Mrs.

Coffeys Kindergarten
October 1st, 2012

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Indian Valley Elementary

Reading Focus:
Upcoming Events/Notes

unit 2: around me

As the temperature gets lower, please remember to send your child with a jacket/coat. No school next Friday, October 12th Money ($6) and permission form due Monday, Oct. 15th for the Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Conferences Oct. 25th/26th No school Thursday the 26th & Friday the 27th

Theme Question: What can I find out about the world around me? Focus Question of the Week: How can I use my 5 senses to describe things? Sight Words: he she Nonfiction Text: Lets Talk Senses! Letters: Q R S T (check out www.starfall.com click on ABCs) Phonological Awareness: initial sounds (What sound do words begin with? What two words in a set of 3 have the same beginning sound?) Fluency Piece: Guess What I Am! (was sent home Monday- focusing on pacing, punctuation marks, fluency) Vocabulary: observe explore senses Pre-Decodable Readers: The Trunk Comprehension: making predictions Log-on at home: www.wglead21.com (I am always happy to resend usernames and passwords!)

Math Focus:

Everyday math section 2

Daily Kim Sutton Math drills (we call it Number Party Math) Monday: Spin a Number (working on 1-1 correspondence) Tuesday: Patterns All Around (finding patterns in our world) Wednesday: Oral Counting Games Thursday: Prep for # Writing (did in shaving cream and in the air) Friday: Matching Coin Game

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Classroom Wish List ( as of 10-5-12)

Social studies focus:

Fire Safety Halloween

science focus(current reading

integrations):
Weather (calendar) Season of fall Reading integration: 5 senses

We are finally running low on snacks! If you could, please send in a box or two of a snack of your choice. We really appreciate it!

homework note:
Please encourage your child to write in pencil, color with colors (they are familiar with this from school). This way, if your child makes a mistake with handwriting, he/she can erase it. Thank you for your support with homework- the kids are doing GREAT!

**Still Missing!**as of 10-5: We are still

missing our Kindergarten, Kindergarten Who Do You See? Book- please, please check around your home! Its red with our class picture on the front. Thank you!

Our Specials Schedule:

Day A: PE/Music Day B: Spanish/PE Day C: Music/Spanish Day D: Art Day E: REAL/Computer (reading program)
Indian Valley Elementary 11600 Knox Street Overland Park, KS 66210 School Phone: (913) 239-6400 Mrs. Coffeys Room: (913) 239-6471 Mrs. Coffeys E-mail: macoffey@bluevalleyk12.org Classroom Blog: http://www.mrscoffeyskinders.blogspot.com/