Friday Note

FRIDAY NOTE (10/30/2015)

Events of the Week:  Wow, how time flies!  I can’t believe it is already the end of October! 

Math In math, we worked on counting, reading and writing numbers 6 to 10. 

Language Workshop This week we finished our author study on Mercer Mayer.  We read his series of books about finding unusual things in hidden places around the house (There’s a Nightmare in my Closet, There’s Something in my Attic, There’s an Alligator Under my Bed, and There are Monsters Everywhere.)  With each book we discussed and wrote about story elements (characters, setting, and sequence of events).  We also compared these books and talked about ways that they are similar and different. 

Reading Workshop We began learning about the expectations for Literacy Centers when the teacher is working with small groups.  We also read the predictable reader I can.  We discussed how we can look at the picture when trying to read an unknown word.  Each child received their own copy so that they can add it to their book boxes to read independently later. 

Writing Workshop Our sight word was “be”.  We practiced it by using it in the predictable chart, “For Halloween, I will be ____.” 

Word Study We learned about the letters “Vv” and “Xx”.  Don’t forget to practice letter and sound identification with your child at home.

Content Workshop We read several Halloween books.  On Friday, we had our Halloween Party!  Thanks to everyone who helped make our party a big success! 

Important Dates:

·        Nov. 5:  Cox Care Mobile

 (contact Nurse Andrea to schedule an appointment)

·        Nov. 25-Nov. 29:  Thanksgiving Break

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

 I   is   a   my   like   see   the   it   he   be   can

***Please remember to practice these words!

The Character word for October is

RESPONSIBILITY.

This means knowing and doing what is expected.

Reading  Challenge

I hope that you and your child are enjoying reading together to complete the reading challenge.  Remember, for your child to earn the November book-it, he/she must return the reading log on November 13^th.

Next Week:

·        In Language and Writing Workshops, we will begin our unit on The Little Red Hen.

·        In math, we will finish up our unit on numbers 6-10.

·        Our sight word will be “she.”

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger

Message From Our School Nurse

Does your child need a sports physical, well check-up, or sick visit?  The Cox Care Mobile will be here on Thursday, November 5, 2015 and can provide these services for your child (ages birth to 18 years).  Vaccines might be available for those who qualify.  Please call your school nurse to schedule an appointment and to receive the necessary paperwork.  Thank you!

Friday Note and November Snack Schedule

Events of the Week:

Math:  We finished our unit on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5.  We used terms like more, fewer, and as many, we learned about ordinal numbers, and we learned to read and write 0. 

Language Workshop: We began a Mercer Mayer author study and focused on many different Little Critter books throughout the week. We focused on looking for the characters and setting of the books and wrote about each in our reading journals

Reading Workshop: We are working on staying in our reading spot and reading quietly.  On Thursday we had a lot of fun reading around the room with our stuffed animals in our pajamas!   

 Writing Workshop: On Monday we read a  Little Critter book called All By Myself. It is a story about all the things Little Critter can do. We wrote I can sentences all week about the things we can do on our own.

 Word Study: Our sight word for the week was “can” to go along with our writing.  We learned about the letters “Yy” and “Zz”.

In addition to all our classroom activities we learned about bus safety. We also practiced a school wide fire drill.

Important Dates:

·       Oct. 26-30:  Red Ribbon Week

·       Oct. 30:  Halloween Party 10:45-12:30

Red Ribbon Week!!!!!

Monday: Crazy hair and socks

Tuesday: Pajama Day

Wednesday: Dress like a minion

Thursday: Wear Red

Friday: Halloween Parties

A big thank you to each family for making time to meet with me at conferences!  I really enjoyed getting to brag about what great students I have. Thank you for sharing your child with me each day. Your involvement in school makes a world of difference!

Halloween Party

Our Halloween Party will be October 30^st.  We will begin changing into costumes at 10:45.  Parents are welcome to help at that time.  Parents may also start setting up for the party at this time.  We will parade through the school in our costumes.  The party will begin after the parade and last until 12:30.  Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning!  Do not bring it with you—you never know when you might be delayed unexpectedly.  *Special note about costumes—NO weapons of any kind allowed, please keep blood and gore to a minimum!

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I          is              a              like           he

see               the           it              my            can

Weather Alert!

With the temperature dropping, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  We will make every effort to go outside for recess even on cold days!

Next Week:

·        Our letters for the week will be “Vv” and “Xx”

·        We will continue our Mercer Mayer author study.

·        In math we will begin our unit on the numbers 6-10.

·        Our sight word will be “be”.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Wenger

November Snack Schedule
2 Myriah	3 Lindsey	4 Rhett	5 Eli	6 Hannah
9 Alexis	10 Teagan	11 Jaiden	12 Devon	13 William
16 Jaxon	17 Caiden	18 Temperance	19 Emily	20 Payden
23 Remy	24 Branyon	25 No School	26 No School	27 No School
30 Emma

Pajama Day

 kindergarten started an author study on Mercer Mayer.  This week, we are focusing on the Little Critter books.  In honor of one of our favorites, Just Go to Bed, kindergarten will be having a read-a-thon and pajama day this Thursday.  Please allow your child to wear pajamas and to bring a stuffed animal (one that will fit inside your child’s backpack).  We will enjoy a comfy day of reading and snuggling with our stuffed animals. 

Thank you,

Kindergarten Teachers

Red Ribbon Week ---NEXT WEEK

Celebrating Red Ribbon Week Oct. 26-29

A “minion” reason to be drug-free!

Monday: Drugs are Despicable

Crazy Socks and Crazy Hair-sock hop for K-3

Tuesday: A “Minion” reasons to be drug free-Dream Big

Pajama Day

Wednesday: You are one in a “Minion”

Dress up like Minions

Thursday: Red Ribbon Day-What are you going to Gru?

Wear Red

Friday Note

Events of the Week:

Math:  We started a unit on comparing and ordering numbers 0 to 5.  We learned the meaning of the words more than, greater, less than, and fewer.

Language Workshop:  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.  Thank you for taking the time to complete the Fire Safety Plan with your child!  We practiced how to STOP, DROP and ROLL in the event that our clothing should catch fire.  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 smoke house to practice what to do in a real fire!  Be sure to check the batteries in your smoke alarm!

Reading Workshop: This week during IR time I continued reading 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 see crayons.).  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:  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. 

Word Study: Our sight word was “he”.  We learned about the letters “Jj” and “Ww”.  Don’t forget to practice letter and sound identification with your child at home. 

Content Workshop:  We read a variety of fall and fire safety books.

 Important Dates:

·         Oct. 19-21:  Parent-Teacher Conferences

·         Oct. 19-23:  Book Fair

·         Oct. 19-23: School Bus Safety Week

·         Oct. 20:  School Pictures

·         Oct. 26-30:  Red Ribbon Week

·         Oct. 30:  Halloween Party 10:45-12:30

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I     is     a     like     he     see      the     it     my

Halloween Party—TIME CHANGE!!

Our Halloween Party will be October 31^st.  We will begin changing into costumes at 10:45.  Parents are welcome to help at that time.  Parents may also start setting up for the party at this time.  At 11:00 we will parade through the school in our costumes.  The party will begin after the parade and last until 12:30.  Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning!  Do not bring it with you—you never know when you might be delayed unexpectedly.  *Special note about costumes—NO weapons of any kind allowed, please keep blood and gore to a minimum!

The Character Word for October is: Responsibility

Ask your child what it means.

(knowing and doing what is expected)

Reading Journey

Information about our new reading journey is being sent home today.  Have fun reading at home with your child!!  This reading log will be due on November 13^th. 

Reminder:  Conferences are next week.  I look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child’s progress in kindergarten.  A note was sent home today 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.  

Weather Alert!

With the temperature dropping, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  We will make every effort to go outside for recess even on cold days!

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 comparing and ordering numbers 0-5.
• The book fair will be open until 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.  We will also visit during our library time on Thursday.  You may send money in a sealed envelope if you would like your child to purchase something.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wenger

Friday Note 10-9-15

No school on Monday!!

Events of the Week:  We’ve had a busy week learning a lot of new things!  Our theme this week was fall.  We learned about informational books (nonfiction) by reading several books about fall.  We noticed that informational books usually have a table of contents, an index, a glossary, and photographs instead of drawings.  After reading informational books, we made a list of important details that we learned about fall.  We paid special attention to the changes that are happening all around us.  Our sight word was “it”.  During our interactive writing workshop, we made a book called “It is Fall”.  Please have your child touch read the book to you.  We also learned about the letters “Kk” and “Ll”.  Don’t’ forget to practice letter and sound identification with your child at home.  Flash cards made from index cards are a great way to practice.  In math, we counted and wrote numbers 1-5.  Please practice writing these numbers with your child at home. 

Reading Workshop:  This week during IR time I started reading 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 See.).  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. 

 

Important Dates:

·         Oct. 12:  Fall Break-No School

·         Oct. 13-16:  Fire Safety Week

·         Oct. 19-23: School Bus Safety Week

·         Oct. 19-21:  Parent/Teacher Conferences

·         Oct. 19-23:  Book Fair

·         Oct. 20:  School Pictures

·         Oct. 26-30:  Red Ribbon Week

·         Oct. 30:  Halloween Party 11:45-12:30

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held October 19^th- 21^st.  All parents are expected to schedule a conference time.  You may sign-up online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aacae2ba6f58-parent  If you do not have internet access, please let me know a good time range for you (3:45-7:30) and I’ll contact you about setting up a time.  I look forward to meeting with you.

Halloween Party

Our Halloween Party will be October 30^th.  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.  At 11:45 we will parade through the school in our costumes.  The party will begin after the parade, at approximately 12:00 and last until 12:30.  Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning!  Do not bring it with you—you never know when you might be delayed unexpectedly.  *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 classroom with the most submissions by November 15^th will receive an ice cream party!  Send them in with teacher name and grade and PTA will do the rest.

Reading Challenge!

Our 1^stquarter reading journey is ending today.  Your child will participate in a read-a-thon next Friday for completing this reading journey.  This quarter all kindergartners will participate in the read-a-thon.  Our goal for 1^st quarter was to encourage reading with your child every day and to and complete the different activities.  Be looking for the 2^nd quarter reading challenge coming home soon.  Next quarter your child will be required to complete a certain number of activities to participate in the end of quarter celebration.  Thanks!

Next Week:

·        Our theme will be 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 unit 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. Wenger 

Reminders

Book Order Due Tomorrow and 1st Quarter Reading Journey Due Friday. 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Please follow the link below to sign up for our Parent/Teacher Conferences. I looking forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress this quarter.
Thanks!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aacae2ba6f58-parent

Friday Note

Events of the Week: 

Math:  We started a new math topic over numbers 1-5.  Please practice writing these numbers at home with your child. 

Language Workshop: Our focus this week was on color review.   Our book for the week was Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.  We read and practiced retelling this story using our story wheels.  We also made our own “Brown Bear Reader” to add to our Independent Reading boxes.

Reading Workshop:  This week during IR time I started reading 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 see 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. 

Writing Workshop:  Each day we wrote a sentence from the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?.  As a class we set at the carpet with a clipboard and talked about what we were going to write for the day.  Once we decided what our sentence was we counted the number of words in the sentence.  We used sight words and color words to complete the sentence.  After writing each word we would go back and reread to figure out the next word in the sentence.  Once the sentence was complete, students went back to their seats to draw a picture to match the sentence.  We call this process “Interactive Writing”.  Your child should be able to read each page to you independently.

Word Study: Our sight word was “see”.  It popped up a lot in our reading and writing this week.  We practiced building “see” with magnetic letters and writing it correctly.  Our letters for the week were “Ff” and “Dd”.  Don’t forget to practice letter and sound identification at home with your child. 

Content Workshop:  We did several different color mixing experiments.  Be sure to ask your child about the different activities we completed.  What a fun way to end our day each day! 

 

Important Dates:

·        Oct. 2 ~ PTA Movie Night on the playground at 7:00 pm

·        Oct. 8 ~ Book Orders Due

·        Oct. 9 ~ End of 1^st Quarter & End of 1^st Quarter Reading Journey    

·        Oct. 12 ~ Fall Break-No School

·        Oct. 19-21 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences

·        October 20 ~ School Picture Day

Sight Words

Your child should be able to recognize these words within 3 seconds.  It is very important that you practice them at home with your child, as we will be adding new ones each week.   

I     the     see     like     is   my    a  

1st Quarter Assessments

Next week we will begin assessing over 1^st Quarter skills.  Some of the skills we will be assessing over are letter identification, sight words, counting to 25, measurement, sorting, and address, birthday and phone number.  If your child has already scored “Proficient” in an area, he/she will not be assessed over that skill again this quarter.  Please be sure to practice at home!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

My Parent-Teacher conferences will be held October 19^th from 4-8 pm, October 20^th from 4-5 pm and October 21^st from 4-7 pm.   All parents are expected to schedule a conference time.  You may sign-up online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aacae2ba6f58-parent/

I look forward to meeting with you.

Halloween Party  Our Halloween Party will be October 30th.  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.  At 11:45 we will parade through the school in our costumes.  The party will begin after the parade, at approximately 12:00 and last until 12:30.  Please remember to send your child’s costume to school that morning!  Do not bring it with you—you never know when you might be delayed unexpectedly. *Special note about costumes—NO weapons of any kind allowed, please keep blood and gore to a minimum!

Reading Journey

I hope you and your child have enjoyed completing the Reading Journey.  Please return the Reading Journey activities page by Friday, October 9^th.  We will celebrate our reading journey and have a read-a-thon in our classroom the following week.  We will begin another Reading Journey very similar to this one for second quarter.  Be looking for more details to come home.      

Next Week:

·        Our theme will be Fall.  We will learn about informational books.  

·        In math, we will continue our topic on numbers 1-5.

·        Our sight word will be “it”.

·        Our letters for the week will be “Ll” and “Kk”. 

Have a Great Weekend!!

MRs. Wenger 

Box Top Challenge

Box Top Challenge

When: October 1^st- November 15^th

Prize: Ice cream party!!

There will be 1 winner for pre k- 4^th and 1 winner for 5-8^th. There will also be a bonus Popsicle party that will be randomly selected out of all the classes that participate!!!!

Good luck and clip on!!!