Fall Fun

On Wednesday, November 4, students are dismissed at 11:30 so teachers can prepare for conferences & mark Report Cards (Kindergarten students do NOT get a report card at this time).  In our classes, we will celebrate Pumpkins and Fall!  We are not dressing up but will be playing some games and enjoying the pumpkin ice cream we'll make earlier that week.

Kindergarten in October

We've been busy learning all month!  Here are some of the highlights from each academic area:

Reading/Writing: With our Superkids, we've been learning letters and sounds.  We now know the letters and corresponding sounds for c, o, g, a, d and s!  Recently, we started blending letters together to make words.  Sal is our current Superkid who loves sports...especially ones that start with 'S.' In writing, we are becoming great at drawing a picture story.

Math:  We've been learning how to write numbers & understanding how many a number is.  Lately, we've been working with the 5-group and using it to show 6, 7, 8 & 9.  For example, 6 is 5 & 1.

Science: We have enjoyed the beautiful Fall Leaves!  Using paper, we made our Fall Tree for our book.  After tracing a leaf, we measured how tall & wide it was with cubes.  We covered our leaf with cubes to see how many could fit on it.  We started focusing on wood by doing an experiment to see how wood floats.  We then added paper clips to the wood to determine which kind of wood would sink first. Next, we will be making our own plywood.

Social Studies:  Our focus here has been learning about school:  reviewing Tucker's Solutions, routines, school workers, tools and schools today and long ago.

Teddy Bear Clinic

On Wednesday, October 21, our classes will be going to Teddy Bear Clinic.  Your child will need to bring a stuffed animal to school the day before (Tuesday) so we can fill out the Emergency Sheet for the animal.

Also, we need 4 volunteers per class to attend this trip.  Mrs. Nygaard's class is going 9:00-11:00 am.  Mrs. Rossetti's class is going 12:30-2:30 pm.  To sign up to volunteer, you need to go to the Wausau School District Website, click on "Parents," scroll down to "Volunteer Opportunities,"and click on "For Volunteers."  You can also use this link Wausau School District: For Volunteers.  If you have questions about the volunteer process, please contact Roxane Hagedorn at 715-261-0584 or rhagedor@wausauschools.org.

Thank you for helping us make this a wonderful trip!

Online Scheduling of Parent/Teacher Conferences for November 5 & 9

New this year...we have decided to go online to schedule conferences.  It's really quite easy!  Until the note arrives, there are no worries.  A school messenger announcement will be made the night before the note is sent (mid October) to let you know that your child should have the conference information in his/her red folder and when the scheduling window will open.

If you do not have access to the internet, once you have your note and login information, you may call school at 715-261-0220 to speak with Mrs. Lenzner or Mrs. Steckbauer and they will be happy to assist you in this process.

Again, once the window opens, go online early for the best selection of dates (November 5 or 9) and times (3:45-7:45 pm).  Thank you for helping us make this a smooth process!

It's Apple Time!

It's been apple time in Kindergarten!  Ask your child how we made applesauce and how he/she liked it.  We also tasted apple cider and apples...yum!  Then we graphed our favorites.  We cut apples the "star" way so we could easily see and count the seeds.
 

In Science, we've also been learning about trees.  Have your child tell you the different parts of a tree (roots, trunk, branches, leaves).  As the weeks progress, we'll be learning more about trees:  why leaves change color and what things are made from wood.