Apostles Lutheran School

Junior Kindergarten September 2, 2012

E-mail: streder@ApostlesSJ.org

Mrs. Treders Classroom Newsletter

Into Week 3
On Monday, September 10, the Jr. Kindergarten
will join in the

Zoo Phonics News

This week well finish focusing on Bubba bear and on Thursday well move on to Catina cat. Well also start working on distinguishing left from right. See if you

hearing screening that grades 1, 3, 5,

and 7 will be doing. In this free test the County Health Department brings a mobile testing unit to our campus. Your child will join several classmates at a time in wearing headphones and playing a listening game. Thereafter you will be informed if there are any concerns detected regarding your childs hearing. If you have any further questions, please contact Mrs. LaRont in the school office.

can incorporate the concept of left and right in your childs day. Such as asking him/her to put the fork on
the left side of the plate, asking your child to show you their right foot when its time for shoes or helping him/ her think about which hand they use to hold their toothbrush.

School pictures
Wednesday, September 12.

animal crackers by Friday, September 7. After eating the

Please send in your childs box of cookies in class (yum!) we will use these boxes for storing some small alphabet letter pieces. Look for the small red box of Barnums Animal cookies in the cookie aisle of your grocery store. Last year I found them at Safeway and Nob Hill, but let me know if you have trouble finding them. Have you asked your child to teach you Allie and Bubbas signals? They could probably show you more than that if you refer to the list from your welcome back packet. They sure are learning fast!

will be taken next week on

Watch for the

order

form to be coming home in your childs folder soon.

Upcoming Events
Sept. 3: No SchoolLabor Day Sept. 4: Keeping Kids Safe Review Class 7 PM Sept. 6: Keeping Kids Safe Review Class 3:30 PM Sept. 10: Free Hearing Screening; Keeping Kids Safe 1st Time Class 6:15 PM Sept. 12: School Pictures 8:30 AM; Keeping Kids Safe 1 st Time & Review Class 3:30 PM Sept. 19: Keeping Kids Safe Review Class 3:30 PM Sept. 23: Midterm Progress Reports; Teacher Collaborationkindergarten classes dismiss at 11:45 AM, the rest of the school dismisses at noon. Homeroom is available until 6PM. Sept. 25: Parent Group Meeting Sept. 30: Kindergarten Classes Sing 11:15 AM service

Other Classroom News

In our Bible lessons we will be learning about what life was like After the Fall into sin. We will also study the account of Noah and The Flood. What a faithful God we have who always watches over us and protects us through the challenges and perils of life in a sinful world. In math we will continue with the many aspects of the calendar and start working with sorting and matching colors and shapes. Were working on learning our birthdays. Does your child know the month or day of his/hers yet? Books orders are due no later than next week, September 12. Online orders may be placed at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. Our class activation code is L7ZG7 . If paying by check, please make checks payable to Scholastic.