Week of Sept 19

Mrs. Barr’s Shining Stars News
September 19, 2011

Mrs. Barr’s Message:
This is APPLE WEEK! We will be learning all about apples, life cycles, and using apples for math such as graphing and patterning.
Please send 1 apple with your child by WEDNESDAy. It can be any color and any type of apple. We will use the apples for different activities Wednesday-Friday.
Donations are needed for apple week! I would like to do caramel apples with the children on Friday. Individual caramel candies/melts or caramel sauce is needed as well as toothpicks. If you could help with this it would be greatly appreciated. Please email Mrs. Barr.
This week we are reviewing the letters A-J and really focusing on handwriting. I thought something fun to do would be having a snack that starts with the letters we are doing that day. If you would like to participate this week then please send something that starts with the letters A-J. Original packaging is preferred so we can add to our word wall!
Thanks for all you do!!!

IMPORTANT DATES:

9/19-9/20: Picture Day!

9/26: Johnny Appleseed Day!

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


!!!REMINDER!!!

No uniforms on Picture Day (Tuesday)!!!

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

**NEW**
Each week we will work with a different color. On Fridays I would like to have “Show N Share” BUT the item must be something that is the color of the week to participate.

This week our color will be: RED


Writing:

Sight words: I, am, a

Make sure you are FORMING the letters correctly!
That means letters start at the top or middle if they are supposed to.
Watch your child write!


Science:
KSb.5: Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles.
KSe.1: Classify objects by observable properties


Reading:

Letters: REVIEW WEEK!
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J

KE1a.5: Distinguish letters from words.
KE1a.6: Recognize and name all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.


Social Studies:

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

Following directions the FIRST time is key! Homework: practice this at home!


Math:

K.M.1a: identify, write, and name numbers up to 20;
K.M.2b: identify, sort, and classify a set of objects by color, shape, size, number, and other attributes;


Books:

10 apples up on top
I am an apple
Arnold’s Apple Tree
Life Cycles: Apple Trees
How do apples grow
Picking apples and pumpkins
The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
An apple’s life
10 red apples


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

We have been unable to complete poems of the
Week so we will resume this later in the year.


COLOR OF THE WEEK:


Red


Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
“b” would be said “buh”- “c” would be said “kuh”-etc

If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around "b" "b"
If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around "b" "b"
If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around "b" "b"

Catch a ball "c" "c"...
Dance with me "d" "d"...
Fall down "f" "f"”...
Gallop like a horse "g" "g"...
Hop on one foot "f" "f"...
Jump so high "j" "j"...
Kick in the air "k" "k"...
Laugh out loud "l" "l"...
March in place "m" "m"...
Nod your head "n" "n"...
Paint a picture "p" "p"...
Run in place "r" "r"...
Sit on the floor "s" "s"...
Talk to me "t" "t"...
Vacuum the rug "v" "v"...
Walk around "w" "w"...
Yawn right now "y" "y"...
Zip your zipper "z" "z"...