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Family Activity Calendar	Home and Back Envelope
Science Discovery Bag	Show and Tell Bag
Pumpkin Carving	Author Bag
Ted E. Bear

Family Activity Calendar

Each month a calendar will be sent home for your child that includes activities designed to coincide with our classroom activities or skills that will extend or enhance their kindergarten experience and allow you to share in their learning first hand.

There will be space for you to comment and also to initial the activities that were completed. Please comment about successes and challenges that your child experiences while working on the activities. That will help me as I plan new experiences for our class.

The calendar should be returned at the end of each month.

Home and Back Envelope

This is a special envelope that will come home occasionally with your child. It will contain something special for you to read with them. The material in the envelope must be returned to school in the envelope on the next school day. Some examples of things in the envelope are: little books we make and read in class, class books to read for enjoyment, special projects related to a subject area or a favorite classroom game.

Many of the little books we make this year will be kept at school to use at Read, Write and Rest time (our quiet time each day.) When they come home the Home and Back Envelope read them with your child and then return them.

Science Discovery Bag

This bag will come home with the children one at a time. It will contain special "scientist gear" and a folder with science experiments. Together with your child choose an experiment to try. Complete the activity and record in the journal how the experience went. Your child is welcome to share the experiment with the class. You can join them for this experience in the classroom if you like. You may keep the bag for a week.

Show and Tell Bag

Each day we will take a few minutes for the students to share something special. We have a special show and tell bag that will come home with your child when it is their turn to share. There will be a special note indicating a letter of the alphabet and a particular theme. You may choose to send something that begins with the letter or that relates to our theme. Please follow these guidelines.

GUIDELINES FOR SHOW & TELL:

*Mark your child's name on the item if you are afraid it may get lost or stolen.
*Fragile and expensive items are discouraged.
*Guns or knives of any type are not allowed.
*No pets are allowed in the school building this year.
*Please "PRACTICE" at home - ask your child what they may say or show when they get the item to school.

*The item must fit in the show and tell bag.

FRIDAYS ARE LETTER DAY! Watch the monthly calendar for the letter of the week. Every child may bring something that begins with that letter for sharing on Friday.

Special Family Sharing - Kindergarten children love to share their families! Baby Brothers and Sisters may be brought for show & tell, please contact me to make arrangements.

Pumpkin Carving

Last Friday in October before Halloween

It's time to start thinking about carving the pumpkins we planted (or the ones we bought, depending ...!) Each child needs an adult to help them, IF ANY PARENT OR GRANDPARENT (even more than one per child) is free that day, you are welcome to join us and help! The more "big" hands, the better! Please let me know if no one can come to work with your child or if your child needs a pumpkin so I can make arrangements for them.

The morning of carving send with your child a medium sized pumpkin in a double bag (a grocery bag with handles is great!) Please write your child's name on the bottom of their pumpkin.

We will be comparing and weighing our pumpkin so send it to school with your child if possible.

The afternoon of carving parents please bring:
A pumpkin carving tool (available in a retail store Halloween section), but no knives!
a scoop or spoon (ice cream scoops work great!)
an ice cream pail to collect goop
a cookie sheet to work on
a newspaper to work on

Remember to dress casual, the goop may be everywhere!
The pumpkin will go home on carving day, you may also take your child if you wish, or they may ride the bus. Please help me make this a special activity for parents/grandparents and kindergartners, no younger brothers and sisters.

Ted E. Bear

Ted E. Bear's here for a visit!

Ted gets to visit each Kindergarten family to find out more about his friends. Please include Ted in family activities when it is appropriate and let him take a nap in a safe place when he can't come along. Ted will come back to school with your child on their next school day. The plan is for each child to have Ted over a weekend.

He has a tablet/journal for you to record the exciting adventures that he has with your family. The journal entries will be shared with the class when your child comes back to school. If you take any pictures send them to school when they are developed. We would love to see Ted's adventures in pictures. The pictures will be displayed in our classroom.

Ted needs to come back to school with your child on their next school day. He has a busy schedule if he plans to make it to everyone's home before school's out!

Enjoy Ted and the bedtime story he brought along to share.

The objectives of his visit are:
1. To foster a sense of responsibility.
2. To provide your child with an experience to verbalize to their class
3. To provide a connection between school and home.
Ted E. comes with a bedtime story and a journal. There are instructions inside to follow. Remember, Ted doesn't like baths or dogs. Please record his adventures and send them back to school. Each child may keep Ted until their next school day. Don't forget to bring him back -- someone else is waiting for a turn. And waiting for your turn is the hardest part.
Should something contagious turn up while Ted is at your house please let me know and we will put Ted into a short hibernation until the school nurse gives him the all clear.

Author Bag

In January, we will begin using our Author Bag. The Author Bag is a "briefcase" equipped with special writing supplies. The objective is for the children to create a story with you that has meaning to them. Please help your child create a story for our classroom. It is up to you to decide on the story subject, how much your child can do on their own and how much help they will need from you. These stories will become a special part of our classroom library. Please guide your child on their subject choice and do not allow them to create a story to share that has negative experiences, fighting or violence. Each child will get to keep the bag for a week. The Author Bag will contain special instructions about the contents.

E-Mail Me - I'd love to hear your ideas!

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