Ms. Mikki’s Newsletter

Sept. 23rd.

Events of the week:  We finished up our All About Me theme.  We continued to work on naming and identifying the first letter in our name.  During circle time we worked on listening responsively to stories.  We read Clap Your Hands.  They had to listen to the story and perform the action that was read (clap your hands, pat your head, wiggle your fingers, etc).  We also practiced describing an action by looking at pictures in a book. This also reinforced our learning target (body part recognition).  

Next Week:   Welcome Fall!  Now bring on the cooler weather.  Our theme next week will be Apples.  Please send in 3 apples (one of each red, yellow, and green). We will be doing several activities using apples, including making applesauce!     

This month:   This month we will be focusing on the following developmental skills:

Language/Literacy:

 Listens responsively to books and stories.

 Recognizing and naming the first letter in our name.

 Describes an action in a picture.

Cognitive:  Recognizing and naming 9 colors.

Describe and recognize basic characteristics of living things

(body parts).

Social/Emotional:  

Tells first and last name.

Tells gender.

I can wait while another child or adult takes a turn

   during a structured activity.  

Motor:  I can experiment with a variety of writing tools.

          I can copy a O and +.

Important Dates and Reminders:

Thank you to everyone who sent canned food items in for the FBLA food drive.  They collected 4 truck loads of food and donated it the First Baptist Church food pantry.  AWESOME!!!

September 26th:  Watch DOGS pizza night 6:00-8:00

September 29th:  Diggin Up Gold and Elementary Night at the Volleyball game.  Game time:  6:00  September is childhood cancer awareness month, so in honor of this, we're hosting a Going Gold night on Thursday, September 29th during the High school volleyball game! We'll have food and desserts (bake sale items) and a silent auction going on in the HS commons area. We will also have a chance for you to win prizes by "buying" a VB player that night to serve for you during a heated competition in between games!  This event is in honor of Lane Mendenhall (5th grade and son of a Para and bus driver, Sam Mendenhall).  Come out and support Lane and Clever Lady Jay Volleyball.  If  you haven't been to a volleyball match yet this year, you are in for a real treat!  Oh and....Ms. Mikki is one of the coaches.  Student's get in FREE and parent's get 1/2 price admission.

Friday, October 7th:  PAT Playgroup from 10:00-11:00 on the elementary playground.

Thursday, October 13th:  9:00 AM-  Pickin Patch in Marionville.  More details coming home soon.

Monday, October 18th:  School picture day.  Tuesday/Thursday class parents will need to bring their child to school that morning to have their picture taken.

Care to Learn Beef Raffle:  Who wouldn't love to stock their freezer full of beef this fall?  Take a chance for a good cause and purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win a beef, fully processed to your liking.  We will deliver the animal to the processor and you get to have the animal processed how you please.  If you win the beef and wish to not have it processed, we will take it to the sale barn and give you market price (cash) instead.  Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50.  Please let Ms. Mikki know if you'd like to purchase tickets.  The winner will be revealed in November.