Events of the Week:
Math: We completed our math topic over counting and writing numbers 1-5. We played some fun games like Musical Chairs, carpet race game, and Showdown to practice identifying, writing and counting numbers 1-5. Please practice writing these numbers with your child at home.
Language Workshop: Our theme this week was fall. We learned about informational books (nonfiction) by reading books called Fall and Exploring Fall. We noticed that informational books usually have a table of contents, an index, a glossary, and photographs instead of drawings. After reading these informational books, we made a list of important key details that we learned about fall. We added this information to our reading logs. We paid special attention to the changes that are happening all around us.
Reading Workshop: This week during literacy centers I read with students individually checking their understanding of concepts of print. I’m using a level A text with sight words they should know (Ex: I like apples.). I am asking your child questions such as, “Can you show me where to begin reading?” “How many words are in that sentence?” “Where would you read next?” “Can you point to an ending mark?”. I’m also looking to see if they are using the picture for clues. I am so impressed with their understanding of concepts of print at this point of the year!
Writing Workshop: We made a book called “It is Fall”. Each day we completed a page in the book using sight words we know and the numbers we have learned to write so far. Please have your child read this book to you.
Content Workshop: We got to learn all about pumpkins! Murfins Market in Clever donated pumpkins for each of our students to decorate to be displayed in the store. They had a great time doing this. They also donated a large pumpkin to each kindergarten classroom. We described the pumpkin, measured it with connecting cubes, counted how many seeds it had and made predictions on whether we thought it would sink or float. Be sure to ask your child about all our pumpkin activities this week.
Our sight word this week was “it”. We learned about the letters “Ll” and “Kk”. Don’t forget to practice letters and sound identification with your child at home.Important Dates:
- Oct. 8: Fall Festival 5:00-7:00 on the playground with movie following festival
- Oct. 10-14: Fire Safety Week
- Oct. 14: End of 1st Quarter
- Oct. 14: Reading Journey Ends (return form to school)
- Oct. 17: Fall Break-No School
- Oct. 18: School Pictures
- Oct. 18 & 20: Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Oct. 24-28: Red Ribbon Week
- Oct. 28: Halloween Party 11:45-12:30 (Parent set-up & costume change beginning at 11:30)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held October 18th and 20th. All parents are expected to schedule a conference time. If you have not signed up for a time already please do so soon at:
I look forward to meeting with you.
Halloween Party
Our Halloween Party will be October 28th. We will eat a sack lunch in our classroom before parents arrive for the party. After lunch, we will begin changing into costumes at 11:30. Parents are welcome to help at that time. Parents may also start setting up for the party at this time. Around 12:00 we will parade through the school in our costumes. The party will begin after the parade, at approximately 12:20i or so and last until 1:00. Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning! *Special note about costumes—NO weapons of any kind allowed, please keep blood and gore to a minimum!
Box Top Challenge!!!
Please turn in your Box Tops, Labels for Education, and Best Choice labels. The current challenge ends on Oct. 15th. This is a monthly challenge so continue sending the labels to school. Your child has a chance to be entered to win a $10 gift card and the class with the most turned in for the semester will win a class party! Send them in with teacher name and grade and PTA will do the rest. Thank you!
Reading Journey
I hope you and your child have enjoyed completing the Reading Journey. Please remember to turn these in next week if you have not done so already! We will celebrate our reading journey and have a read-a-thon in our classroom on October 21st. Be looking for details regarding our next reading journey.
Next Week:
- Our theme will be Fall. We will learn about Fire Safety. The Clever Fire Department will come to our school to teach us important fire safety tips.
- We will work on adding details to our writing by writing a fun story about a scarecrow.
- In math, we will begin a topic on comparing and ordering numbers 0 to 5.
- Our sight word will be “he”.
- Our letters for the week will be “Jj” and “Ww”.
Have a Great Weekend!!
Mrs. Vaughn
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