wait to meet you!