Friday, September 15, 2017

Ms. Mikki’s Classroom News
September 15, 2017

September Learning Targets:

Math:  I can count from 1-10 and beyond

Language:  I can listen and respond to books and stories

Social/Emotional:  I can listen while others are speaking.

I can take care of my own belongings

It takes a lot of practice for us to learn to sit in a group and maintain attention for brief periods of time.  As our year goes along and our attention span grows, our circle time will also grow.  

We read Pete The Cat- I Love My White Shoes and did several activities to support our Language and Social/Emotional learning target.  We took turns listening to our friends as they each shared their favorite color.   We also used our recall skills as we charted the things that Pete stepped in, and what color it turned his shoes.  We also made a “predictions” chart.  If I stepped in ____, my shoes would turn ____.  Next week we will continue to read other Pete The Cat books.

Are you reading at home?  Last week I sent home a reading challenge calendar.  If you didn’t get one, turn over your child’s folder.  It is tucked inside the clear pocket on the backside of the folder.  

Assessments:   There are a couple of different ways I assess skills, expressive and receptive.  I always assess expressive first.  This method involves language (meaning they have to give a verbal response).  If they are not successful this way, I assess the same skill using receptive skills.

Example:
Expressive-  What color is this? They respond with a color word.
Receptive-  Point to the gray block.  They respond by pointing to the correct color.  
A child may be able to identify all of the colors receptively, but may not be able to name all of the colors expressively.  Either way both methods provide knowledge of the skill.

This week I assessed rote counting from 1-10.  I posted a video of your child counting on their See Saw portfolio.  
I also assessed color naming and recognition.

 Heads up!  In October I’ll be assessing “Personal Information”.  This is something that we’ll need a lot of parent/home support on.  Over the course of the month, I’ll be asking your child these things:

First and last name
Birthday (Day and month)
Mom and Dad’s name
A phone number
Address-  I’ll be happy with a street name and City (ex:  Mt. Carmel Rd, Clever)
Name two/three friends in class

Reminders:

Just wanted to make sure everyone is signed up for the blog emails.  If you did not receive the blog email on Monday, there may be one or two things to check.  (1) Make sure you have gone to the preschool website at http://cleverpreschoolteague.blogspot.com/ and entered your email address in the box on the right hand side down a little bit that says “Follow by Email”.  (2) Once you have followed those directions, you will get an email at the address you entered from “Feed Burner” and you will need open the email and follow the directions to verify your subscription to receive the blog emails.  If you do not verify, you will not receive them in your email each week.  (3) If you do not receive an email from Feed Burner, make sure you have checked your junk mail or spam mail folder.  (4) If you have tried steps 1-3 and still can not find it, please email me to let me know and we’ll try again.  My email is teaguem@cleverbluejays.org

Facebook Page:  If you have Facebook you can also keep up with our class news at Ms. Mikki’s Clever Preschool Class.  Be sure to “Like” the page.  I post reminders, newsletters and other school news there.  

Tuition:  If you haven’t sent in your September tuition, please do so this week.  If you would like an application for state assistance, please let me know and I’ll send one home with your child.

1-2-3 Magic- I use this daily for classroom management.  Everyone has been through the training and should be familiar with it.  We highly encourage you to use this method in your homes as well as it provides consistency between home and school.  I won’t always send home a note if they have to “Stop and Think” (timeout), but if a behavior continues to be an issue I will send home a note.  Automatic 3 “Stop and Think” offenses include hitting, pushing, biting, pinching, kicking or any other form of aggression.  I will always send a note home for these behaviors.  

Dates to Remember:

September 18th:  School wide fundraiser kickoff.  Stay tuned for more info!

September 19th - Cox Care Mobile - The Care Mobile is a medical office on wheels that provides FREE services to children ages birth to 18 years whether you have insurance or not. You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment, and to receive the necessary paperwork.

September 20th - Day on the Farm (during class times)
September 21st:  WATCH Dogs Pizza Party-  6 pm


September 26th:  Elementary night at the Volleyball game and hurricane relief fundraiser sponsored by the high school FBLA.  All PK-4th grade students will get in free to the volleyball game.  The first 50 PK-4 students who make any donation will receive a free Lady Jays Volleyball t shirt.  Dig out your spare change and show your support for your Lady Jays and the our fellow Americans in Texas and Florida.  No donation is too small.  

September 29th:  Volunteer Training:  9:00-9:30.  If you wish to volunteer in the school other than class parties, you must attend this training.  

October 5th:  School picture day-  We will have our pictures taken before we leave on the field trip.  

October 5th - Field trip to Campbell’s Pumpkin Patch-  4 year old classes will ride the bus to the Pumpkin Patch.  3 year old classes will need to provide their own transportation.  This is also a PAT event, so siblings enrolled in PAT are also encouraged to attend with their parents.  More details to follow soon.

October 6th:  PAT Storytime-  10:00
October 7th - PTA Fall Festival
October 13th - Fall Break

October 16-17th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

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