Manatee 
Messenger 
Week of 
September 
13, 
2010 


This 
Week 
in 
Literacy 


Our 
objectives 
for 
the 
next 
two 
weeks 
will 
focus 
on 
beginning 
kindergarten 
skills 
and 
learning 
class-
room 
routines. 
(learning 
names, 
morn-
ing 
routine, 
etc.) 
This 
week 
we 
will 
be: 


• 
Continuing 
to 
assessing 
your 
child’s 
abilities 
to 
help 
us 
plan 
our 
in-
struction. 
• 
Nursery 
Rhymes: 
“Bingo, 
Caterpillar, 
Hickory,Dickory, 
Dock, 
Pease 
Porridge 
Hot, 
and 
Little 
Miss 
Muffet.” 
• 
Reading 
Stories: 
“The 
Little 
En-
gine 
That 
Could,, 
The 
Tortoise 
and 
the 
Hare, 
The 
Lion 
and 
the 
Mouse, 
The 
Enormous 
Turnip.” 
• 
Reviewing 
these 
letters: 
Aa,Bb, 
Cc, 
Dd. 
Ee, 
• 
Previewing 
these 
letters: 
Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,J 
• 
Environmental 
Print– 
signs 
and 
la-
bels. 
Constitution 
Day 


On 
Friday, 
September 
17th 
we 
will 
be 
talking 
about 
our 
constitution 
and 
our 
country. 
Each 
classroom 
(Mrs. 
Popovici’s 
& 
Mrs. 
Houghtaling) 
will 
create 
their 
own 
classroom 
constitution. 


Color 
of 
the 
Week 


This 
Thursday, 
September 
16th 
is 
Green 
Day. 
We 
will 
be 
wearing 
green, 
finger 
painting 
and 
bringing 
in 
green 
items 
for 
show 
and 
tell. 
Our 
green 
snack 
will 
be 
green 
eggs 
and 
ham. 



Upcoming 
Events 


• 
September 
16th—Green 
Day 
• 
September 
16th—Kindergarten 
Curriculum 
Night 
in 
the 
gym. 
6:30-
7:15pm 
• 
September 
17th—Constitution 
Day— 
Wear 
red, 
white 
and 
blue 
on 
Friday! 
• 
September 
21st-
School 
Pictures 
• 
Sept. 
23rd-Grandparents’ 
Day 
• 
Social 
Studies 
Intensive 
Study 
Week-September 
27th-Oct. 
1st 
• 
September 
29th—Field 
Trip 
to 
• 
Porter’s 
Orchards 
in 
the 
afternoon. 
More 
info 
will 
be 
coming 
soon. 

Learning 
about 
Manatees 


For 
the 
next 
few 
weeks 
your 
child 
will 
be 
learning 
about 
the 
manatee. 
This 
week 
we 
will 
do 
research 
and 
start 
our 
Manatee 
Books. 


Curriculum 
Night 


To 
learn 
about 
the 
kindergarten 
expectations 
and 
curriculum 
, 
please 
come 
to 
Curriculum 
Night 
on 
Thursday, 
September 
16th 
from 
6:30 
to 
7:15pm. 
It 
will 
be 
held 
in 
the 
gym. 


Contact Numbers 


Please 
feel 
free 
to 
contact 
us 
at 
any 
time. 
We 
will 
be 
happy 
to 
discuss 
your 
child’s 
progress. 


Please 
direct 
all 
questions 
about 
your 
child 
to 
his/her 
teacher. 
You 
can 
con-
tact 
us 
at: 


Mrs. 
Popovici– 


Direct 
Line: 
810-538-1718 


Home; 
248-651-7642 


Email: 
jpopovici@chatfieldschool.org 


jlpopovici@yahoo.com 


Mrs. 
Houghtaling-

Direct 
Line: 
810-538-1707 
Cell: 
810-338-2592 
Email-choughtaling@chatfield.school.org 


Specials 
Schedule 


Monday 
-Art 


Mrs. 
Houghtaling’s 
Class 
only 
Tuesday 
-Gym 
and 
Spanish 
Wednesday 
-Art 


Mrs. 
Popovici’s 
Class 
only 
Thursday 
-Music 
Friday 
-Gym 
and 
Spanish 


Be 
sure 
your 
child 
wears 
tennis 
shoes 
on 
gym 
day! 



September 
Birthdays!! 


• 
Sophia 
Wyss—September 
14th 
• 
Trinity 
Greco—September 
21st 
• 
Wyatt 
Verran-September 
28th