A PEEK AT THE WEEK
Bats and other nocturnal animals will be our theme for the week. We will make a book about this to share with you. You might have your child save these books in their Buddy Book bags so they can read them often. Rereading “Good Fit” books helps the children with fluency. It also reinforces sight words in an easy way. We will work all year to establish the required high frequency words for kindergarten. These words will be important in helping the children begin to read simple texts. Children use these known words as “anchors” to help them check on their reading.
We will also discuss what animals are doing to get ready for winter. Our high frequency words for this week are at, an and can. We will learn how to make new words by changing the beginning letter of a word. It is so marvelous to watch the children as they comprehend this skill and grow in their reading skills.
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, November 6 –End of the First Quarter
I can hardly believe that school is ¼ over. The time is just flying by. I see so much growth already. Thank you for the time and effort you give your child, you will never regret it!
Monday November 9th
No school for students. We will be having a teacher workshop.
Wednesday, November 11th and Thursday November 12th
Fall Conferences will be held from 3:15 – 8:15. I look forward to visiting with you. I will try on keep on schedule. The schedule is tight. If it appears that we will run longer than the 20 minute slot allowed I may ask to continue the conference at another time to allow other parents to keep to their schedule. Thank you for understanding this. Thank you also for making the first quarter of our school year successful for your child.
Friday, November 13th
No school for students. I hope you enjoy the long weekend together.
Thursday, November 23rd
It is our 50th day of school!
Boys and Girls - Grab your bobby socks and leather coats, roll up your blue jeans, slick back your hair or wear a pony tail! Come to school dressed in your favorite 50’s style. We plan to celebrate this day by focusing on math. I have several fun math activities planned. And of course, we will top off the day by having a sock hop!
