Feast! Happy Thanksgiving!

What a fun day!!

We are authors!

We celebrated today! Today was the end of our narrative writing unit. We all got to share one of our stories we wrote. It was great hearing everyone's stories! 

Newsletter-Our Week In Review

Dear Families,

In Communication Arts, we have been working on the word families ug and un, We have also been identifying the Star Words “are” and “so”.  Please continue to practice star words with your child.  We test these throughout the school year.  The story this week was Scaredy Squirrel  by Melanie Watt.  While listening to the story, students were working on the strategies of predicting, retelling, connecting, and using the skill of infer.  The children really loved hearing the silly story about a squirrel that was afraid of so many things.  Ask your kindergartner what Scaredy was afraid of and what their favorite part of the story was!

 In Math we are working on strategies for counting.  We know how to count and check, count and touch, and use a tens frame.  We have been playing games to see how many more we would need to fill up our tens frame.  This is a great start to be learning our math facts!

 Reminders:
Please send your child with the proper cold weather gear!  Hats, mittens, warm jackets.  Practice that zipping!  Label all of your child’s cold weather gear.  There are plenty of similar looking hats and mittens.
Book orders are due TOMORROW!! You can give send a check made out to Scholastic Book Club or order online using our code.
Please send a healthy snack for snack time. (Remember you can send two- one for the AM and one for the PM)
Our Thanksgiving Feast will be on Tuesday, November 24th at 3:00pm.  Please bring in items if you have promised to send something in.

NO SCHOOL from November 25th-November 29th.  See you all back on Monday, November 30th!

See you at your scheduled conference time!

Thank you for all of your support,
Mrs. Rocky

Book Orders Due TOMORROW!

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: HFYK6

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by Friday, November 20!

You can shop and submit your order online or send the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,
Mrs. Rocky

P.S.  If these books are for a gift, please let me know.  I can make sure they get to you so that your child doesn't know!


Ordering online is fast and easy:

 VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
 ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
 SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
 SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
 All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

Math Homework Due Tomorrow!

Just as a reminder, Math homework is due tomorrow.  

Due to the short week next week, there won't be any new math homework going home.  

Thank you so much for your help!

Special guest readers

We had 3 guest readers today! We heard two fun stories. We loved both of them! Thank you for coming!!

Math game- fun with tens frames

Students played the game where they needed to fill a tens frame. After each roll students had to say how many cubes they had and how many more they needed to fill up their tens frame. 

Scholastic Book Orders-Due Friday, November 20th

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: HFYK6

Dear Families,

Encouraging reading is one of the most important things we can do to help your child succeed. It can be tough finding the right books to keep them interested, which is why I am so excited that our class will be participating in Scholastic Reading Club this school year.

With Scholastic Reading Club:

Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library
You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child
You'll find the best values on a variety of formats
Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or send your order form and payment to me.

I'd also love some help growing our classroom Reading Club. If you'd like to help out, please let me know! I'm excited to get our class reading!

Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Rocky

PS. Families, if you want these books for gifts, please let me know.  I will make arrangements with you so they can go home with out your child knowing!

 VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
 ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
 SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
 SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
 All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

Newsletter- Our Week In Review

Dear Parents,
 We had a very busy and productive first quarter.  You can see your child’s progress report for quarter one online.  We also look forward to meeting with you for a conference to discuss your child’s progress.

In Communication Arts, we have been working on the word families et and ed, We have also been identifying the Star Words “play” and “at”.  Please continue to practice star words with your child.  We test these throughout the school year.  The story this week was Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes.  While listening to the story, students were working on the strategies of predicting, retelling, connecting, and using the skill of infer.  The children really loved hearing another story by Kevin Henkes.  Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part of the story was!

 In Writing we are continuing to work on our Narrative stories.  Students are asked to write a true story that happened to them.  Students need to include a beginning, middle, and end.  Students are also asked to write the "heart of the story" which is how did the story make them feel.

 Reminders:
Please send your child with the proper cold weather gear!  Hats, mittens, warm jackets.  Practice that zipping!  Label all of your child’s cold weather gear.  There are plenty of similar looking hats and mittens.
I am sending a book order home this week – You can give us a check made out to Scholastic Book Club or order online using our code.
Bring in those decorated turkeys!
Please send a healthy snack for snack time. (Remember you can send two- one for the AM and one for the PM)
Our Thanksgiving Feast will be on Tuesday, November 24th at 3:00pm

Thank you for all of your support,
Mrs. Rocky

AM Snack

Dear families,

Many kiddos are coming to school hungry!  Please feel free to send another small snack that your child can eat when they come to school.  They are able to eat their snack during quietly at their table during our Morning Meeting.

Thank you so much for your help!

Take care,
Mrs. Rocky

Newsletter-Our Week In Review

Dear Parents,
We had a great Halloween celebration last week!  Thank you all for your help with costumes and treats!  The kids loved the parade!

​In Reading, we have been working on the word families -op & -og,   We have also been identifying the Star Words “is” and “it”.  Please continue working on identifying star words.  We test these throughout the school year.  The story this week was The Relatives Came.  While listening to the story, students were working on the strategies of predicting, retelling, connecting, and using the skill of infer.  The children really loved seeing all of the family members get together for a big reunion. Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part of the story was!

​You may have already found a turkey to decorate in your child’s folder.  Please bring that back to school as soon as possible.  Be creative!

​Reminders:
• No School Friday, November 6 – Teacher Professional Development Day/Report Card Day
• Pease send your child with the proper cold weather gear!  Hats, mittens, warm jackets.  Practice that zipping!
• Please send a healthy snack for snack time.
• If you haven’t signed up for conferences yet, please sign up online!

Thank you for all of your support,

Schedule Updated

Our classroom schedule has been updated!  Please check the schedule page of this blog!

MISSING!

We are STILL missing our moon bag and moon book.  If you have it, please return it to school!

Thank you!

Turkey Toms

Be sure that you are working on your disguise for your Turkey Tom.  We are going to be putting them up in the hallway!  Have fun!

No Math Homework This Week!

There isn't any math homework this week!  Enjoy the short week!  We won't be having any math homework next week either!  :)