Week of Sept. 6

Mrs. Barr’s Shining Stars News
September 6, 2011

Mrs. Barr’s Message:
Welcome to the new school year! On Tuesday morning all parents are able to come in through the green gate with their child. Look for the K sign on the green fence and stand by Mrs. Barr’s sign. We will all come to the classroom together and you can help your child unpack their supplies then have them sit at their desk. Please leave the snack in the cubby and towel in the book bag. All other items will have a bucket to go in outside of our room. Please do not label any items except the towel (and of course clothing, book bag, lunch kit). Hang up your child’s backpack and have them put on their name tag and take the paper from their cubby into the classroom with them. We will use this for an activity so don’t lose it/bend it! Don’t forget your camera! We ask that you leave as soon as you get that first picture so that we may start the day free from distractions. (**If I did your home visit on Mon/Tues this is different what I told you and I apologize**).
Thanks for all you do!!!

IMPORTANT DATES:

9/6: First Day!

9/8: Principal’s Coffee 9-10am

9/8: Open House 4:30-5:30pm

9/11: Grandparent’s Day

9/19-9/20: Picture Day!

9/26: Johnny Appleseed Day!

10/10: Columbus Day- No school

10/13: Principal’s Coffee 9-10am


Tuesday 9/6 Music
Wednesday 9/7 PE
Thursday 9/8 Art
Friday 9/9 PE

!!!REMINDER!!!

Don’t forget your healthy snack!

Check out information, resources, kid web sites, and pictures on our classroom blog:
www.mrsbarrshiningstars.blogspot.com

We need your child’s lunch pin on the first day!!!


Writing:
We are working on our name as well as labeling family members: mother, father, brother, sister, etc.

Sight words: I, am

Make sure you are FORMING the letters correctly


Science:

We will touch a little bit on animals and their offspring (cat-kitten). We will revisit this topic in more depth later in the year.


Reading:

We are reading “The Little School Bus” for our lessons and talking about how we come to school and discussing characters in a story.

Letters: a, b, c, d, e

We are also working on rhyming words such as hat, cat, bat.

KE1a.5: Distinguish letters from words.
KE1a.10: Say rhyming words in response to an oral prompt


Math:

Ordinal numbers: first-sixth

K.M.1c:
position and identify the order of objects using ordinal numbers


Social Studies:
We are learning about our families as well as our classroom rules: Be ready, respectful, responsible!

KSS1.a: Follow rules, share, take turns, and cooperate.
KSSK1: Follow directions.


Books:
First Days of School
Emily’s First 100 Days of School
Will I have a friend?
This is the way we go to school
Chrysanthemum
Lunch Bunnies
First Day Jitters
The Secret Shortcut
**These are only a FEW books we will read. We are reading LOTS of books about manners, differences, and rules!**


Children need to hear and say the words that one day they will read and write. Have fun with the following songs and rhymes… word play leads to word power!
KE3b.2: Recite short poems, rhymes, and songs.


THIS WEEK’S POEM

First Day of School

I wonder
if my drawing
will be as good as theirs.

I wonder
if they'll like me
or just be full of stares.

I wonder
if my teacher
will look like Mom or Gram.

I wonder
if my puppy
will wonder
where I am.


A Bus Comes Along Every Day
(song to the tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”)
Oh a bus comes along every day,
Oh a bus comes along every day,
At our curb it does arrive,
and it takes us for a ride,
Oh a bus comes along every day!
You Are My Mother
(to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine”)
You are my mother, my dear sweet mother.
You show you love me in many ways.
You give me hugs and lots of kisses,
Please know I love you every day.
Oh, My Daddy
(tune: “Clementine”)
Oh, my daddy. Oh, my daddy.
Oh, my very special dad,
I will always be so thankful,
for my very special dad.