September 2012 Calendar

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Newsletter for the Week of August 27 - 31, 2012

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"The Day a Monster Came to School" Unit

     This week, as we finished up our Kindergarten "Phase-In" and began our first few full days of school, we focused a majority of our attention on routines, procedures and expectations.  We centered a lot of our instruction pertaining to these concepts around a picture-less story entitled "The Day a Monster Came to School".  This story tells of a Monster attending school and wreaking havoc in his classroom (a.e. not following directions, using manners, or being respectful, etc.)  As it turns out, the Monster had simply never been to school before and did not know how to act.  In the end, his new classmates and teacher promise to help him learn how to behave at school.  We used this story to discuss the difference between "Above the Line" and "Below the Line"  behavior and to classify specific behaviors in an interactive activity.  We then made a Common Core-friendly Monster of our own, and enjoyed some fun Monster cupcakes as a treat.  We also did a Monster glyph and made a Monster mask during the week, as well.

First Day of School Class Pic!

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First Day of School...Finally!

After a week and a half delay, we are finally able to start our school year! Remember that Kindergarten begins with 5 days of "Phase-In" before coming for a full day. Refer to the schedule below, for updates to the dates and times of this "Phase-In" process. I am looking forward to an awesome school year with a great bunch of kiddos!

Changes to "Phase-In" Schedule:
If your child was originally scheduled to come on Monday and Wednesday from 7:40-12:00, and Friday from 7:40-1:00, your new schedule is as follows: Thursday (16th) and Monday (20th) from 7:40-12:00, and Wednesday (22nd) from 7:40-1:00. The first full day of Kindergarten will now be next Thursday (23rd); the students will begin attending school from 7:40-2:40 from that day forward.

If your child was originally scheduled to come on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:40-12:00, and Friday from 7:40-1:00, your new schedule is as follows: Friday (17th) and Tuesday (21st) from 7:40-12:00, and Wednesday (22nd) from 7:40-1:00. The first full day of Kindergarten will now be next Thursday (23rd); the students will begin attending school from 7:40-2:40 from that day forward.