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Field Trip

Our field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard will be Thursday, October 23^rd.  I need all permission slips and payments by Monday (the 20^th) so we can give the orchard a final count.  Remember if you would like to chaperone you will need to provide your own transportation and have a completed background check on file.  Also no siblings please.

Library Books

Please remember to return Library books every Tuesday so that your student can check out a new book weekly.

Haunted School

Friday, October 24^th  Come enjoy the “wild” and “mild” sides of Lindbergh school.

Classroom Halloween Party

Our Halloween party will take place Friday, October 31^st.  Students will be able to wear their costume to school and participate in the Kindergarten/Young 5’s costume parade at the end of the day.  A sign up for treat and craft donations will be posted soon.

Holiday Boutique Basket

Don’t forget our classroom basket for the basket raffle at the Lindbergh Holiday Boutique.  Donations can be made in cash or a check made out to our room mom:  Christine Mcelrath.  You can also donate “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” merchandise that you find yourself at stores.

What We Did This Week

Our new Alpha Friend was Benny Bear, letter Bb

We will begin rotating through “Daily 5” next week.  The students will visit “Read To Self”, “Listen To Reading” , “Word Work” and “Work on Writing”

We worked in our journals

We are studying simple patterns in math and our “numeral song” using our white boards and dry erase markers

Our Social Skills lesson was about the feeling – “Angry”

In handwriting we are working on our “tripod” grip and controlled coloring

Have a good weekend!

Just a reminder that book orders are due Friday, October 17th.  Directions for ordering online were sent home in your student’s red folder last Friday.

Thanks!

News and Information

Field Trip – October 23^rd

Please be sure to sign and return the permission slip for out field trip to the Apple Orchard.  The cost for the trip is $6.50.  Chaperones must also pay $6.50 and have an approved background check on file.

Scholastic Book Club

Your child is bringing home their first book order from Scholastic.  If you would like to purchase books there are attached directions for ordering on-line.  The deadline for ordering books will be next Friday – October 17^th.

PTA  Lindbergh Haunted School

Mark your calendars for the Haunted School – Friday October 24^th!

Halloween Classroom Party

Yes we will have a costume party on Friday, October 31^st.  The room parents and I will communicate details once we have finalized plans.

Holiday Basket Raffle

Don’t forget any “Ninja Turtle” donations for our themed basket for the Holiday Basket Raffle at the Lindbergh Holiday Boutique.  We will also accept money donations.

What We Did This Week

Our new AlphaFriend was “Tiggy-Tiger” – Letter T

We have built our stamina and can do “Read To Self” for 10 minutes!!!!

We visited the computer lab to begin our NWEA testing.

We wrote in our journals.

In math we practiced making simple AB patterns.

In Science we continued our study of Fall.

In handwriting we made “Mat Man” using basic shapes.

In our Social Skills lesson we are talking about “feelings” and we talked about – sad.

We practiced appropriate play skills with Free Choice and Table Top Toys.

Have a great weekend!

Just a reminder that Friday is Popcorn Friday.  0.25 a bag!  Students can bring their quarters in a marked envelop or baggie.

Permission slips for our Apple Orchard Field Trip are coming home today.  You may also indicate on the slip if you can chaperone.  Remember that chaperones need to drive themselves to the orchard and have a completed background check on file.  No siblings can attend.

Thank you!

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No School

Friday, October 3^rd and Monday, October 6^th

PTA Meeting

Tuesday, October 7^th at 7:00 p.m.

What We Did This Week

Our AlphaFriend was “Reggie Rooster”, Letter Rr

We added the letter R poem to our poetry books.

We wrote in our journals responses from books we read aloud.

In math we continue to study the shapes of our pattern blocks (hexagon, trapezoid, rhombus, square, triangle, rectangle).

In our Handwriting Without Tears lesson we are focusing on our “tripod” grip and using our “helper hand” when using writing tools.

In our Social Skills unit we are studying feelings, we discussed “happy” and evidence that someone is happy.

The students who have earned the reward party for good behavior in September will have an extra recess and opportunity to enjoy a “junk food” snack on Thursday afternoon.

If your student earned the reward party for good behavior you will find a blue slip of paper in your student’s red folder.  We need your help with their favorite “junk food” snack.

Please keep addressing positive behavior at home with your students.  Our 3 big rules in class are:

1.  Keep you hands to yourself (feet too)

2.  Listen when the teacher is talking

3.  Use nice words

I forgot to mention in my last post regarding the field trip to the Apple Orchard that parents would have to drive themselves to the orchard.  Since we are traveling with the other Kindergarten classes there will not be room on the bus for parents.

Also we ask for no younger siblings on the trip.

Thank you!

Our first field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard will be on October 23rd.  The bus will leave Lindbergh School at 9:30 a.m. and arrive back by 2:30 p.m.  We need chaperones!  The more the merrier!

In order to chaperone you need to have completed a background check.  Most parents did this paperwork during registration.  If you need to complete this paper work please stop by the office and talk to Ms. Cathy.

The paperwork usually takes 2 weeks to complete – please plan ahead with the date of our trip in mind.

If you are interested in chaperoning please let me know with an email:

ruselij@dearbornschools.org

Permission and payment slips will be send home at a different date.

Thank you!

Mrs. Ruselink

(Sorry this is a little late – technology “issues”!)

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Late Start

Wednesday, October 1^st  – School will begin at 9:35 a.m.

No School

Friday, October 3^rd and Monday, October 6

What We Did This Week

• Our AlphaFriend this week was Sammy Seal, letter S.
• We sorted magnetic letters to find “m” and “s”
• We continue to read stories about Fall.
• We wrote in our journals off our whole group topic list.
• In math we practiced counting by 1’s and introduced the shapes of the pattern blocks.
• In Handwriting we enjoyed songs about our letter shapes and practice shaking with our dominant hand (right).

We will begin NWEA testing (a district wide test for assessment purposes) during the month of October – the assessment will be completed on the computers.

Much of the assessment for Kindergarten is read to them by the computer.  This is why headphones are very important for each child to have.  If you haven’t sent headphones for your student to use yet they can be found at the Dollar Store.  Or ear buds can work too. 

Thank you in advance!

Mrs. Ruselink

Tomorrow is picture day, please be sure to fill out all of the information on the order form.  You can also order online!

Also, Spirit Wear orders (Lindbergh T-shirts and Sweatshirts) are due Friday.

Tomorrow, Thursday the 25th the students will be with a substitute teacher.  I will be handling some family business and will return on Friday.  Please talk to your student about good behavior with our guest teacher!

Thanks!