Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. Your kinder may be out of uniform this day and does not need to change into his/her uniform clothes after pictures. Forms will be sent home before this week so you can select your photos/photo package, if desired. 

Gale Woods Farm Field Trip is Thursday, September 28th from 9:00 to 12:15.  We will be back for lunch.  Please have your child wear good walking shoes and their College T-shirts (if we get them by then).  If you have not paid or filled out the Google Doc for your child to have permission for the field trip your child's homeroom teacher will be emailing you individually.  


Friday, September 29th is College T-Shirt Day and our first OSA. You will get your kinder's college t-shirt beforehand and I will send more detailed information about the OSA as it gets nearer.

Orders for the month of October are due today! If you have not yet placed your lunch and/or breakfast order, please do so by the end of the day Monday, September 25.

Other "tid bits"

·              Please make sure you are sending your kinder's folder back to school every day. We are still practicing the afternoon routine, so your kinder's folder might not make it home one afternoon but please send it back when it does make it home :)

·              If your kinder is unable to tie his/her own shoes (or it takes him/her a long time to tie shoes independently), please have your child wear Velcro shoes. We change our shoes for gym and shoes can get untied fairly often. Therefore, the time it takes to keep tying shoes can add up!

·              https://carver.macaronikid.com/articles/599c87e73ebf8625fc230e39/teach-your-children-to-tie-their-shoes-in-less-than-a-minute

·              If your kinder wears skirts or jumpers to school, she NEEDS to have shorts, leggings or tights on underneath her skirt or jumper at all times!

LITERATURE
Focus: Rhyme and Repitition

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

We're Going on a Leaf Hunt

Goodnight Moon

10 Black Dots

MATH
During the months of September and October students will work on the following skills:
·         numbers 0-10 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
·         matching and sorting: size and shape
·         2-dimensional shapes
·         patterns :AB and ABB
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

CORE KNOWLEDGE
Nursery Rhymes and Fables: This unit will introduce students to nursery rhymes and fables that have been favorites with children for generations.  Students will learn classic rhymes like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,”  “Humpty Dumpty,” and “Hickory, Dickory, Dock,” as well as classic characters such as Humpty Dumpty and Little Miss Muffet.  Mother Goose and other traditional poems help students learn vocabulary and build phonemic awareness.  By listening carefully to nursery rhymes and repeating or reciting them by heart, students develop an awareness of language that will help them become better readers and writers.  Because nursery rhymes are fun and involve everyday activities, Kindergarten students can relate to them.

WRITING

Slant Lines

Letters Ll, Ii, Tt, and Oo

Students will practice the basic handwriting strokes, pencil grip, and correct posture.

September 11-15

Morning Parent Drop Off (non-bus riders)
We encourage all parents to drop their children off in the carline. However, if you need to come into the school ALL parents need to enter through the main office regardless of the reason for their visit. We will ask you to sign-in and obtain a visitor badge if you will be walking to the classroom.

END OF DAY CHANGES 
Please inform the office of any changes to your normal end of the day routine. Always call or email the front office the day of changes.
email:    frontdesk@cologneacademy.org     
main office phone: 952-466-2276

This Week:

            On Sept 13th, CA will participate in Character Day.  Numerous schools and organizations around the world take part in this day in efforts to show that being a person of character matters!   You can participate by taking photos with your friends and family with a sign that says "my character matters" and posting on social media. Don't forget to tag CA and use the hashtag (s)  #CultivatingCharacter #CologneAcademy

            This clip/website explains character day: http://www.letitripple.org/character-day/

Next Week (September 18th – 22nd):

·              Spirit Week is this week. Your kinder may be out of uniform if your kinder follows the specific themed days (listed below). Please note, your kinder may wear non-uniform bottoms if he/she is following the themed days. For example: If your kinder's favorite color is green, he/she can wear a green shirt and jeans (or wear green pants too!). No hats!

·                                      Monday: PJ/Comfy Clothes Day

·                                      Tuesday: Dress Your Best!  Be Fancy!

·                                      Wednesday: Sport/Athletic Wear

·                                      Thursday: Throwback Thursday: 80's & 90's attire!

·                                      Friday: Be your 'selfie"- dress like you!

The Following Week (September 25th - 29th):

·              Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. Your kinder may be out of uniform this day and does not need to change into his/her uniform clothes after pictures. Forms will be sent home before this week so you can select your photos/photo package, if desired. 

·              Friday, September 29th is College T-Shirt Day and our first OSA. You will get your kinder's college t-shirt beforehand and I will send more detailed information about the OSA as it gets nearer.

Other "tid bits"

·              Please make sure you are sending your kinder's folder back to school every day. We are still practicing the afternoon routine, so your kinder's folder might not make it home one afternoon but please send it back when it does make it home :)

·              If your kinder is unable to tie his/her own shoes (or it takes him/her a long time to tie shoes independently), please have your child wear Velcro shoes. We change our shoes for gym and shoes can get untied fairly often. Therefore, the time it takes to keep tying shoes can add up!

·              https://carver.macaronikid.com/articles/599c87e73ebf8625fc230e39/teach-your-children-to-tie-their-shoes-in-less-than-a-minute

·              If your kinder wears skirts or jumpers to school, she NEEDS to have shorts, leggings or tights on underneath her skirt or jumper at all times!

LITERATURE
Pete the Cat - Rockin in my School Shoes
The Pirate of Kindergarten
Brown Bear Brown Bear
Sheep in a Jeep

We will be focusing on identifying the title, front/back of book, author and illustrator, and making connections to the text through our class discussions and activities.  We will also be focusing on rhyme and repetition.
This week we will continue to work on our routines and expectations for our literacy block. 

MATH
During the months of September and October students will work on the following skills:
·         numbers 0-10 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
·         matching and sorting: size and shape
·         2-dimensional shapes
·         patterns :AB and ABB
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

CORE KNOWLEDGE
Emotional ABC's-we will be learning that emotions happen all the time, that all feelings are okay and learn how to respond to them appropriately