Week of November 16-20, 2015

Kindergarten News 

Thank you to ALL the parents who attended Parent/Teacher conferences on Monday, November 9^th.  Your interest and support in your child’s education are greatly appreciated and important to your child’s success! 

**In Reading we will finish up with the story Bear Snores On and will begin the new story A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace.  It will be an informational text.  We will discuss Fiction and Non-Fiction, winter homes, and work on the comprehension skill, sequence.  We will be working on the short /i/ sound as in inch, igloo, and iguana.  Watch for the new Family Times and Phonics Reader to be sent home.  Continue to practice the high frequency words.  – To celebrate our letter Cc from this week, we will all be our favorite Big, Red Dog—Clifford on Monday, 11/16.  If possible students should try to wear a red shirt and Mrs. Potts will supply the big, red ears and black nose! J

**In Math we will be finishing up Topic 2 and will begin Topic 3:  Numbers 6-10.  Boys and girls will learn how to read, write, and count numbers from 6-10 and show numbers in different ways.  Students should be practicing writing numbers from 0-5 correctly and continue counting by 1’s to 100.  Take some time at home to review the daily practice pages completed at school.  Please review, sign, and return Topic 2 test when it is enclosed in RETURN.

**NSE Picture Make-up/Re-take day will be held on Wednesday, November 18^th.  Please make sure if your child is having picture retakes to send his/her first package of pictures with him/her that day.  Questions regarding picture packages, contact PSP at 1-800-248-6394.

** The 2^nd Annual Coat, Hat, Scarf & Glove Drive and Give Away will begin with donations being accepted from Monday, November 2^nd through Friday, December 4^th, and the Give-A-Way on either Thursday, December 10^th; 4-7 pm and/or Saturday, December 12^th; 10am-2 pm.  Help Keep Our Community Warmer This Winter!

**We will begin preparing for “Thanksgiving”.  During the next two weeks students will learn about the first Thanksgiving, will make pilgrim and Native American/Indian costumes, and will begin to learn a poem or song for the holiday.  We will make a Thanksgiving bracelet and will also discuss being “thankful”.  The students will even get to use a Native American name for a day!

Monday, November 16^th will be Day 2 on the special classes’ schedule.  We will have Library; so don’t forget library books for exchange!  Boys and Girls will need sneakers and gym attire on Wednesday, November 18^th for Day 4-gym class.