November 5-9

Notes: Just a few reminders

Thank you to all the parents that helped plan and bring together our Fall Party! We had a great turn out and the kids had a BLAST! Thanks again for all your hard word and planning! :)

Friday: Picture Retakes and Family Fun Night!

End of the day reminders:

ALL students should be picked up via carline if they are not riding the bus or walking. Please do not get out of your car and wave your child over to you. This can be confusing and frustrating for the carline supervisors and for the parents and students who are minding the end of day dismissal procedures.

Adults should only enter the school through the main office. Please do not come into the building at the end of the day to pick up your children unless you have entered through the main office and checked-in. If you need to pick up your child before 3:30 or need to come into the school, inform the office. The office will tell your child's teacher and your child will be ready to be picked up in the office. This is for your child's safety and to allow instruction to continue uninterrupted. It is not safe practice to have unidentified adults in the building. It is impossible for all staff to identify all parents. Having to address parents who are not following end of day procedures, puts staff in an uncomfortable position.

During dismissal, we have numerous parents entering through the center doors and taking kids out of the entry way. This is very alarming for staff/parents to see other parents leaving the building without following check-out procedures. Please be considerate of the procedures that we have put in place to keep all children safe.

**Please remember to label sweaters, hats, mittens, jacket, boots and snowpants.

Language Arts:

Theme: Finding Friends

Letters: Zz, Ss, and Mm sounds
Pre-decodables: Flowers
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards the Reading Rodeo.

Math: Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays students will be working on centers. These centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

We will also be working on composing and decomposing numbers, 1 to 1 correspondence and 1 more than a number.

Core Knowledge: This week we will be talking about why farmers raise pigs and sheep. We will also be talking about different crops and the seasons of farming.


Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K

*Practice IXL