This week in FLK..

Thank you for the continued egg carton donations

we are up to 68...expectations are mounting!
We had an outstanding trip to Apple Land Station.
Thank you to Mrs. Seiling for organizing and to our
parent volunteers: Mr. Stuifbergen, Mrs. Telewiak,
Mrs. Drzymala, Mrs. Friederichsen, Mrs. Wastell,
Mrs. Binkley and Mrs. Maxwell-Smith.
In Language: We continued with our Jolly Phonics and learned the letter name and
sounds of Hh. The First Years continued in their Jolly Phonics booklets while the
Second Years added labels and/or sentences to their super heroes, HUGE Man. We
continued on mystery names. We continued rhyming, clapping syllables, identifying
beginning sounds, blending consonant vowel consonant words and identifying letter
sounds and names.
We also continued our Surprise Bag Show n Share items. Lauren shared her Teddy
Bear and Sohee shared her bunny, Lisa. Thank you ladies!
We began Halloween poems and stories. We enjoyed The Five Little Pumpkins for
our Readers Theatre!
Gym: We played Halloween related games. We ran the Witches relay, played
Halloween versions of Ship to Shore and Octopus, played Monster tag and Danced
to Halloween songs. We also went biking.and hula hooping and skipping and
scooping.!
Religion: We continued to identify and celebrate traces of God in the world
around us. We discussed how we are all Gods Pumpkins.

Science: The Beautiful Shelf now takes up a whole shelf! We learned the life cycle
of the apple and the pumpkin. We learned about the role of the bee in this cycle
while at Apple Land Station. We learned why (the purpose) each animal was at
Apple Land Station.
We also discussed appropriate dress for the weather and to the situation. We
discussed dressing warm enough and in clothes that each child is able to get into
and out of on their own. Tie up shoes and string gloves are difficult to be
independent with at this age. Tie up boots are even more difficult.
Last week, we lightly discussed volcanoes so to re-ignite the interest, we put
mentos in Diet Coke to demonstrate a volcanic explosion. We didnt get the
reaction we hoped for, so well re-do next week! We put baking soda and vinegar
in a pop bottle and watched the gas inflate a monster and ghost balloon and finally,
we added vinegar, baking soda and food coloring to the belly of the pumpkin and
watched it erupt out the mouth! Ew! But Ah!
In Art: Miss Angenent made haunted houses with the children. They look beautiful
on the classroom windows.
In Music, Drama and Dance: Miss Angenent continues with Musical Lunches and
dance parties. We are learning the words to a rhyming song called Paula the Koala.
We danced to a childrens version of HOT, HOT, Hot for the Hh.
In Mathematics: We continued the 100 days of school.adding fish to our
fishbowl and straws to our collection. We counted by 1,2,5, and 10. We sorted using
various sorting rules and began individual assessments. We began patterning by
naming and then continuing a given pattern.
In Personal and Social Development: We discussed the importance of accepting
responsibility for our own actions. We cant blame others for our behavior.
In Inquiry/Directed Play: Miss Angenent worked with the children to sew hats
for Hh.

Upcoming Events:
Wednesday October 28 hot lunch for those who ordered
Friday October 30 Kindergarten Halloween celebration

Wednesday November 4 - hot lunch for those who ordered

Thursday November 5 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
information to follow
Wednesday November 11 - hot lunch for those who ordered
Thursday November 12 School Mass 9:00a.m.
Monday November 16 Photo day please note that the Kindergarten students
generally have their photos taken first BEFORE they can become untucked, etc
Wednesday November 18 - hot lunch for those who ordered
Friday November 20 PD Day no school for students
Wednesday November 25- hot lunch for those who ordered