Turkey Trot: What a wonderful turnout of over 1,100 participants this year! It was exciting to see some of our Kindergarten friends take part in such a fun and healthy district wide activity! Braden, Matthew, Brecken, Anthony, Luke, Lily and Taelyn were there to represent our class along with the Hudsonville turkey! Great job, kids! I am very proud of you!
Fall Parade and Party: Our Kindergartners were so excited to see one another dressed in costume on Wednesday! All four Kindergarten classes, plus the PreK class at Georgetown participated in a parade through the school and were welcomed by children in the upper grades down the hallway. It was a very fun experience for our Kindergartners, especially to see our 5th grade bus buddies. We then returned to our classroom for our fall party. Our parents did a fabulous job helping to foster a fun party which included a cool spider craft, a mummy/ghost craft, along with 2 holiday games. A great time was had by EVERYONE! Thank you again to Mrs. Burri, Mrs. Haan, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Fumarolo, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Wortman, Mrs. Zwier, Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Meyers, Ms. Uhlig, and Mrs. Krusniak for all their help and donations! Thank you also to all the wonderful parents and grandparents who helped and joined in our festivities!
Science: We continued our unit on the 5 Senses this week and what a fun and insightful experience this has become! We tested our Sense of Taste to compare the difference of foods that were sour, salty, bitter and sweet. The expressions on the children’s faces were priceless! We also enjoyed another special visitor to our class to help us use and learn more about our sense of hearing. Mrs. Bier, a Georgetown parent and Zeeland Band teacher, stopped by with a few instruments to put our hearing to the test! She shared and played with us a flute, trumpet and snare drum. All very different in their sounds! We learned, listened, discussed about sounds that were low, high, soft, and loud. We listened for patterns, and repeated a few. We also noticed vibration and felt for it, too! Thank you, Mrs. Bier, for sharing your time and helping us to understand more about our sense of hearing!
Handwriting: We began Corner Start Letters this week, which included the uppercase letters of H, K, L, and U.
Assessments: We have learned many things in the first part of the school year together. It has been exciting to see the growth that has taken place during this short time together. I look forward to sharing your child’s assessments with you during out upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences next week.
Mystery Reader: Kolton had been wishing and hoping each week that his mom might be our Mystery Reader. This week, Mrs. Haan, Kolton’s mom, happily surprised him and our class! We had time to enjoy two stories that she brought, “Bark George,” by Jules Feiffer, and “Clifford’s First Halloween,” by Norman Bridwell. Thank you, Mrs. Haan, for stopping by to read to us!
Super Stars for the Week Were: Gabe with his Build-a-Bear Fire-Robot, Faith with her Pink Build-a-Bear, Jackson with Woof-Woof, and Harrison with Sydney the Pumpkin Cat. Thanks for sharing your lovies with us!
Popcorn Words For The Week Were: “we,” “will,” “orange”
Important Information and Reminders:
- Daylight Saving Time: Remember to turn your clocks BACK for an extra hour this weekend.
- Parent Teacher Conferences: November 2, 3, and 4. I look forward to seeing you this week!
- Picture Retakes: Tuesday, November 3. If retaking a picture, please send your proofs back with your child on this day.
- Scholastic Book Fair: Begins in our library this week. Our class will preview on Monday and have the opportunity to purchase on Wednesday.
- Library: Due to the book fair, we will not visit the library this Wednesday. Your child may enjoy their book for an additional week.
- November Calendar: Check your email inbox for our November Kindergarten Calendar.
- Jets Pizza Nights: Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Wednesday, Nov. 4. Remember to share our school and teacher names when ordering.
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- Homework: 1. Candy sorting homework: Have Fun! 2. Math & Handwriting: Just like always, before Wednesday. 3. Turkey feather disguise: please return by Friday, November 6. Thanks!
Enjoy your extra hour this weekend!
: ) Mrs. Estefan