Thursday Note ;)

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

Events of the Week:

Math:  This week we arranged, analyzed, and practiced counting with numbers 1-10.  We also worked on one more and one less with numbers through ten.  

Language Workshop:  We continued talking about fall this week.  We read several fiction books about fall and discussed the difference between fiction and nonfiction books.   

Reading Workshop: This week during literacy centers I worked with students individually checking their understanding of concepts of print.  This week I used the book “It is Fall”. I continue to ask your child basic 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 also looking to see if they point to each word as they read (one-to-one correspondence) and if they can correctly identify our sight words in text.  They are doing a great job!

Writing Workshop:  This week we completed our scarecrow unit.  As a class, we worked together on writing.  The first day we labeled our scarecrow.  The second day we added descriptive words, and the third day we wrote sentences about our scarecrow.  We put these sentences together to write a story.  (Be sure to check your child’s daily folder!)

Content Workshop/Word Study: This was Fire Safety Week.  We learned what steps we should take in case there was ever a fire in our homes or at school.  We read different books and talked about how firefighters are our friends.  On Wednesday, the Clever Fire Department came and spoke to us about the importance of fire safety.  We got to see the fire truck up close and crawl through the smokehouse to practice what to do in a real fire!

Our sight word was “he”.  We learned about the letters “Vv” “Ww” and “Xx”.  Please don’t forget to practice letter and sound identification with your child at home.

Important Dates:

·        Oct. 16-17 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences

·        Oct. 16-20  ~  Book Fair

·        Oct 23-27 ~ Red Ribbon Week (more info to follow)

·        Oct 27 ~ Halloween Party (see below for details)

Halloween Party Our Halloween Party will be October 27th.  We will begin changing into costumes at 11:30.  Parents are welcome to help at that time.  At 12:00 we will parade through the school in our costumes.  The party will begin after the parade, at approximately 12:20 and last until 1:00.  Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning

Reminder  

Conferences are next week.  I look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child’s progress in kindergarten.  Check your child folder for a note explaining how we assess in kindergarten.  Please take time to read this before our conference.  By reading this ahead of time, we will have more time at our conference to answer questions and discuss concerns.  

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LOST AND FOUND DURING CONFERENCES.  EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT CLAIMED WILL BE DONATED AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.  

Book Fair

The book fair will be going on all next week.  It will be open until 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday during conferences.  We will also visit during our library time on Friday.  You may send money in a sealed envelope if you would like your child to purchase something.

F O O D  D R I V E

October 16th-20th

Please turn in donations to your homeroom teacher.  All donations will be collected by Clever High School FBLA and FBLA-ML to be given to the food pantry at Clever First Baptist Church.

Suggested Items to Donate   -Macaroni and Cheese   - Soup, Chili, Beans, etc.  

-Canned Fruits and Vegetables    -Peanut Butter and Jelly   -Pasta and Pasta Sauce

Next Week:

• Our letters for the week will be “Yy and “Zz”.
• Our sight word will be “can”.
• In math we will finish our unit on numbers 1-10 and begin 2D and 3D shapes.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Vaughn