Sept. 22, 2017

9-22-17   

  KB News

Jolly Phonics: This week we worked on the letter sounds “u, l, f , b and ai” in our Jolly Phonics books.  Please review these sounds and songs with your child. 

Literacy: We read the book Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell.  The children learned what strategies good readers use when they read.  The five strategies focused on this week include visualizing, inferring, making connections, sharing their opinion, and retelling the story. Molly Lou Melon wanted to be herself at her new school.  Each day Ronald was mean to her, but she kept being herself and it made Ronald feel foolish.  In the end, Ronald was nice to her and the children predicted they would become friends.

Math: Math skills we worked on this week included sorting shapes, exploring numbers by counting and reading numbers 1- 10.  We also learned that there are numbers all around. We even have numbers within our addresses. The children enjoyed drawing pictures of their houses to correspond with their written addresses.

Writing: We enjoyed reading the book When I Get Bigger   by Mercer Mayer.  The children discussed the story with a partner and generated writing ideas.  They were so excited to write and share what they wanted to do when they got bigger.

Field Trip Information from Mrs. Grimm:

Field Trip to the Ag Education Center at the Fairgrounds 

In order to help our students become more familiar with farm animals and farm operations our Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade students will be taking a field trip to the new Ag Education Center at the Howard County Fairgrounds.  

The Center is used as an educational tool for the general public. The swine area has the latest technology in swine production, odor control and is environmentally friendly. The swine area is a completely bio-secure area, with a focus on modern practices for health and well-being of the animals. It is educational experience for the students that demonstrates on a small scale what a modern hog confinement facility looks like and how it operates.

In addition to the swine area, the students will also be touring the milk production display where they will see what the process of milking a cow looks like and be able to watch a cow being milked and ask questions about the process. 

The Center is the first of its kind in Iowa, Minnesota and the entire Midwest.  What a great opportunity for our students to be able to learn about what happens on area farms.

Reminder:  Sept. 26^th is the due date for classroom volunteer forms, Highlights magazine order forms, $5 donations for classroom parties, and 3 books from home for browsing boxes.  Please remember to send these items to school if you haven’t yet.  Thanks!

Dates to Remember:

Sept. 25^th – No School Teacher In-service

Sept. 29^th – Trip to the Fair Grounds- Please have the children wear tennis shoes that day.