Happy Halloween!

Morning Meeting: Greeting, new morning song, new ABC song
Math: counting, identifying numbers
Centers
Brain Booster: Halloween maze
Decorating Halloween cookies!

I hope everyone has a very special Halloween weekend, and stay safe!
Miss Kimpton

P.S. Don't forget that next week is Parent-Teacher Conference week. You should have recieved notification of your conference time in your child's folder. If you did not, please call the school. Your appointment time will also be on your child's report card.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Letter Sounds, Message (circle words in the message)
Handwriting: write see, is, capital B
Reading: Bambi, The Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin, Pumpkin, What Do You See?
Math: counting, write number 1 and 2
Centers

A note for tomorrow: Students may not wear costumes to school tomorrow during the day, but they are welcome to wear costumes to the Monster Mash in the evening.

Have a nice night,
Miss Kimpton

The Great Pumpkin Float!

We collected so many pumpkins yesterday, and we have many activities planned with them. Today, with our Reading Buddies, we turned into scientists and completed an experiment to see if pumpkins float. First, the students predicted whether the pumpkins woud sink or float, and then we put each pumpkin into the water. Many students began to see that all of the pumpkins were floating and changed their intitial predictions. Lastly, we put a pebble into the water. The class concluded that the material that something is made of affects whether or not it will sink or float, and they determined that one of the factors of the pumpkins floating is the hollowness of the pumpkin.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Writing Activity (students tell a story by drawing a picture and attempting to write)
Centers
Reading Buddies: Pumpkin Float
Math: Read The Pumpkin Patch, matching

Have a great evening!
Miss Kimpton

Dress for the weather!

The pumpkin patch field trip is tomorrow, and you will find a letter in your backpack about things you need to discuss with your child before the field trip. We will be guests tomorrow at J and K farms, and the students will need to act accordingly. We talked today about what it means to be a guest, and the students brainstormed ways to be respectful (say hello, ask permission, stay off of farm equipment, do not kick/hurt things that are not yours). Please talk with your child tonight about all of these things so we have a successful day tomorrow.

It will be cold and rainy tomorrow, so please send your child prepared for the weather. Your child will need a coat, hat, gloves, jeans, and tennis shoes in order to be warm. We do have a greenhouse where the students can get out of the weather and eat lunch, but we will be outside for the rest of the afternoon!

Morning Meeting: greet 3 students of the opposite gender, Morning Message
P.E. with Mrs. Trollope
Math: counting, "Which pumpkin is the ghost under?" game (learning number names)
Centers
Handwriting: write the word "see"

What can my child do at home to reinforce the day? Write "is" and "see". Our verbage for writing the letters are: "i"- down, dot,
"s" - little magic c, turn down, curve around, "e" - hit the ball, run the bases 1-2-3, stop. If your student has these letters in their name, help him/her practice writing his/her name with these lower-case letters.

What do you see?

I sent home the parent volunteer letters today for the Pumpkin Patch next Tuesday. If you volunteered to go and did not get an information sheet, please send a note with your child tomorrow so I know.

Tomorrow is an early out day, and we will be dismissing the students at noon. We will also be doing our evacuation drill tomorrow, so please send your child to school with comfortable walking shoes as we do walk several blocks to our evacuation site.

Morning Meeting: Mrs. Hilden/managing anger (When you're feeling angry, STOP, CALM (take a few deep breaths), and THINK (decide on a peaceful solution)
Letter Learning: review letters
Reading: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, The Silly Goose
Math: Counting
Handwriting: B
Centers

Enjoy your night!
Miss Kimpton

It's a short, short week!

This week will go by so fast as the students have no school on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday and Friday all day.

Morning Meeting: Greeting (shake 3 people's hands), Morning Song
Letter Learning: review Mm, Rr, Ss, Tt, and Bb
Math: patterns, counting
Centers
Reading: "Pumpkin Pumpkin", "The Silly Goose"

Next Tuesday, October 26 will be "Pack the Place in Pink" at Sandstone. As you already read in the pink handout, we are selling pink t-shirts to raise money for the Barbara G. Komen Foundation. That Tuesday we are going to the Pumpkin Patch, so we are actually packing the pumpkin patch in pink! Of course, the students are encouraged to wear ANY pink clothing they have, not necessarily the Skyview pink shirts.

I will send home information to the parent volunteers for the pumpkin patch tomorrow!

Enjoy the sun!
Miss Kimpton

The End of T Week!

Mrs. Lackman taught a fantastic lesson today on making pattern necklaces! You're kindergartners are so excited to show you their new noodle necklaces!

Letter Learning: Highlight Tt in "Tom Gets Wet", Tt worksheet, tissue-paper t's
Math: Patterns
Reading: Pooh's Pumpkins
Centers

I sent home two pink papers today. One is for sack lunches for the early out on Wednesday, and the other is to purchase a pink shirt (if you'd like) for your child to wear on October 26 (same day as the pumpkin patch) to "Pack Sandstone in Pink" to support cancer awareness and research.

Have a great weekend,
Miss Kimpton

Our first bus ride as Kindergartners!

Today we watched a bus safety video and listened to a presentation of how to be safe when riding a bus. After that, we went on a bus ride to the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks information center at Lake Elmo park to practice getting off the bus, crossing in front of the bus, and exiting out the back door in case of an emergency. Then, we had enough time to go into the visitor center and look at all of the stuffed animals, feel the different skins, and even see the lake! It was a very fun and learning-filled trip! The students will be ready to ride the bus to the Pumpkin Patch!

Morning Meeting: greeting, song, letter sounds, Morning Message (writing, circling words, underlining letters)
Handwriting: Capital and lowercase Tt
Math: Counting, matching numbers to amounts of objects, Five Little Pumpkins
Reading: "Pumpkins", "Five Little Pumpkins", Tom Gets Wet
Centers

See you all tomorrow!
Miss Kimpton

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Song, Mrs. Lemelin and Rachel's Challenge pledge
Letter Learning: Brainstorm /t/ words, T worksheet
Math: Counting, Ten Pumpkins Up On Top
Reading Buddies: Ten Pumpkins Up On Top
Reading: "Ten Apples Up On Top", Five Little Pumpkins

Have a great night!
Miss Kimpton

Pumpkin Patch!

I sent home the information letter and permission slip for the Pumpkin Patch field trip today. If you would like to volunteer to join us, I will send home more information as far as the schedule and outline of the day. Thank you in advance! It will be a great way to spend time with the class and see some fall activities.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Song, Letter Sounds, reading/writing words with letter sounds
Letter Learning: Tt, highlight tape Tt in names and ABC charts
Math: Comparing Patterns, Making Music Patterns
Reading: find "is" in "Tom Gets Wet", "The Leaves are Falling One by One"
Library with Mrs. Mayhall
Fall Activity: Decorate characters (to be continued tomorrow)
Puzzles

Enjoy the pleasant weather!
Miss Kimpton

We Have a New Face in the Classroom

I would like to extend a welcome to Danielle Lackman, our Junior Field student from MSU-Billings. She is in the Education Program and will be joining us this semester to gain experience in the classroom. Mrs. Lackman has already shown tremendous potential in the classroom, and we are so fortunate to have her! She will be working with small groups of children, helping with classroom duties, and teaching wonderful lessons.

It will be a T-rrific week!

Check your child's folder for the pink Conference Scheduling paper. Please fill out your preference for either Wednesday, Nov. 3 or Thursday, Nov. 4. If possible, send it back tomorrow, and I will send notification next week (Wednesday) of your conference time!

Morning Meeting: Greeting, New Song and Actions, Workout to the Letter Sounds
P.E.
Letter Learning: Tt, take-home book "Tom Gets Wet"
Math: Shape Patterns
Colors: paint favorite colors, cut-out green from magazines, and read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"
Centers

The End of B Week!

The students did great on their first Picture Day! Your children looked superb for pictures.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Letter Sounds
Letter Learning and Math: beans on letter b in patterns
Handwriting/Reading: The Apple book: write "is" and circle the color words
Reading: There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Centers

Have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Kimpton

Pictures Tomorrow!

Thank you for sending all of the apples. We made some delicious applesauce today, and the students learned so much (following a recipe, using an apple corer/peeler, measuring)! We also watched a fantastic farming video that showed us how apples grow and are processed. I heard some of the neatest comments, and seeing the world through a kindergartners eyes can be truly magical. They loved seeing the apples on the conveyor belts ("the rollercoasters"), enjoyed watching the pickers pick the apples ("that man is so nice to the apples), and wanted to know what it would be like if our school was an apple factory. I heard many say "I want to be an apple."

Morning Message: Greeting
Special Activity: Applesauce
Math: Measuring, Counting Down/Subtraction with Apple Poem
Handwriting: Whiteboards, write "is"
Reading: "The Apple" poem, "The Silly Goose" poem, "The Apple Thief", "The Bears"

Picture Day is tomorrow. If you want to send an extra change of clothes for your child to change into after the pictures, you may do so.

Have a great rest of your Thursday!
Miss Kimpton

Applesauce tomorrow!

Apples, apples, apples tomorrow! Thank you so much to those of you that sent apples today! If you have not sent an apple, please do so by tomorrow. The kindergartners are so looking forward to making applesauce.

Morning Meeting: Greeting (thumbs-up), letter names and sounds, morning message
Letter Learning: Letter B video sung by the Beetles (from Sesame Street), Bb worksheet
Math: Music and Movement Patterns
Reading: "Bears", Dappled Apples, "The Silly Goose"
Handwriting: Rainbow Writing "is"
Reading Buddies: Explore Starfall and PBS Math website
Centers
Calendar

Enjoy the evening,
Miss Kimpton

Check the dates!

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Workout to the Letter Sounds, Morning Message, Read "The Apple"
Letter Learning: Brainstorming, drawing, labeling /b/ words
Math: Apple Taste Test, color graph, patterns
Story: "A Day at the Apple Orchard", poem "The Silly Goose", "The Three Bears"
Handwriting: practice "is"
Library with Mrs. Mayhall

Have a nice night,
Miss Kimpton

Apples, apples, apples!

We are focusing on apples this week with reading, math, and even cooking! We will be making homemade applesauce on Thursday, so please send an apple to school with your child by Thursday (Wednesday would be best). Green apples or a tart baking apple work best. We will be using a corer/peeler, and if the apple is soft, it will not turn on the corer, so please no Red Delicious apples or any that seem "soft".

Picture Day is on Friday. If your child is wearing really nice clothes for the pictures, you may send a change of clothes to change into after pictures. Please send the order form by Thursday so I have time to record the orders.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Shared Reading "The Apple", Letter Sounds song, review letter names of Mm, Rr, Ss
P.E. with Mrs. Trollope
Math: Sound and Music Patterns
Read Aloud: "Ten Apples Up On Top"
Letter Learning: Color in "Bears" take-home book, find Bb around room and in names
Handwriting: introduce whiteboards and write "is"
Calendar: birthdays, October song
Center Practice: Color Patterns with unifix cubes

Have a wonderful Monday evening,
Miss Kimpton

The End of S Week!

Today, I am sending many papers home from the week. Please go over each one with your children so they can show you how much they learned! There are two books to practice reading: Six Sisters and the Big S Book.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Morning Message
Letter Learning: Big S book, S worksheet
Math: Patterns
Special Activity: Skyview Parade with Reading Buddies

Have a great weekend!

Miss Kimpton