Week of Oct 3

Mrs. Barr’s Shining Stars News
October 3, 2011

Mrs. Barr’s Message:
We have begun working hard at reading groups. Some groups are working on their letters, others have moved on to word work, and a few are even reading books to/with Mrs. Barr! We all need practice with our names so each group will do a little bit of that as well. Small groups take place during center time. I pull students who need to work on the same skill to my table for 5-10 minutes and then they go back to centers. The time with me will increase as the year (and attention spans!) progresses.
I will be out on Thursday to have some dental work done so if you are able to come in and volunteer I know Mrs. Walker and the substitute would really appreciate it. Note that there is no school next Friday or the following Monday.
Blankets/towels have come home for washing. Please return them on Monday.
Donations needed: buttons and dry pasta of all shapes, sizes, and colors! We need these on MONDAY! 
Thanks for all you do!!!

IMPORTANT DATES:

10/7: No school for students

10/10: Columbus Day- No school

10/13: Principal’s Coffee 9-10am

11/3: End of 1st Quarter

11/4: No school for students

11/10: Principal’s Coffee- 9am

12/8: Principal’s Coffee- 9am

12/19-1/2: Winter Holidays


Monday 10/3 PE
Tuesday 10/4 Music (in the AM!)
Wednesday 10/5 PE
Thursday 10/6 Art
Friday 9/30 NO SCHOOL


!!!REMINDER!!!
Send a healthy snack every day!

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

**NEW**
I have sent home a “homework” calendar. This is not mandatory but highly encouraged. If your child wants me to “check” any of their work I’d be happy to do so. You will receive a simple homework assignment most nights. Some nights you will receive work we were not able to finish in class. Again homework is never mandatory but it will help your child progress quicker!


Writing:

Sight words: is, it
Review the, little at home!

www.handwritingforkids.com is a great place to get homework sheets!


Reading:

Letters: P, Q, R, S
Review A-O

Reviewing character, setting, and sequence. Introduce sorting and classifying.

Miss Bindergarten Goes on a Field Trip

KE1c.3: Identify characters, settings, and important events in a story.
KE1a.22: Identify and sort common words in basic categories.


Math: identify, sort, and classify a set of objects by color, shape, size, number, and other attributes;
identify, reproduce, describe, extend, and create color, rhythmic, shape, number, and letter repeating patterns with simple attributes,


Social Studies:

KSS5.b: Describe different kinds of jobs that people do at work and home.
KSS4.c: Explore the role of students in the school community


Books:
Have you filled a bucket today?
The crayon box that talked
My mouth is a volcano
Boys and girls of the world
Bernstain bears forget their manners
It’s ok to be different
Horace and Morris but mostly Delores
Beep Beep Vroom Vroom
Secret Birthday Msg


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.

COLOR OF THE WEEK:Green

(don’t forget Show-n-Share
on Friday! It must be the color of the
week!)


Baby Bumblebee
(song)
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,
OUCH! It stung me!

I’m squashing up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?
I’m squashing up my baby bumblebee,
EWWW! It’s yucky!

I’m wiping off my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me,
I’m wiping off my baby bumblebee,
UGGHH!! It’s all OVER me!

I’m washing off my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me,
I’m washing off my baby bumblebee,
*Sigh* That’s better!