Dear Parents,
In class this week, we will be focusing on the letter Mm. We will also have a new sight word,
see. We will also begin some Halloween projects. We have a fun
book coming up that is about a ghost who changes colors, depending on
what he eats. We will have some great discussions about food and
colors! The color songs that we've been singing (and
that hopefully, you've heard your children singing at home) will help
the children spell out the color words on their own.
In math, we will start a new math topic tomorrow on numbers 6-10.
Please continue reviewing the concept of "more" and "fewer" with your
children, as that was difficult for many. Ask how many you would have
if you have one more, one fewer, etc.
This week's sharing is Letter of the Week sharing again-- this time for the letter
Mm. It is great to give the
children an opportunity to think about things that start with the letter
of the week. Please have three clues about what is inside the bag
either written on the bag or on a paper inside the
bag. Several children did not have clues written last week and this
made it difficult for them, as they were unprepared to stand up in front
of the class. I told the children that this week, if they don't have
their clues, they will have to try again the
next day. If your child shares on Friday, s/he may share any other day
this week due to the Friday Staff Development day.
This week, I will begin assessing your children at center time so that I
have up-to-date information to share with you at conference time. I
will be working with them individually to check them on things such as
letter recognition, letter sounds, sight word
recognition, rhyming, etc. I look forward to sharing this information
with you in early November. This of course means that it is also time
to sign up for conferences! Please either e-mail me with your
time selections, or print out the form I have sent out and send it back to
class with your child.
Last week, an envelope came home with your child with all the
information about the walkathon. The envelope is what you will use for
collecting donations, unless you register your child online. On the day
of the walkathon, you DO NOT bring your money. You
just bring the envelope with your sponsor information/amounts, and the
walkathon committee will figure out how much you owe after your child
completes his/her laps. This year, as I mentioned last week, the
walkathon committee has added an online registration,
where you can collect sponsor money via PayPal. The online
registration is easy to do! Go to http://www.altavistawalkathon.org The children all seem very
excited about the walkathon, so I hope to see you all there on the
20th! Not only does it help raise money for all of the wonderful
enrichment programs at our school, but it is a great community
event. There is so much to do besides the walking! Come out and enjoy
the day.
And...since I've seen many of you on the soccer fields, I wanted to let
you know that if you have to leave for a soccer game (or come a little
later because of soccer) please let the people at the check-in desk
know. Your child gets 10 laps of credit for soccer
games or other outside sports obligations that they have.
Along with the Walk-a-thon, the Scholastic Book Fair also begins on
Thursday the 18th. It will be open in the morning (8:00-9:00) at lunch
(noon) and after school (2:00-3:30). It will also be open during the
Walk-a-thon. Check it out-- there will be some
great selections there, and a percentage of the sales goes to support
the Alta Vista Library.
Blue bags, with homework folders inside are due tomorrow. Thanks for
being so great about returning the Blue Bags each week on time.
Upcoming Events:
10/12: No School, Staff Development Day
10/20: Walk-a-thon
10/31: October's Wacky Wednesday
10/31: Halloween Parade & Celebration
11/6-11/16: Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/12: No School, Veteran's Day
11/19: Kindergarten Friendship Feast @ 10:15 (a.m. class) and 1:30 (p.m. class)
11/20: Grandparents' Day @ 10:30 (a.m. class) and 11:30 (p.m. class)
11/28: November's Wacky Wednesday
12/21: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00 (a.m. class) & 1:30 (p.m. class)
