Lots to Celebrate!

There is a fresh box of crayons waiting for everyone on Tuesday.  A new box of crayons has endless possibilities.

Due to the short week, Nancy's Italian Ice will be Tuesday.  A short week means $4.00 for snack/juice.  Send library books on Thursday so that we can exchange for a new book.

Please make sure poetry journals return on Tuesday.  The poem this week is a tongue twister.  Be warned:  tongue twisters are very addictive to Kindergarten age children.  Just enjoy it and know the manipulation of sounds is a great way to become a reader.  Feel free to teach your child some tongue twisters from your childhood. Look for the poetry journal in Friday's book bag.

The first quarter of Kindergarten ended last Friday.  Forty-three days go by quickly when you work with such special people.  We keep track of the number of days in school.  We think in groups of ten.  We are noticing a pattern on our days in school display.  The numbers in the vertical columns contain some of the same numerals.  We are laying the foundation for place value.  In math this week, we are working on the numbers eight and nine. 

 Report cards will be issued at 3:10 on Thursday.  You will receive two copies of the report card.  Sign and return one copy and keep the other copy at home.  Please return the copy on Friday.  I will include an assessment sheet with notes on how your child performed with the report card. 

A change for the second nine weeks is the students will  be expected to write their names with a capital letter at the beginning and lowercase letters for the remaining letters.  Help us with this at home. 

We work on handwriting, number formation,and letter formation with many different tools. We use paper/pencil, playdoh, wipe erase boards and the favorite chalkboards.  Have a variety of writing tools at your house to keep things fresh and exciting.  Check  here for more chalboard photos.

The big news this week is the Fall Festival on Thursday night.  The weather report looks perfect.  The children that purchased a Fall  Festival t-shirt can wear it on Thursday with blue jeans.  Thank you for supporting our school.

Classroom needs:  empty toilet tissue rolls and empty baby food jars.

This is a review week in reading.  We will be working on rhyming words, high frequency words, blending sounds together to make words and learning sounds.  We are learning about the importance role vowels have in words.  Vowels are the glue that keeps the word together.  We can sort vowels and consonants.  We are also learning the sounds that vowels can make.  Look for a new reading log in Tuesday's binder.


We are getting closer to Room 114's first Crafternoon of the school year.   Refer to the room parent's email about signing up for items to send or ways to help out.  We invite parents to join us on Friday, October 24 at 1:15 to prepare the classroom.  The children will begin the Crafternoon at 1:45. We will be learning lots of spider facts in the next few weeks so listen to us as we share our new knowledge. 

Upcoming events:
10.16:  Report cards are issued at 3:10 pm
10.16:  Blount Fall Festival   4:30-7:30  (ball park across the school)
10:24  Room 114's Miss Spider's Tea Party Crafternoon  (set up begins at 1:15...the Crafternoon starts at 1:45)
10.30:  Kindergarten field trip to the Pumpkin Patch (wear yellow field trip t-shirt)
11.11:  No school in observance of Veteran's Day  
11.14:  Room 114's Thanksgiving Crafternoon (date change)
11:19:  Pilgrim/ Native American lunch (10:45-11:10)
11.20  Pilgrim/ Native American lunch (10:45-11:10)
11.24 - 11:28:  Thanksgiving Break - no school

Contact me with any questions or concerns.