October 29-November 2, 2018

Ms. Thompson, Kindergarten

DATES:

October 29: Book Fair shopping

October 30:  Picture retakes

October 31: Halloween parade (beginning down town approximately 1:15/1:20). Please be downtown to see us if the weather cooperates!!

Party following the parade!

November 1:  Pj, Popcorn & Peter Pan day

November 1:  Send in October

               Book-it calendars!!!

November 2:  No school/Professional

         development day for teachers

November 15:  NO school

                Opening Deer day

COINS FOR KIDS:

Tuesday is the last day for bringing in money—as of last week we were in 3^rd place!  Thanks for participating!

The PTO is selling raffle tickets for a Side-by-side to raise money for the Elementary.  Tickets are $20 each or 3/$50.  Let me know if you would like tickets or stop in the office!

Parent/Teacher Conferences:  I cannot thank you all enough for coming to conferences!  It was a joy to meet with each of you to talk about your child’s school growth so far!  I’m excited to see where this group can go this year!!!  Keep reading books, reviewing ABC’s and sight words as well as counting with your child!  A great nightly routine!  Sight words are difficult for a few!  They will be bringing home a few books they have colored to read to you this week!

If we haven’t talked yet,  we will in the next day or so!

At conferences I had a yellow paper for Title 1 family night and 2 white papers with math and sight word game ideas on!  If you did not receive one, let me know!  I’m afraid I missed a few of you!

Please return the yellow Title 1 invitation if you are planning to attend!  It’s all free!!

Halloween party:

I will send a reminder of the thing (s) you signed up to bring to our party at the end of this newsletter!  Thank you for helping us out! 

The children will be making little treat bags.  If your child would like to bring candy to share with their friends they may do so.  We will not be eating candy at school.  It will go in their school “trick-or-treat” bag.  We have 21 children in the class.

If you signed up to volunteer, 12:30 would be a great time to come!  We will get into costumes and use the bathroom at that time.

Costumes:  We do not allow weapons (swords, guns, knives, etc.—including fairy wands).  Please keep them home for your trick-or-treating adventure.  Please send costumes in backpacks—we don’t dress up until after lunch. We also don’t have a lot of time for make-up.

PJ & POPCORN PARTY on Thursday—children may wear their pj’s to school—just make sure they have a change of clothes in case they want to change!  Please remember tennis shoes—we will still have gym!

NO school on Friday November 2 or Thursday November 15.

READING:

Our big book this week is all about Shapes All Around Us!  Have your child look for shapes around your home—inside and outside!

Sight Word:  like

Letter:  Tt

Vocabulary:  materials, nature

Category words:  shape words

Beanie Baby reading strategy:  Picturing Penguin—He reminds us to think about the story—picture it in our head as we read.

WRITING:

We will finish up our October Journals and bring them home Thursday!  Remember we are working on a Kindergarten scrapbook notebook at school—hang on to the journals so you can add them to the notebook in May!

We will start a new writing adventure—list, observe and label.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

Science we have begun to talk about motion and how things move.  Social studies we are talking about being kind.  I have a book called “Don’t Squeal unless it’s a big deal”—we will learn the difference between telling and tattling.

MATH:

We will be working with shapes and starting a new number book.  We will also finish this week with my Halloween erasers we use for counting, sorting and making patterns.

Party donations:

Apple juice—Charlee

Apple juice—Adalyn

Cheese and crackers—Lindsey

Halloween cups (small)—Kenadie

Halloween napkins—Carly

Helpers @ 12:30:  Rebecca M, Amy D, Jen L

Thank you for all you do!  Keep up the great work!

Have a Happy Halloween!