Give to the Max Day

The donation site is open....  https://www.givemn.org/organization/cologne-academy 

Any donations made today (NOV 1) thru the big day 11/17 will count towards our 11/17 day.

In partnership with our November Core Virtue of Generosity, we are asking each student to bring in two or more addresses for people/places that would be willing to donate to Cologne Academy during Give to the Max Day on Thursday, November 17^th. 
Please send in your addresses to school by Friday, November 4^th. Post cards will then be addressed and sent out during school. If we raise $10,000 we get an out of uniform day, $15,000 all staff will wear goofy hats for a day, and $20,000 Mrs. Peterson will dress in a costume for the whole day and at the next OSA. The money we raise will go towards needs for the school. Thank you in advance for your donation and addresses that will help spread the word. Please also note that as the year comes to a close many businesses are looking to match donations, asking your company to match your donation is a great way to double your donation and help the school make our goal. 

October 24-28

This Week:

Friday:  College T-shirts and OSA @ 2:35

Friday:  Trunk or Treat at 6:00 at CA!!

LITERATURE

Blueberries for Sal

Farmer Duck

Have you Seen My Duckling?

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
Focus:  Prediction

MATH

Review Week

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.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

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

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Plants- kindergarteners will learn about the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow. We will be growing our own plants and completing an observation log.

October 17-21

This Week:

• Conferences are next week, on Tuesday, October 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM and on Wednesday, October 19th from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. I am looking forward to meeting with you! If you need to bring your kinder, that is okay! Students do NOT need to be present for conferences but are more than welcome to attend.
• NO SCHOOL Wednesday, October 19th through Friday, October 21st. 
• Book orders are due Tuesday, the 18th. You can send in the paper order form or order online using my classroom code. 

LITERATURE

Busy Little Squirrel
Focus:  Prediction

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.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

Letter catch up

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

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Five Senses - Students will learn about each of the five senses as well as how we gather information about our environment through the use of the senses. Students will also learn about what happens if the senses of sight and hearing do not function properly. Students will hear the stories of Helen Keller and Ray Charles, two individuals who overcame very significant challenges posed by disabilities related to sight and hearing.

October 3-7

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 changes.
Front desk email:    frontdesk@cologneacademy.org     
main office phone: 952-466-2276

This Week:

• • Please sign up for conferences if you have not signed up for a time already! Conferences will be held Tuesday, October 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 pm, and Wednesday, October 19th from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. I am so looking forward to meeting with you! Please use the link below to either sign up for a conference time or to remind you of your conference time :)
  • Book orders were sent home last week. October's book order is due Tuesday, October 18th. You can order books via the website or send the paper form with a check to school with your kinder. 
  • Here in kindergarten, we are going to start learning about the five senses during Core Knowledge. We will complete the unit on Tuesday, the 18th. To further our understanding of the five senses, we would like to complete a "five senses snack." We would so appreciate any snack donations you can provide to complete our snack. Please use the link below to sign up to donate any food items you are able to. 
  • Reading calendars are due! If you have not sent your kinder's reading calendar with him/her, please do so this week! I will be sending them back home today :)
  • NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, October 19th (Conferences) and Thursday and Friday, October 20th and 21st for MEA!
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  Conferences: http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=caconferences

  
  

  Snack Sign-Up: http://www7.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=kindergartenfivesensessnack

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!
• 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!
• We have not begun using Lexia or IXL at school, so please do not have your kinder use either computer program at home. I will let you know when your kinder can start using the programs at home.

LITERATURE

Fall
Stellaluna
Focus:  Schema

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.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

Letters Ff, Ee, Gg, Jj

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

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.