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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Last Week in October: October 27-31, 2025


Morning Meeting
Activity: One Little Pumpkin
Ask your child to sing it to you and show your the actions!

 

Monday we had a walking field trip to the fire station.
Our group started with a fun video which explained a working fire station and roles of firefighters.


Lieutenant Sam Berman teaches (reviews) Stop, Drop, & Roll and it's importance.


The children practiced in small groups.



He explains what to do if you are awaken in the night by the smoke alarm.


The children practiced in these cots.



Stay low and go.


Learning about all about a firefighter's equipment.

Learning what each piece of their equipment does to protect them.


Reminded to never hide from a firefighter.





Firefighter John and Colin pose for a picture with the children before they leave.
They gave the children homework and a sticker.


Straight to the playground for outdoor time after our walking field trip!


Reading practice in the book See the Pumpkin.


Working carefully to keep match pointing under each word as he reads.
this book featured two recent red words: the, see


Reading her book to Mrs. Cornell.


Stations
Completing the pages in her book independently.

Stations
Partner Reading
Task: Read with careful match, partner listens and helps if needed.


Quiet Time choice on Monday: Color By Number 1 to 10.




A Responsive Classroom read aloud.
This book ties into our K for ME Our Community unit.


The children have been working on drawing and painting self portraits at centers.





Over several days everyone finished painting one.
Art Easel
Mixing colors


Giving her self portrait a background.


Feeling very good about her work!


Art Table



These are hung in our hallway.  Please take a minute to view them when you come into school!


Reading Frog and Toad at dismissal.


Math
Whole group ten frame work.


Recording the number for how many.


Math
Independent work.


Reading the number and recording that amount accurately in a ten frame.







Stations
/b/ and /d/


b and d




Independent work.


Focusing on letters that are visually similar therefore often tricky.


Quiet Time Choice (thin marker coloring) that was mounted on background at center time.


K for ME read aloud.
First read aloud in our new unit Animal and Habitats.



vocabulary


Visiting author, singer, and storyteller
Bill Hartley!

Singing to the kindergarteners!

Storytelling
Very entertaining!


Talking to the children about Charlie Bumpers.


Interactive singing which had everyone involved!
Thank you CEEF!
This was a wonderful opportunity for the children!

More than half the class told me they were able to attend the Family Night 
and enjoyed that as well!


I love reading this story to the children every year.
It is especially fun to read when you have a Jack in the class! 😍


Stations
sound sort 


name it and provide the initial sound
sort it


Handwriting
lowercase s


Completing the s page and Words that start with s page in her handwriting book.


Art Easel
Tempera paints


a leaf


Puzzles
Capital letters


Blocks
Inside the town in Abiyoyo and outside of town (two settings).

Art Table
Q-Tip Painting: candy corn


Morning work while waiting for announcements.
AB Pattern


Shapes: Trees



Math
Small group work with Mrs. Cornell.
Double ten frames (teen numbers).





How To

On the spot bravery as he tries "How To Draw A Frog." 


Writing
Preparing pages for a birthday book.







K for ME Nonfiction read aloud.
Animals and Habitats

Digging deeper. Learning more about frogs and their habitat.


Vocabulary


Centers
Discovery Table
Water exploration


Discovery Table
Pond
There is a wait list for this center.  If your child mentions they have not had a turn, 
please reassure them they will.  The children are taking turns.


Writing and Drawing
Frogs and their habitat.




Art Easel
Dry erase markers
Frogs and their habitat.


Friday we celebrated our second class birthday.
How Old Are You? graph.
There are now 3 six year olds and 15 five year olds in our classroom.


The birthday treats she selected to celebrate her day!
The birthday book the children created during their writing block on Thursday!
🧁 Happy 6th Birthday on Sunday! 🎈


One fun read aloud on Friday!



Math
Color and Count Shapes Graph: Bat
The children are working on recording and writing their numbers accurately.



Math
Color and Count Shapes Graph: Pumpkin


Math
Number writing practice.
Kindergarten Goal: Recall and write 0-30.



Friday the children enjoyed having volunteers in to help with some fun fall activities!
Thank you to Sarah Gayer (Joy's mom) for helping!
















These beautiful fall trees went home in your child's Home/School folder!

Playing a spider counting game with Mrs. Ham.
Thank you Mrs. Ham (Jacob's grandmother) for volunteering in our classroom 
and providing this fun activity!


A completed spider web.


Working on a candy corn collage.



Finished candy corns went home.
Some children wished to do more on theirs this week.


We enjoyed this fun story on Thursday and made creepy underwear on Friday!







They were very creative!








We displayed them for the day in the classroom 
and then they went home in your child's Home/School folder for you to enjoy!


A special school lunch on Friday. Bat nuggets with ice cream.


The birthday girl led all activities including the line whenever we traveled.


Centers
Dramatization
Barber Shop: shampooing


Centers
Libray & Listening




Centers
Discovery Table: water exploration
a pond habitat


Ms. Karnes came to get her to pick her office treats!
I hope you enjoyed your day!


October was busy and fun!
Our focus pattern: AABB
Pumpkin, pumpkin, ghost, ghost.

On rainy days if you send your child into school in rain boots, please pack dry shoes (sneakers), so that we can leave the wet rain boots in the lockers and keep our carpet dry, thank you!

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