Kindergarten 2
Our Classroom Helpers:
Jesus Time
God Gives Food to His Peo-
ple
This week we will see how
God provides for His peo-
ple. The Israelites thought
they would have been bet-
ter off in Egypt.
The Fourth Petition
Give us this day our daily
bread.
Music
Songs: practice songs for
the Fall Musical Introduc-
tion (K1-K2 on October 29
7 p.m.)
Concepts: Rossini, staff,
notes in spaces and lines
Friday: move to the beat
Language
This week in Reading and
Writing we will:
Focus on the sounds /u/
as in Umber umbrella
bird, /v/ as in Vincent vam-
pire bat
• Draw Umber and Vin-
cent
• Review Captain Capital
A-V
• ABC order through V
• Listen for the sounds in
words, beginning, mid-
dle, end
• Read words with u, v
sounds
• Read our another story.
Follow the words with
our finger under the
P.E.
P.E.
Please wear comfortable
shoes for running.
Social St/Sci
M, W: Travel to another
country, Italy, review conti-
nents
Mrs. Naumann M, Th
Mrs. Albrecht T, W
Math
words.
November 8, 2010
• www.starfall to do a
reading sound review
Week 11
• Write words that show
more than one using –s
Special points of in-
terest:
This week we will:
• We are reading pre-
• Write numerals 2, 3, 4,
dictable texts that
5, 6 make it easier to
• Order numerals 1-10 memorize for the be-
ginning reader. It
• Count by 5’s and 6’s
helps build confidence.
• Adding stories with 6
• We have readers who
are good at blending
sounds.
Inside this issue:
Parent Homework 2
Child’s Homework 2
Social Studies/Science Collecting 2
T, Th: how water moves,
Calendar 4
water can be a liquid, solid,
gas
F: a.m. Scholastic News
Homework
Parent Homework • Include protein in your special treats at home
Other child’s breakfast for a
longer lasting supply of
• Review your child’s
energy
homework.

• Save donuts for a spe-

• Read two books to
cial treat instead of
your child each night
breakfast

• Keep an early bedtime

• Save pop or soda for

Homework to Do With Your Child

Tell an adding story with 6’s See if you child dishwasher). The children do a
Read books to your child can count by 5’s and 6’s for you. If not,
good job of participating in our
everyday. count with them until 50 or 60.
classroom community. That involves
Monday: Phonics game or activity or
Wednesday: Look for the sight helping, cleaning, and using words to
words: in, the, The, and, is, are, and, A, can,
go hunting for vowel sounds a (Allie), e solve problems
I, we, WE. Circle these words if you see
(elephant), i(inchworm), o (Olive), u (Umber
them in a magazine or newspaper.
Umbrella bird). When you hear the sound
clap your hands. Thursday: Play a game or work on
a family project (fold towels, bundle
Tuesday: count 6 pennies
socks, put away dishes from the
Identify other coins

Collecting Used Book Fair

For the School: Coke Rewards for School We are beginning to col-
Place these items in the lect used soft and hard
little wooden basket by cover books for our book
the door. fair in November. Drop
your books off in the box
Box Tops for Educational
outside of the classroom.
Supplies

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Helpful Hints from “Resources for Education”
Q&A
Telling the truth
Q: For the third time this week,
my child told a lie. They weren’t
big ones, but how can I get her
to stop? Why is she doing this?
A: Youngsters have vivid
imaginations and are learning
the difference between fantasy
and fact. Talk with your daughter
about what’s real and what isn’t.
“Do talking purple dinosaurs really ex-
ist? Let’s look up
dinosaurs in the encyclopedia and find
Family Games from “Resources for Education”
Waiting games
Waiting has become a part of our every-
day lives. The next time you hear,
“How much longer?” try one
of these ideas to occupy your children:
Play word games. Start with a simple
word like up, and take turns thinking of
opposites or alternative words.
Learning Guidelines from “Resources for Education”
When parents get involved in learning,
kids are more successful. Help your
youngsters get off to a good start in
school by creating habits like these at
home:
• Make time each day to look over
school papers with your youngsters.
Be on the lookout for notes from
their teachers, and mark important
dates on the calendar.
• Sharing at dinnertime is helpful. “I
see that you have Gordo gorilla
November 8, 2010
out.”
Kids also lie to avoid embarrassment.
Confronting your child about
eating a cookie without permission
may prompt her to say a monster
ate it. Remind her to tell the truth,
even if she’s done something she
shouldn’t. “It’s fun to pretend
there are monsters, but they aren’t
real. What is our rule about having
snacks before dinner?”
Pointing out when your youngster
tells the truth will help build
honest
Examples: up, down, left, right.
Take all the change out of your
pocket and let your youngsters sort it.
Then, show them how to count it out.
Count the pennies. Look at the coins.
One side is called the head, it has the
head of a former president. The other
side is called tails. Play a game and
have your child call heads or tails. You
flip the coin and have them call it.
(peeling a banana) and Honey horse
(galloping). Show the action that
they do. Tell me the sound that
Gordo and Honey say.
• Limit time on electronic game devices.
Try to give equal time to developing
vocabulary or playing outside.
My daughter Amy always seemed to
be “bouncing off the walls”— at
home, at school, just about everywhere.
I didn’t know what to do. Since my
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behavior. Write down when
she admits to doing something
wrong or tells you about what she
has done before you are aware of it.
Review the list with
her, and tell her you’re proud of her
honesty. ♥
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Practice counting. If your child can
count to 100, count by 10’s. Say each
number and ask them to repeat it after
you.
Try an alphabet search. One person
finds an object that begins with the
letter a. The next person finds some-
thing beginning with b, and so on.
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sister’s son is also very active, I asked
her for some advice. She suggested that
Amy get as much exercise as possible.
So, we try to go for a walk or play in
the park almost ever y day. On other
days, Amy rides her bike or plays run-
ning games with the other kids on our
block. I’ve noticed that Amy is espe-
cially “wired” when she’s overtired, so
I make sure she gets plenty of sleep.
The difference these changes have
made to her behavior is wonderful —
and I’m calmer, too!
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Our Classroom Helpers:
Mrs. Naumann M, Th
Mrs. Albrecht T, W

Apostles Lutheran School

5828 Santa Teresa Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95123
School Phone: 408-578-4800
Miss S: lschleusener@apostlessj.org
School & Church: www.apostlessj.org
WELS (church group) website:
www.wels.net
Calendar Items
Tuesday, Nov. 9 California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser
Wednesday, Nov. 10 How to Do Reading Homework
3:30-4:00 and 5:30-6:00 (email your preference time to
me)
Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 16-18 Parent/Teacher Consultation
Saturday, Nov. 20 Kindergarten Open House for families who might be inter-
ested in attending next year

Sunday, Nov. 21 Kindergarten Sings in the 11;15 Service

r blog at
Look for ou 11:00 practice to review the song in the Kindergarten
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Parents may wait outside of the room until we are done
practicing, then proceed into church for the service.

Calendar
Monday: arrive after 3:00 Full day
Half-day at 11:45
8:00
Full day 3:00
Half-day at 11:45
Thursday: arrive after
Full Day 3:00
8:00
Review folder
Full day 3:00
Tuesday: arrive after
Friday: arrive after
8:00 Full Day
8:00
P.E. wear running shoes
Chapel money may be
Dismissal at 3:00 brought in the envelope.
Wednesday: arrive af- Return folder.
ter 8:00
11:45 Half-day