November 6

Check out the trophy our class earned for AWESOME participation in our Fun Run Fundraiser!  Thanks to all of you for contributing to this fundraiser and all you do for Irving School!

Wednesday is our 50th day of Kindergarten!  Don't forget to help your child dress like the 1950s!  

Girls:  Poodle skirt or longer/fuller skirt, a scarf around the neck or "pearls", white bobby socks, high pony tail, etc..

Boys:  Jeans rolled up with a white tshirt, or a "Mad Men" inspired suit, greased hair, comb in back pocket, etc.

It was great having a full week with no full moon!

Reading:  This week we read many books about fall.  After reading one book we practiced writing about the character, setting, and main events.  We also read more non-fiction books this week and will continue to focus on nonfiction reading next week.

Math:  We played some game to practice the concept of  more than and less than.  We also practiced counting on from a given number.  Next week we will practice counting on again and begin measurement. Of course we will celebrate our 50th day of school!

Writing:  We focused on putting clear spaces between our words when we write.  We wrote a narrative story about at time that we were kind.

Science:  We read a book called Pumpkin Jack  about a boy that carved a pumpkin and then watched as it started to rot.  He put the pumpkin in his garden and noticed the next spring a sprout grew and turned into a new pumpkin vine.
Question:  Would our pumpkin start to rot?
Hypothesis:  Yes!  Our pumpkin would rot.
Experiment:  We put a carved pumpkin in a plastic container.
Observe:   We watched as mold grew and as it got mushier all week.

Next week we will bury our pumpkin in our garden at school.

Upcoming Dates:
November 11th:  50th day of school!  Your child should dress up like the 1950s on this day!  So fun!  We will practice counting to 50, count 50 objects and learn about how the 1950s are the same and different as today.
November 24th:  Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo!
December 4th:  Hibernation Day-Students can wear pajamas and we will hibernate, read books and eat bear snacks.
December 17th:  Winter Concert

PLEASE SEE THE POST BELOW FOR LINKS ABOUT OUR MITTEN DRIVE AND AN AUTHOR VISIT!