Newsletter 12-14-09

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This is why we love music class....

It is SOOO FUN...

It is SOOO FUN!!!

Parent Transportation Form

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Newsletter 12-7-09

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STAR Presentation...

How we keep our bodies safe:Thank you S.T.A.R. for your great presentati...

How we keep our bodies safe:



Thank you S.T.A.R. for your great presentation!

Having Fun in Drama Center

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Make Your Own Flashcards!

Since we are learning to read words with the short a sound, here are some cards you can print out to make flash cards or even print 2 copies and make your own concentration memory game! Enj...

Since we are learning to read words with the short a sound, here are some cards you can print out to make flash cards or even print 2 copies and make your own concentration memory game! Enjoy!

Newsletter 11-30-09

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Our New Alphafriend of the Week: Benny Bear

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HW

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HW 11/2/09

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Newsletter 11-2-09

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Healthy Future Logs

http://www.asdk12.org/healthyfutures/logs/Activity_Monthly_Log.pdfDownload and print logs if your child misplaced ...

http://www.asdk12.org/healthyfutures/logs/Activity_Monthly_Log.pdf

Download and print logs if your child misplaced it!

We love FALL!

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No School Friday - INSERVICE!

Hi Parents and Guardians - there is no school this Friday, Oct. 30th. We have teacher in-service. Have a safe and fun weekend.~ Miss ...

Hi Parents and Guardians - there is no school this Friday, Oct. 30th. We have teacher in-service. Have a safe and fun weekend.

~ Miss Yan

Fall Harvest 2009

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Kick Off to Red Ribbon Week!

Red Ribbon Week kicked off with Top Cover, an Airforce Band! We all had a blast jamming to songs and staying DRUG FREE! Our class with Top Cover Airforce Band...

Red Ribbon Week kicked off with Top Cover, an Airforce Band! We all had a blast jamming to songs and staying DRUG FREE!

Our class with Top Cover Airforce Band

Safety Day!!

Our day was filled with safety presentations!In the morning we had a great presentation on seat belt safety! We learned the importance of wearing a seat belt and saw what could happen in a roll over...

Our day was filled with safety presentations!

In the morning we had a great presentation on seat belt safety! We learned the importance of wearing a seat belt and saw what could happen in a roll over if we didn't wear one. We also got to walk through the police car!



In the afternoon we learned about fire safety and what to do in case of a fire. Stop, drop, cover your face, and roll! We also learned not to hide from fire fighters, even though their safety gear is kind of scary. Homework: talk to your family about a meeting place.

Seat Belt Safety

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Newsletter For The Week

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Book Orders are UP!

www.scholastic.com/parentorderingClass User Name: yankiddosPW: kincaidOrders due by Wed., Oct. 7th. You can still order by cash or check....

www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class User Name: yankiddos

PW: kincaid

Orders due by Wed., Oct. 7th. You can still order by cash or check.

We're Learning About Rocks!

Rocks in Wat...

Rocks in Water!

Counting Cans....

The Kindergarten Classes at Kincaid collected 173 cans of food! Great job, kids! You really helped United Way provide food for families in need! You should be so pro...

The Kindergarten Classes at Kincaid collected 173 cans of food! Great job, kids! You really helped United Way provide food for families in need! You should be so proud!

Guest Speakers

Mrs. D., our hearing specialist, just returned from a wedding in the lower 48 and brought back some AMAZING leaves that we don't have in Alaska! Although we learned about oak and maple leaves, we had...

Mrs. D., our hearing specialist, just returned from a wedding in the lower 48 and brought back some AMAZING leaves that we don't have in Alaska! Although we learned about oak and maple leaves, we had the opportunity to see the REAL THING! Thank you Mrs. D. for sharing!!


Mr. Hanley also came to our classroom to talk about school rules and the importance of being respectful. The class was so excited to have Mr. Hanley come visit us!

Little Yellow!

Our Class with Little Yel...

Our Class with Little Yellow

Newsletter and Apples Reminder!

Dear Parents and Guardians, Please bring in your child's favorite apple to school tomorrow, Tuesday. Next week we'd like to taste test other apple items such as:* apple juice and dixie cups* apple...

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please bring in your child's favorite apple to school tomorrow, Tuesday. Next week we'd like to taste test other apple items such as:

* apple juice and dixie cups

* apple jelly

* apple cereal

* applesauce

If you'd like to donate one of these items that is enough for 20 students to sample, please contact me. We will need the items starting next Monday on the 28th. Thank you for your help!

Miss Yan

Safe_Snacks

Safe Snacks – Miss Yan’s student allergies(Corn, corn syrup, corn meal, corn starch (less than 2% is okay), popcorn, oats, rice, chicken and whole milk)Here are some creative and healthy snack ideas for class snack donations:Fruits/Berries BlueberriesFresh or frozen“Just Blueberries” –...

Safe Snacks – Miss Yan’s student allergies

(Corn, corn syrup, corn meal, corn starch (less than 2% is okay), popcorn, oats, rice, chicken and whole milk)

Here are some creative and healthy snack ideas for class snack donations:

Fruits/Berries

Blueberries

• Fresh or frozen
• “Just Blueberries” – Dried berries – Find in Natural Foods section of Carrs and Fred Meyer

Strawberries

• Fresh or frozen
• “Just Strawberries” – Dried berries

Bananas

• Fresh slices (soak in lemon juice for 20 seconds to keep them from turning brown)
• Banana chips (many varieties)
• “Just Strawberries and Bananas” – Dried berry mix in Natural Foods section of Carrs and Fred Meyer
• “Crisps” – Brothers All Natural Freeze Dried Bananas/Strawberries Mix – Find at Costco in a combo box with Fuji Apple Crisps

Apples

• Fresh slices (see condiments for variety of toppers/dips)
• Fuji Apple Crisps – Freeze dried apples

Watermelon

- Chunks or slices

Mandarin Oranges – Big bag of “little cuties” easy to peel and sweet oranges – Fred Meyer $4.99

- Canned mandarin oranges packed in water (beware of any canned fruit packed in syrup – it is usually corn syrup).

Seedless Grapes

– Purple or green

Kiwi

• Kids love the bright green color and sweet tart taste

Fruit Snacks/Rolls

• Jovy Fruit Rolls – Individually wrapped in Fred Meyer Produce section. Grape, cherry, strawberry, strawberry kiwi, raspberry, orange
• Fruit Leather – Find variety box at Costco
• Fruit-abu – Strawberry, grape and apple (box of 6 rolls) Natural foods section in Fred Meyer
• Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks – Sold at Carrs in the Natural foods section

Vegetables

Celery slices (see Condiments list for dipper ideas)

Cucumber slices

Baby Carrots

Colorful sweet peppers – yellow, orange, red

Black olives “Pearls” – kids love to wear them as rings before they eat them

Yogurt/Pudding

Yogurt

• StonyfieldYo Baby/Yo Kids Organic Yogurt – Vanilla, Banana, Pear, Peach, Blueberry and Apple – Natural Foods refrigerated section Carrs and Fred Meyer (some varieties have whole milk and some have nonfat milk so check the labels).
• Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt – Blueberry and Strawberry combo pack – Find at Costco. Individuals yogurts now include chocolate/vanilla combo, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry…
• “O” Organics Yogurt – Carrs Natural Foods Refrigerated section
• Danimals Smoothie bottles – all grocery stores (they do have 2% modified corn starch, but are okay)

Pudding

• Kozy Shack Bananas Foster Pudding – Carrs and Fred Meyer pudding section
• Handi Snacks – chocolate (just basic chocolate) – Carrs, Fred Meyer, Wal-Mart and Costco (chocolate is the only flavor without corn)

Breads

French Bread Baguette – Fresh baked bread section in Carrs and Fred Meyer

“Tia Rosa” Flour Tortillas and “Taco Loco” whole wheat flour tortillas

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (not the reduced fat – just regular)

Krusteaz Basic Muffin Mix (just add water) – Find at Costco. Add fresh

strawberries, bananas or blueberries for healthy variety.

Panetini Oven Baked Italian Toast – Find bags in deli section of Fred Meyer

Thomas Original English Muffins – This is the ONLY flavor and brand we can

find that doesn’t have corn syrup.

Fresh Baked Croissants – Carrs and F.M. Bakery section (double check labels – the wheat croissants have corn syrup)

Rolls – Oroweat whole grain 100% whole wheat dinner rolls – the package says “no high fructose corn syrup” – all grocery stores

Basic sliced Bread – Sara Lee 100% Whole wheat with honey, Franz Milk and Honey, Franz 100% whole wheat with pockets of honey, Cinnabon cinnamon sliced bread

Krusteaz Mini Pancakes – in the frozen section – microwave ready

Crackers/Crunchy Snacks

Cheez-its

Cheese Nips (they used to have corn starch in their recipe and now they don’t –

please double check label before purchasing)

Goldfish (all varieties except the Flavor Blast)

Annie’s Whole Wheat Bunnies – Natural Foods Section Carrs and F.M.

Annie’s Chocolate Bunny Grahams – Natural Foods Section (they’re very low in

sugar despite the “chocolate” label).

“O” Organics golden round crackers – Carrs Natural Foods

Late July Organic classic rich crackers (Red Box that looks like Ritz) – Carrs

Natural Foods section and Natural Pantry

Late July Peanut Butter sandwich crackers (Carrs Natural Foods)

Barbara’s Lite Rite Rounds Multi-grain crackers – Carrs Natural Foods

Oyster Crackers – Nabisco in the basic cracker aisle of all grocery stores

Honey Maid “Bees” – Find in all grocery stores next to graham crackers

“O” Organics Teddy Bear Honey Grahams – Carrs Natural Foods

Barbara’s Snack Animals (Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Snickerdoodle) – Carrs

and Fred Meyer Natural Foods

Athenos Baked Whole Wheat Pita Chips – Carrs and F.M. near deli

Terra Stripes & Blues Vegetable Chips – Carrs and F.M. Natural Foods

Snyders Pretzel/Cheddar Sandwiches – Fred Meyer near pretzels

Snyders Pretzel/Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers – Fred Meyer, Carrs and Wal-Mart

Snyders Pretzels – waffle shaped and original pretzels

Keebler Club and Cheddar Sandwich Crackers

Yogurt Pretzels – Natural Foods Bulk serve yourself section Carrs and F.M. or

buy them pre-packaged in the same section (small bags) under the label “Naturally Preferred” – blue and white bag.

Yogurt Raisins – “Naturally Preferred” Bags - Natural Foods section

Pretzel Crisps (Plain) – Find them in front of the deli at Carrs and Fred Meyer

next to gourmet cheese or buy big bag at Sam’s – yellow bag with “Snack

Factory” label.

Potato Chips – Ruffles all natural (made in sunflower oil), Kettle Brand

Triscuits – Original

Graham Crackers – Midell All Natural Honey Grahams

Nuts

Honey Roasted Peanuts – Fred Meyer brand (Plantars has corn syrup and corn starch)

Cashews

Pistachios

Peanuts in the shell – kids can shell themselves

Cereals

Organic Raisin Bran

Wheat Chex

Barbaras OrganicWild Puffs

Shredded wheat – little bites – chocolate and honey. For whatever reason, only the little bites boxes do not have corn syrup.

Lunch Meat

Turkey

• Boars Head deli sliced maple turkey
• Jennie-O Hickory Smoked Honey Cured Turkey Breast
• Jennie-O Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
• Foster Farms Honey Roasted Turkey Breast
• Rotisserie roasted turkey (just like the chickens, but they’re turkeys) – Carrs deli ready to serve heated display case

Ham

• Kroger Deli Thin Sliced Honey Ham
• Kirkland Honey Cured Ham – Costco
• Boars Head deli sliced honey ham

***There are others…just check the labels for corn syrup and corn starch***

Cheese

All sliced varieties with 2% or less milk

Block cheeses without “skin” or whole milk

Most shredded cheeses – check labels (Tillamook usually adds corn products and uses whole milk)

Cottage Cheese – reduced fat

Mozarella String Cheese – reduced fat

Condiments

Dressings/Dips

• Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Dressing (not lite)
• Hidden Valley Ranch Original Recipe (not lite)
• Brianna’s Homestyle sweet poppy seed dressing
• Annie’s Natural Organic Asian Sesame Dressing
• Newman’s Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
• Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar (keep separate)
• Real Maple Syrup – not Aunt Jemima, Uncle Bens – they are all corn syrup, so please check label

Spreads

• Jif Creamy peanut butter
• Best Foods Real Mayonnaise
• French’s yellow mustard
• Smuckers Simply Fruit Spread
• Smuckers Organic Red Raspberry Preserves
• Smuckers Organic Concord Grape Jelly
• Smuckers Reduced Sugar Strawberry Fruit Spread
• R.W. Knudsen Organic Apple Butter (natural foods section)
• Heinz Organic Ketchup (new product) – Carrs and F.M. in Ketchup aisle with green label. Costco just started carrying it, too.
• Honey
• Philadelphia Cream Cheese – plain, strawberry and garden vegetable
• Cashew Butter
• Sesame Tahini
• Olive oil mixed with balsamic vinegar – kids love to dip French bread slices or cucumbers

Sauces

• Treetop Apple Sauce – Naturally sweetened or cinnamon
• O Organic apple sauce
• Prego Original/Traditional recipe spaghetti sauce
• Prego Organic Spaghetti Sauce/Marinara
• Ragu Organic Spaghetti Sauce
• Ragu Organic Alfredo Sauce

Pasta

• Annie’s All Natural Macaroni and Cheese
• Naturally Preferred Organic Whole Wheat Rotini
• Wacky Mac Veggie Shapes – Dry Pasta Bag with tomato, beet and

spinach semolina

- Whole wheat spaghetti

Creative Snack Ideas (using above ingredients)

Cucumber Slices and carrots with sweet poppy seed dip or ranch dressing

Fresh French Bread Baguette slices – with cheese or olive oil/balsamic vinegar mixture (give kids a spout on small bottle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Let them pour the oil first and then add a drop of balsamic vinegar on top. Mix it up with a spoon (it swirls and makes neat designs) and dip! Cucumbers are also a hit with this mixture

English Muffin half with flavored cream cheese spread

Apple slices and celery sticks dipped in peanut butter

Banana Chips – dip in apple butter or strawberry cream cheese

Tri-color pasta salad with some colorful raw veggies

Tortilla log rolls with sliced meat and cheese

Cracker stackers

Fruit Pizza – Basic sugar cookie mix (most are allergy-friendly), roll and cook in a round pan, strawberry cream cheese spread and top with variety of fresh fruit, cut in pizza slices – yummy and fun!

***Always double check labels. Surprisingly not all of the brand name foods are made in the same factories with the same ingredients. There are a few items that have corn syrup/starch in them sometimes – and other times they don’t***

"What is today?"

I asked the class what today was and one of the boys raised his hand and said, "It's the first episode of the new season of 'The Biggest Loser'!" He was so sincere too! I was looking for the answer, "Tuesday." LOL! He was right though, today was the first episode of Biggest Loser. ...

I asked the class what today was and one of the boys raised his hand and said, "It's the first episode of the new season of 'The Biggest Loser'!" He was so sincere too! I was looking for the answer, "Tuesday." LOL! He was right though, today was the first episode of Biggest Loser. :-)

Digging for Potatoes

Our class had the opportunity to harvest potatoes my kindergartners from last year planted! We were all amazed how big the potatoes were this year!Some of us found more than just potatoes! One of the...

Our class had the opportunity to harvest potatoes my kindergartners from last year planted! We were all amazed how big the potatoes were this year!

Some of us found more than just potatoes!

One of the biggest potatoes our class found! Apparently this potato was bigger than the 1st place one at the state fair!
Harvesting we go!
Looking for Potatoes
Friends!
Digging for potatoes is fun!!
I found a red one!

Gingerbread Hunt!

On our first day of school, we went on a Gingerbread Man hunt! On the way we met a lot of important people around our school!Have you seen the gingerbread man?? We also painted our own gingerbread m...

On our first day of school, we went on a Gingerbread Man hunt! On the way we met a lot of important people around our school!



Have you seen the gingerbread man??



We also painted our own gingerbread man!

Newsletter For The Week

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Tuesday....

Dear Parents and Guardians,Please remember that Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow (Tuesday). If you are interested in purchasing Scholastic books, please mark the books on the form sent home last week with a check or cash, or select the books online and pay by credit (www.scholastic.com/parentordering...

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please remember that Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow (Tuesday). If you are interested in purchasing Scholastic books, please mark the books on the form sent home last week with a check or cash, or select the books online and pay by credit (www.scholastic.com/parentordering user name: yankiddos password: Kincaid).

Homework is also due tomorrow and we will also begin collecting can foods for United Way Week of Caring if you are interested in donating. :-)

Please remember to keep your child at home if she or he is sick.

Stay tuned for more classroom information in our newsletter that will be going home tomorrow in your child’s homework folder.

Thanks!

Miss Yan

The Kissing Hand...

Our first day of Kindergarten started off with a story read by Mr. Hanley, our principal, called, "The Kissing Hand." Students received a cut out paper hand with a hershey kiss in the middle and said...

Our first day of Kindergarten started off with a story read by Mr. Hanley, our principal, called, "The Kissing Hand." Students received a cut out paper hand with a hershey kiss in the middle and said good-bye to their parents!