October 22-26, 2018

Ms. Thompson, Kindergarten

DATES:

October 22:  Shop for books at Book Fair

October 25:  Half day (Dismissal 11:35).  

                    Parent Teacher Conferences

October 26:  Half day (Dismissal 11:35)

              Book Order Due

October 29:  Buy books at book fair

October 31:  Halloween Parade & party

Nov. 1:   Pajama & Popcorn day

Nov.2:  NO SCHOOL—

            Teacher Professional Development
November 15--Deer Day--NO SCHOOL

COINS FOR KIDS:

We are continuing to collect COINS FOR KIDS literacy program.  A little bird said our class was doing very well!!  Keep those coins coming in!!!  Thanks for participating!!!

CONFERENCES:

Looking forward to conferences!!!   If you have not turned in your conference confirmation, please do Tuesday!  I’m looking forward to sharing your child’s scores with you so far!

I will also have party sign ups for the rest of the year (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Jump Rope For Heart. 

STUDENT INFO:

The children were sad to learn their friend Bronson moved to a new town.  We wish him well in his new school!
Last week we welcomed Wyatt P. to our classroom!  We're glad to have a new friend!!!

READING:

This week we read The Handiest Things in our world.
We will learn about tools we use every day to do jobs. 

VOCABULARY:  Tools, discover

SIGHT WORD:  a

LETTER OF THE WEEK:  Pp

CATEGORY WORDS:  Color words

BOOK IT: Keep reading and coloring in each day you read!  Send it to school November 1!!!

WRITING:

We continue to write in our October journals.  They will come home next week!

We will work more on small moment stories.  We are learning about verbs.

The children will be making a sentence buddy to use as a tool in their writing folders when they are writing.

MATH:

The children are learning about pattern blocks.  We will be graphing them and practicing how to interpret more, less, etc.

We will learn different combinations that make 10 by playing a game.

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*Please make sure to send in shoes if your child wears boots to school. 

It’s too warm to wear boots all day long. 

And remember gym is Monday and Thursdays (except this Thursday!)

*Now that the weather is officially getting cold, please send hats and mittens for recess.  They are outside 3 times a day.

*Halloween party info coming soon!
Parade will begin about 1:00—Please be downtown if it is nice out to watch!  The children love to see their family downtown!  We should be there about 1:20-1:30! Afterwards we come back to school, remove our costumes and have our treat!

Thanks for all you do!!
Have a great week!    

Melissa