newsletter

november 2011

Kindercarrots
We are grateful for our Kindercarrot class! They work so hard and have made amazing progress already this year. The month of November will bring on a few new Math concepts like subtraction facts, even and odd numbers, and telling time to the hour. Well spend plenty of time on

hanksgiving is a time for tasty turkey and pumpkin pie, but more than that, its a time to count our blessings! Here at Kids Village, we consider you and your family one of our most precious blessings. We are thankful for classrooms full of amazing children who are eager to learn, caring parents who take an active role in their childs education, and a wonderful community that supports our vision for success in learning. We are thankful for you!! With the Thanksgiving Holiday comes stories of the First Thanksgiving, fun crafts and decorations to dress up your Thanksgiving table, and of course each class will have their own Thanksgiving Feast. The children love taking part in this holiday tradition and cant wait to share a meal with their friends. We will be sending all of the details through email before the big day so be sure to watch for it. November brings an extra chill to the air and with it, the need for jackets and coats. Please make sure all of your childs outer wear is marked clearly with their first and last name. We keep unclaimed clothing items in our Lost & Found. So if your childs jacket, sweater, or coat has been misplaced please come in and take a look. Has your child been talking non-stop about a new friend from school? Are you wondering how you are ever going to meet this wonderful little friend? Well, weve got the answer! Come to our Meet & Mingle during the week of November 7th - 11th. Its the perfect opportunity to meet other Kids Village parents, exchange phone numbers, schedule play dates and car pools, and maybe even make a few new friends yourself. Again, watch for an email with specific dates and times for your childs class. Dont forget to bring in your Kids Village R.E.A.D.S. calendar for the month of October. Sign your initials on each day your child spends time reading or being read to. We totaled all of the points for September and the results are in. The big winner for the month of September is Miss Rayas Sweet Pea and Tator Tot classes. They get to enjoy our Prize Book Basket filled to the brim with brand new books! Congratulations! Who will be the winner for the month of October? Cant wait to see! A few great books to look for during the month of November are: Ten Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston, Thanksgiving Is . . . by Gail Gibbons, or Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes. We are so excited to share this special month of gratitude and Thanksgiving with you! Thank you for making Kids Village so wonderful.

our language and writing skills too as we continue learning new vocabulary words, practice punctuation, sentence structure, and creative writing skills. Here is a look at some of our lessons for this month: Week #1 November 1st 4th
Alphabetizing letters, introduce contractions and identify the words that make up a contraction, writing numbers 3741, introduce subtraction facts, use pattern blocks to cover a design in different ways, and practice counting by 10s.

Week #2 November 7th 11th

Count and blend syllables, review Letter X and consonant Y, review punctuation, vocabulary, and comprehension, adding and subtracting with 1, writing numbers 42-45, writing math problems two ways, and ordering containers by capacity.

Week #3 November 14th 17th

Review vowels and consonants, identify accented syllables, review Letter J and Letter V sound, introduce the Floss Rule, identify author, illustrator, and title of a book, spelling with final ve and final c, counting with pennies and dimes, writing numbers 46-50, introduce even numbers and count by 10s and 2s

Week #4 November 21st & 22nd

Read a story about the first Thanksgiving, discuss the things we are thankful for, and have a Thanksgiving Feast in our classroom.

Week #5 Nov 28th Dec 1st

Put letters and words in alphabetical order, manipulate sounds in words, introduce final stable syllables, review sight words, numbering a clock face by the hour, introduce odd numbers, and practice Math Facts (doubles, addition and subtraction by 0, 1, and 2).

Kids Village Task Card

november 2011

kindercarrots

November Values: Gratitude & Enthusiasm

With the Thanksgiving Holiday coming we will of course learn all about Gratitude, but wed also like to emphasize the value of enthusiasm. Smile, be excited and happy about life and youll be amazed at the affect it has on others. Enthusiasm is the outward expression of Gratitude.

Name: Academic Skills

I Can Write My First and Last Name I Can Read _____ Sight Words I Can Match Words to Pictures I Can Count by 10s I Know My Doubles Facts to 10

Workshop Skills
I Can Set a Table Correctly I Can Recite Pease Porridge Hot and Act Out a Story I Can Make and Record Observations During an Experiment I Can Name 7 Continents / Recite the Pledge of Allegiance I Can Identify Primary, Secondary, Warm, and Cool Colors

Value Skills
I Can Show Gratitude and Enthusiasm
Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

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november 2011

Kitchen
We will be working on setting a table correctly this month. Maybe youll get some help with your Thanksgiving table this year! Here are a few of the things we will be cooking up this month: Week #1 Homemade Oreos, Week #2 Chicken Pot Pie, Week #3 Pumpkin Pie, Week #4 Thanksgiving Treats, Week #5 Mashed Potatoes

Music
Lets warm up our acting skills this month as we work together to tell a dramatic story. Well get started on a few Holiday songs for our Christmas In The Village Celebration and throughout November well be working on the rhyme Pease Porridge Hot too.

Social Studies
Has your child been using some new Spanish words lately? This month you may hear a few more as we learn the Spanish words for different parts of the body (eyes, ears, hair, feet, etc). Well keep practicing the colors and numbers in Spanish as well.

Science
ope youre ready for our Kids Village Science Fair! Get those projects finished and fix up your Display Board because the big day will be here before you know it. This month we will be wrapping up our Class Experiments and completing our study of the Scientific Method.

Art
Well be getting our hands dirty this month as we explore the art of sculpture. Each child will practice creating a frame, and using fabric mache and paint to make an original sculpture. Well also look at famous architecture and its artistic qualities.

Dates to Remember
November 1:
Begin November calendar for Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

Birthday Kids
Grace D., Ava M., Lucas N.

November 1:
Ski School Registration Begins

November 7:
Meet & Mingle

November 21 or 22:
Thanksgiving Feasts

November 23 - 25:
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

December 1:
Ski School Registration Ends

December 7:
Christmas in the Village Family Celebration

December 19 - January 2:
NO SCHOOL Winter Break