October 29th-Nov 2nd, 2012

Mrs Hays Dragon News

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A Peek at the Week

New Skills include: Language Arts:

Highlights!

New Words to know:

Popcorn Words/High Frequency First 9 week words:

Handwriting:

We will continue our Spiders and Insects theme and the students have all promise to be Bug Buddies. We have vowed to watch and learn from these creatures during our study and will understand the fact that we do not have to like any of them in order to do this. we will do letter Ii keyword: Insect Remember to begin letters at the top when forming for handwriting purposes. We will focus on both the long and short sound for the letter I- the long sounds keyword is ice cream. Vowels are difficult for the students, be sure to include both the long and short sounds when going over the alphabet sounds with your child.

red, yellow, a, I, blue, green, we orange, purple, like, at, black, brown, see, it pink, white, go, my gray, to, the
New words this week: am, of

Writers Workshop: After conferences we will concentrate on many mini lessons in our writers workshop. We will continue to learn and practice to stretch out our words using our mini slinkys or word stretchers as we call them in class. Practice having your child write by stating and sounding out each sound in a word. Remember spelling is not essential when we are writing in writers Workshop (popcorn words should be spelled correctly) The key is getting your child to write. We will begin Concept Books- which are easy books that you might often use with a small toddler. They will focus on one concept and one word per page along with an illustration. These will allow your cd to practice stretching out words and writing them. Math
We will work on comparing numbers. We will learn to identify dot cards (similar to dice) learning that the dots represent a number. We will use these cards to compare more than, less than and equal numbers.

Books we are Reading: I Know An Old Lady, Non-fiction books about Spiders and Insects

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More for this week:

Homework is due Wednesday the 31st of October! During the month of October we do not celebrate Halloween at BPE, however in Kindergarten we do activities based around the theme Spiders and Insects and Fall! If you sent in a change of clothes for your child you need to send in a new one in a bag. The weather has changed and the shorts and T-shirts for emergency changes are probably not appropriate for the new weather for Fall and approaching winter. Please send in a new change of clothes with your child so your child can take their summer clothes back home. Also be sure your child is wearing a jacket and or coat each day and knows how to fasten it..Practice Practice!! Recess will continue as long as it is dry outdoors.

Reminders !
This Friday November 2nd, we will have a Miss Spider Tea Party!! We are learning a lot about Spiders and Insects and will celebrate with treats and pretend tea (apple juice) that will be poured from a teapot. We will make a fun spider snack and enjoy some Fun!!! This week we will also make some fun pumpkin crafts and a special spider headband!

I am asking that each child bring in $1.00 to help with the cost of the treats and supplies I will be buying for this week. If you can send in $1.00 with your child as soon as possible it would be greatly appreciated. Please mark the envelope or baggie Spider Tea Party
Monday Oct 29th-Tooth Fairy Visits K-4 Tuesday Oct 30th: Fundraiser kickoff in Gym (K-3 8:30 AM & 4-6 9:00 AM) Friday Nov 2nd- Picture retakes in AM.-Miss Spider Tea Party in p.m.

Sunday, November 4: Time change move

clocks back

1 hour

Canned Food Drive Week of Nov 5th Classroom Winners receive a Pizza party! Monday, November 5: Mobile Dentist in YMCA @ 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; After school Movie Fundraiser Activity in cafeteria 2:30 PM-4:30 PM;
Upcoming Events: November 12: Rock N Rollers Family Night Avon 6:00 PM-8:00 PM November 14: Breakfast With Dad 7:00 AM-7:45 AM

We are starting our 2nd 9 weeks of learning in Kindergarten. Everyone received a copy of your childs report card during your conference. Please refer to 2nd 9 weeks skills to understand what standards that we will be covering in class. Be sure to reinforce skills as they are presented in class. This is so beneficial for your child.

From the Teachers Desk:

Mrs. Hay