K News Notes

• Homecoming Week: Beginning on Monday we will participate in Homecoming Week. There are several fun opportunities to dress up. If your child does not want to dress up on Monday and Wednesday they will need to wear the regular uniform. The homecoming t-shirt (wear on Thursday with uniform bottoms)will be sent home in the backpack on Wednesday next week.

• Here is the schedule:

• • Monday: Anything but your age (Dress like a baby, dress elderly)

  • Tuesday: Class Colors-the red K t-shirt (Class color shirts, Uniform bottoms & shoes)

  • Wednesday: Anything but the occasion (Future job, future self)

  • Thursday: Homecoming Provided Shirts (Uniform bottoms & shoes)

  • Friday: Formal Uniform: Mass and Flag Raising, 9:05am

  
  

• Library Books: Because our library day changes each week, books can be returned to the classroom any day of the week. Once students have 5 books checked out, borrowing will be suspended until books are returned. Then they can check books out again. Next week we will start borrowing 2 books each library time. Thank you for helping your child keep track of their books.
• Flag Raising: Flag raising is a Visitation tradition that goes back many years and is part of our opening Mass. We will attend flag raising but not Mass. Students need to be in formal uniform. Boys- uniform pants, shirt, shoes, and blue Vis vest. Girls-jumper, shirt, school shoes, white tights/knee highs, Vis sweater.
• Back to School Night: A big thank you to those who attended our Back to School event. I love sharing the classroom with you. Here is my slide deck for those who could not attend.

Th Sept. 17: Homecoming Sports Night-LS family fun after school

F Sept. 18: Formal Uniform for flag raising

F Sept. 25: Out of Uniform $1.00

Th Oct. 1: Early release day-school dismisses at 12:00.

F Oct. 2: Spirit Dress

Language Arts/Morning Work: Last week we continued listening for rhyming words, talked about our first sound, and put 2 words together to make a new word. We practiced the letter Cc- what’s the name, what sound does it make, what picture helps us. We practiced printing Cc and reviewed how to make different kinds of lines. We found pictures that began with that sound. For word work we matched and wrote rhyming words and did Rhyme the Room.

Math: We explored number order/counting order and practiced figuring out what number was missing. We played Build a Tower with a partner.

Religion: We learned the Kindness Prayer and colored a copy of the prayer to pray at home. We read Try A Little Kindness.

Science: We talked about parts of a tree. We went outside and identified the parts of a tree. We labeled a picture of a tree with the names of the parts in our science journal. We read The Busy Tree, What Do Roots Do?, and Little Acorn.

Writer’s Workshop: We did a Name Walk-writing and reading each other’s names.

Technology: We learned about our ipad: how to plug in headphones, find and open an app. and swipe the screen. We listened to a story on Epic.

Art: We started working on a self-portrait.

Music: We learned the song-The Cat Came Back. Ask your child about it!!

Morning Meeting: We did the “French Fries” greeting and Count Around for the activity. We started sharing our photos with each other. The morning work was shapes with sticks.

Read aloud/Chapter Books: We read a variety of alphabet books.

Below please find our K schedule. Hopefully, your child has mentioned some of the parts of our day. We follow a 3 day rotation (Blue, Red, Yellow).

8:00-8:30: Morning Meeting

8:30-9:15. Math

9:15-9:30 Snack

9:30-10:10 Phy Ed, Music, Assembly, Reading

10:15-10:45 Phonics/Printing

10:50-11:20 Lunch

11:25-11:55 Recess

12:05- 12:45 Art, STEM, Religion, Read a loud/comprehension

12:50-1:20 French, Spanish, Chinese

1:20-2:00 Small Group, Choice Time

2:00-2:30 Science, Social Studies rotate

2:30-2:40 Closing, Pack up, Prayer

2:40 Dismissal

Please do not hesitate to email if you have any questions or concerns.

Kelly Schumacher

kschumacher@vischool.org