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March 4
K-8 sings at 9:30am service
Beginning of "National Lutheran Schools Week"
February 3
PTFL Preschool & Kindergarten
Pajama Night
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March 4
K-8 sings at 9:30am service
Beginning of "National Lutheran Schools Week"
February 3
PTFL Preschool & Kindergarten
Pajama Night
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Kindergarten News
This month we will be celebrating special themes in our classroom. Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day (Abraham Lincoln & George Washington), and St. Valentine’s Day, and Transportation. We will be talking about how mail is processed and implementing what we have learned with our own classroom post office (using our Valentine’s).
In Reading, we will be continuing rhyming skills, ending sounds, and Reading skills. In Math, we will be exploring numbers, adding, money, estimating, measuring, and telling time. In Jesus time, we will be learning the following stories, Jesus Blesses the Children, Zacchaeus, Jesus Heals a Man and the Good Samaritan. In Science and Social Studies we will be learning about Earth, Seasons, floating and sinking.
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February Kindergarten Calendar
Please log into your Fast Direct Account and click on the "Planner" icon at the top of your screen. Find Mrs. Scheer's calendar.
Volunteers Needed
If you are able to help in the classroom, please look at our Volunteer Calendar, the link is to the left.
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February Book-It! Reading Goal is 22 Books.
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National Lutheran School's Week is only one month away. We'll conclude the week of celebration with "Family Day". Make plans now to enjoy a morning of activities with your student on Friday, March 9, from 8:15 am-11:00 am.
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Brownie Troop #8305 (3rd Graders)
is sponsoring a donation drive for
Children’s Hospital.
They are in need of the following items:
New Toys
Children’s Books
New stuffed animals (with tags)
Crayons (skinny, 8ct. or 24ct.)
Coloring books
New Art & craft kits
New Art & craft materials
(Markers, Paper, Play-do etc.)
New Play Station 3 games
Fleece Tied Blankets (36in. x 36in.)
Small Handmade cards for patients
These items will supply Family Resource Rooms on every floor of the hospital for patients and their families. If a child is in isolation they need to throw away items that they used, because they can not be disinfected. Please bring items to marked bins “Children’s Hospital Donations” located by the church carport entrance and school entrance. Thank you for helping Children’s Hospital. Any questions please call Sue or Madison Scheer at 375-5586.
Donations will be accepted until Monday, March 5.
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Earn a Ticket to Six Flags Welcome to the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club! Information regarding this reading program for grades K thru 6 should have come home Wednesday, January 25. Your child’s participation in this program is optional. Have your child read for FUN for a total of six hours (360 minutes) through Thursday, February 26. Fill in the missing info at the top of the form and keep track of the books read and the time spent reading. Use the back of the form if necessary. Please initial each entry, sign the form at the bottom, and return to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, February 27. Remember, books read for Accelerated Reading and Book It may also be recorded for Six Flags Read to Succeed. Have fun!
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Registration for the 2012-2013 school year is off to a great start. Reminder to those that are interested in enrolling in K-8. Early registration deadline is Thursday, March 1. The $100 application fee will go towards the first tuition payment if turned in by this deadline.
Kinder Korner
For the week of February 6-10
Snack Helper for this week is Alexa
| Monday |
Phy-Ed
Rosetta Stone Lab time
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| Tuesday |
Library
Music
Children's Choir
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| Wednesday |
Chapel
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| Thursday |
Phy-Ed
Music
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| Friday |
Centers
Book Orders Due Online
School Colors Day (Wear Red & Black)
All School Pep Rally, 2:20pm for the kick-off
to the Boys Basketball Tourney this weekend
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Kindergarten News
This month we will be celebrating special themes in our classroom. Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day (Abraham Lincoln & George Washington), and St. Valentine’s Day, and Transportation. We will be talking about how mail is processed and implementing what we have learned with our own classroom post office (using our Valentine’s).
In Reading, we will be continuing rhyming skills, ending sounds, and Reading skills. In Math, we will be exploring numbers, adding, money, estimating, measuring, and telling time. In Jesus time, we will be learning the following stories, Jesus Blesses the Children, Zacchaeus, Jesus Heals a Man and the Good Samaritan. In Science and Social Studies we will be learning about Earth, Seasons, floating and sinking.
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February Kindergarten Calendar
Please log into your Fast Direct Account and click on the "Planner" icon at the top of your screen. Find Mrs. Scheer's calendar.
Volunteers Needed
If you are able to help in the classroom, please look at our Volunteer Calendar, the link is to the left.
_____________________________________________
February Book-It! Reading Goal is 22 Books.
_______________________________
National Lutheran School's Week is only one month away. We'll conclude the week of celebration with "Family Day". Make plans now to enjoy a morning of activities with your student on Friday, March 9, from 8:15 am-11:00 am.
_______________________________________________
Brownie Troop #8305 (3rd Graders)
is sponsoring a donation drive for
Children’s Hospital.
They are in need of the following items:
New Toys
Children’s Books
New stuffed animals (with tags)
Crayons (skinny, 8ct. or 24ct.)
Coloring books
New Art & craft kits
New Art & craft materials
(Markers, Paper, Play-do etc.)
New Play Station 3 games
Fleece Tied Blankets (36in. x 36in.)
Small Handmade cards for patients
These items will supply Family Resource Rooms on every floor of the hospital for patients and their families. If a child is in isolation they need to throw away items that they used, because they can not be disinfected. Please bring items to marked bins “Children’s Hospital Donations” located by the church carport entrance and school entrance. Thank you for helping Children’s Hospital. Any questions please call Sue or Madison Scheer at 375-5586.
Donations will be accepted until Monday, March 5.
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Earn a Ticket to Six Flags Welcome to the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club! Information regarding this reading program for grades K thru 6 should have come home Wednesday, January 25. Your child’s participation in this program is optional. Have your child read for FUN for a total of six hours (360 minutes) through Thursday, February 26. Fill in the missing info at the top of the form and keep track of the books read and the time spent reading. Use the back of the form if necessary. Please initial each entry, sign the form at the bottom, and return to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, February 27. Remember, books read for Accelerated Reading and Book It may also be recorded for Six Flags Read to Succeed. Have fun!
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Registration for the 2012-2013 school year is off to a great start. Reminder to those that are interested in enrolling in K-8. Early registration deadline is Thursday, March 1. The $100 application fee will go towards the first tuition payment if turned in by this deadline.
Kinder Korner
For the week of February 6-10
Snack Helper for this week is Alexa
| Monday |
Phy-Ed
Rosetta Stone Lab time
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| Tuesday |
Library
Music
Children's Choir
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| Wednesday |
Chapel
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| Thursday |
Phy-Ed
Music
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| Friday |
Centers
Book Orders Due Online
School Colors Day (Wear Red & Black)
All School Pep Rally, 2:20pm for the kick-off
to the Boys Basketball Tourney this weekend
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Accelerated Reader (AR) is a computerized incentive reading program to be used independently by students. It is a simple procedure. A student reads a book that is on our AR list. Each book has a designated point value based on its length and difficulty. After finishing the book, the student then takes a quiz on the book. This can be done in their classrooms or in the computer lab. Usually, the quizzes consist of 5 to 15 questions that are based on the content of the book. A student must achieve 60% or higher on a quiz to receive points. The program keeps track of a student's accumulated points. Please remember that AR is not a remedial reading program. Its purpose is to encourage reading and improve independent reading skills.
In Kindergarten, I read an Accelerated Reader book to the class, and then have each student individually take the test. A printout will be sent home saying how your child did on the quiz. At the end of the year each student may redeem their AR points at the Accelerated Reader store.
How to Get Children to Eat Healthy and Like it!
Experiment!
You may be surprised by what children like or are willing to try. Be creative and listen to their ideas. Unique food combinations may appeal to your children but not to you. Try not to let your own food preferences influence their choices. Keep an open-mind and strive to provide a variety of different foods from each of the five food groups - whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables, lean protein and low-fat dairy sources (for children 2 years or older; children younger than 2 years of age should drink whole milk).
If at first you don't succeed try, try again.
1. Children may not like a certain food the first time it is introduced but continue to offer it because they may accept it after being exposed to it five or more times.
2. Offer new foods at the beginning of meals or snacks when children are the most hungry.
3. Encourage them to try it in a matter-of-fact manner rather than forcing or bribing.
4. Before offering children a new food, discuss the food. It's color, texture, aroma, size, shape rather than whether it tastes "good" or "bad."
5. Be encouraging and provide a positive and healthy food environment.
6. Help children become accustomed to the same food prepared in different ways such as raw vegetables versus steamed versus roasted or grilled.
Be a positive role model.
1. Prepare and eat a variety of different foods.
2. Be daring and try a new fruit or vegetable each week or month.
3. Make the beginning of each month, "Daring Day," and prepare a breakfast, lunch or dinner dish with a new food item such as a different type of grain like quinoa or couscous or a new vegetable (e.g. yams or asparagus) or try an exotic fruit (e.g. star fruit, mango, pomegranate).
4. Be adventurous as a family and you may just be surprised by what your taste buds like!
By: Katie Jeffrey-Lunn, MS, RD, CDN, LDN
Taken from Super Kids Nutrition. Go to their website for more great ideas, resources and information at http://www.superkidsnutrition.com
Please contact me with questions and concerns before they become problems!
or call 377-4659
The kindergartners will have show and tell time every other Friday. Our first show & tell time will be Friday, September 9th. I ask that the item to share is able to fit into a brown grocery bag or their backpack(no bigger please). This will give your child the chance to formulate sentences and talk about what they brought. We also talk about the difference between questions and stories during this time. Thank you for your help.
Our class will be making mini sight word books to practice words at home and to practice our words through-out the school year. This will be a valuable tool to use at home and school for our reading fun. We will be adding to our books biweekly, therefore I would like the books returned every Friday. This will enable us to do in class activities with them and add any additional words if needed for the upcoming week. Thank you for your help in making this a success for your child.
Sight Words
I we see one yellow
am my look two blue
the like they three green
little he you four what
a for of five said
to me are here was
have with that go where
is she do from come
Nutritious Snack Ideas
There are no known food allergies in our class this year. Thank you.
Fruit - Apples, pears, bananas, grapes, watermelon, strawberries
Cheese and crackers, sausage and crackers, string cheese
Vegetables - carrots, celery
Pretzels
Cheez-Its
Animal Crackers
Fruit snacks
Finger jello
Trail Mix
Pudding
Please pack snacks in individual bags when possible so that your Kindergartner can pass it out. Thank you.
A birthday treat may be brought to celebrate your child's birthday.
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