Mrs.

Coffeys Kindergarten
September 17th, 2012

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Indian Valley Elementary

Reading Focus:
Upcoming Events/Notes

unit 1: all about me

Friday the 21st: IVE Birthday Party 5-7 pm Hope to see you there! Bring an apple to school on Wednesday the 26th! Johnny Appleseeds birthday Wednesday the 26th! NO school for Kindergarten the 28th Friday

Theme Question: What makes me special? Focus Question of the Week: How can I share who I am with others? Sight Words: we and Fiction Story: A Splendid Friend, Indeed Letter Review: A-L(check out www.starfall.com click on ABCs) Work Work Review: syllables, counting words in sentences Fluency Piece: Working Together (was sent home Monday- focusing on pacing, punctuation marks, fluency) Vocabulary: splendid special play Pre-Decodable Readers: reviewed all three Comprehension: inferencing (figuring something out using scheme and clues- see my blog post), using picture clues We will start Unit 2 on Monday! Log-on at home: www.wglead21.com

Math Focus:

Everyday math section 1

Daily Kim Sutton Math drills (we call it Number Party Math) Monday: Finger Counting Tuesday: Shape Puzzles (came home in a ziplock) Wednesday: 10 Frames Thursday: 10 Frames Friday: none- Walk A Thon Starting section 2 on Monday!

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IVEs 30 Birthday Party!

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Social studies focus (current

reading integration):
Families Who Am I? What makes me special? Feelings Johnny Appleseed

science focus:
I hope to see many of you tonight from 5-7 at our picnic and party for IVE! There will be a short program, face paint, bounce houses, birthday cake, and more! Bring your own picnic and come hungry for cake!
Weather (calendar) Seasons (focus on summer) Apples

homework note:
Please encourage your child to write in pencil, color with colors (they are familiar with this from school). This way, if your child makes a mistake with handwriting, he/she can erase it. Thank you for your support with homework- the kids are doing GREAT!

Our Specials Schedule:

Day A: PE/Music Day B: Spanish/PE Day C: Music/Spanish Day D: Art Day E: REAL/Computer (reading program)

Indian Valley Elementary 11600 Knox Street Overland Park, KS 66210 School Phone: (913) 239-6400 Mrs. Coffeys Room: (913) 239-6471 Mrs. Coffeys E-mail: macoffey@bluevalleyk12.org Classroom Blog: http://www.mrscoffeyskinders.blogspot.com/