Mrs.Maher's KinderKiddies

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Occasionally, Mr. Dukler (Overlook Social Worker) will come into our morning 
and afternoon classes to work on a social skills program called Second Step. 
It's a marvelous, developmentally appropriate way for young children to learn 
how to react in social situations. Puppets, pictures,and role plays are all a 
part of the lessons. The kids enjoy it very much!

We also use a school-wide positive behavior program called the Overlook RAP. 
No matter where we are or who we are with in the building, all of the 
expectations are the same. We continually practice being Respectful while 
Acting responsibly and Practicing our manners.

Library is scheduled on a weekly basis for the kindergartners. AM and PM 
classes will go to the library on Tuesdays. Each week, the children will 
have the opportunity to check out a library book to bring home and read. 
Please make sure your child brings the book back to school in his/her 
backpack before the next library day. A gentle reminder to put the library 
book in the red box on my desk is always very much appreciated!!

Our kindergarten book review program will start the first week of 
November. Please be on the lookout for the write-up of this interesting 
project. Each child will be assigned a specific day to bring in a favorite 
story to share with his/her classmates. This first session is basically to 
help your child feel comfortable with presenting a book to the class. All we 
need from them at this point is to be able to explain the main idea or 
storyline of the reading material. As the months go on, we will expand it 
just a bit by looking at different characters, problem/solution, setting etc.

In order to prepare for your child's sight word folder, please send to school 
a plastic pocket folder with brads on the inside (those little metal pieces 
that allow you to add paper that has been 3 hole punched).

Happy, healthy Thanksgiving Day to all of you! Enjoy the special time with 
family, friends, fun, and food!!

December newsletters and homework calendars will go home on Monday, 11/30/09. 
Center helper calendars for December will go home then as well. Please, 
please, please make sure that your child puts his/her name on anything that 
is turned in!

Start watching for our spectacular holiday ornaments in your child's 
backback! Each day, we will make 1-2 paper ornaments in ABC order. Find an 
open space in your house to proudly display these wonderful works of art! As 
the ornaments come home, talk about the beginning sound; come up with other 
holiday words that begin the same; predict what the upcoming ornaments might 
be...enjoy!

OOPS!! AM class - I forgot to give our teaching assistant a "heads up" about 
attaching a piece of construction paper to your homework calendar for the 
12/3/09 assignment! Therefore, the piece of red 8x11 construction paper will 
be sent home on Tuesday, 12/1/09. Please use this piece of paper to complete 
the homework assignment, and then send it back to school on Friday, 12/4. My 
apologies for the oversight!

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