October 2-6

I wanted to let everyone know that we will have Mrs. Flanagan as a guest teacher in our room on Friday. Feel free to call the office if you need anything on Friday!

Here is the link to the October lunch menu*
*Oct 11th is Cheeseburger not Crispy Chicken Patty
*Oct 16th is Chicken Nuggets not Cheeseburger
*Oct. 19 is Mini Turkey Corn Dogs not Chicken Alfredo

Here is the link to our October school newsletter.

Notes: 

• If you are able to donate extra snack for the days when someone doesn't have one, we would appreciate it! Our healthy snack keeps our brains ready for learning:)
• Don't forget to send back your child's permission slip for our field trip! 

Upcoming Events: 
September 27: Homecoming Parade at 4:30 (4:00 line-up)

October 8: Ride to Read bike event  10:00-1:00
October 17: Grandparents, Games, and Goodies Family Night
October 17: Field trip to Heckrodt Wetland Reserve

NDLC's Ride to Read
We invite you and your families to join us for our first Ride to Read, family biking event, on Sunday, October 8 from 10-1.  There will be activities for all ages and riding abilities at the event.  Please visit the link for more information and to register!  http://www.kaukauna.k12.wi.us/cms_files/resources/Ride%20to%20Read%20Brochure.pdf

Reading: Friday, we had a celebration to mark the end of our first reading unit.Check it out using this! Students have worked so hard to learn to retell their old favorite storybooks using the exact words from the book, sounding like the characters, and using connecting words to keep the story going. As we continue to work in these "Old Favorites" in our next unit, we will learn to use the pictures and words to really think about how the character might be feeling and what they are thinking. These colorful stories provide a great base to begin that comprehension work with our emerging readers!

Writing:  Students will learn to plan their story across pages, add more details in pictures and words, and add speech bubbles to their writing. At home, you could help your child generate ideas to write about! Practice telling the story orally and asking questions to add more details. This helps students to write more vivid stories. Oral storytelling is a key component in the writing process and will help students to get their ideas on to the page. Here is how Kindergarteners are taught to think about the writing process:

 Pretty amazing work for these young writers!


Math: This week, mathematicians will work on adding and subtracting using pictures. We will continue to work writing numbers 1-5 and seeing numbers of objects in a group. Students will work on number order using dot to dots.

Phonics: As some of you may have heard, New Directions is excited to announce that we are implementing Fundations as our phonics program. This program focuses on foundational skills necessary for successful reading and writing.
To help your student be successful, you can practice letter formation at home! Check your child's backpack for:

• A copy of the verbalizations to form each letter  
• Handwriting paper in a page protector. 
• You can use this with a dry erase marker so that it is reusable! Socks make great erasers:)

Social Studies: This week, we will begin our School Study unit. Throughout the unit, we will be exploring who the community helpers are in our school and conducting interviews to learn more about what they do! We will be learning about interviews and planning what kinds of questions we are going to ask our school community helpers.We will be conducting interviews with Mr. Tom (our custodian) and Mrs. Frischmann (our principal). Then, the students will create books based on what we learned! We are excited to start this project!