Weekly News

Thursday, October 31: Fun Fall Day>  Please look out for a Sign-Up Genius  email from me to see ways you can donate items or your time for this fun annual event in the classroom.  If you are volunteering or simply visiting us for the event, please take the time to arrange for child care.  This activity is not suitable for younger siblings.  Thank you!

Friday, November 1:  All Saint’s Day Mass at John Carroll.  Students wear their REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM.  Quick Check will be given.

Thursday, November 7: Quick Check and HW packet due

Friday, November 8:  No SCHOOL For Students> Professional Day

Week of November 12:  Sight Word Review Week:  Quick Check, ***Listening Comprehension and Writing Assessments are also done this week on various days.  Please be sure that if your child is not sick they are present at school for these assessments.

Monday, November 11:  Veteran’s Day Mass

Friday, November 22>  K-I Thanksgiving Prayer Service.  Students wear REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM. Parent are invited.

***Thanksgiving Holiday begins Monday, November 25.  Return to school on Monday, December 2. 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Silly Monsters

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Sensory Words; Adjectives for size and shape; Writing a Complete Sentence

Word Study:   short /e/  word families continued

Writing:  characters continued and setting introduction

Sight Words:  to   he   like   my  (yes, we have had these words in the past)

Math Block:  Color Identification; Counting and Sorting;  Number Order;  creating and covering designs with pattern blocks;  writing numerals; Identifying Position to the Fourth; Acting Out Story Problems with Teddy Bears

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Creating Creepy Carrots and Silly Monsters (related to our Writer’s Workshop study on Characters)

Religion:   Lives of Saints; All Saint’s Day

Enrichment  :  fun fall day activities

Mad Scientist:

Foodie Fun Day: 

To Work On At Home:

writing their name

correct letter and number formation (top to bottom, left to right)

cutting with scissors

taking on and off their belt

Mark Your Calendar:

Monday, October 21: New HW packet goes home.  Due Thursday, November 7. PLEASE do not send it to school early.  Use the full 3 weeks to review the skills and work on sight words.

Friday, October 25:  Quick Check Assessment

Thursday, October 31:  Fun Fall Day>  Please look out for a Sign-Up Genius  email from me to see ways you can donate items or your time for this fun annual event in the classroom.

IMPORTANT:

**Kindergarten Parent Conferences start mid-end of October.  Look for a Sign-Up Genius to come your way as we get closer for conference time sign-up opportunities.  Conferences are required in lieu of Report Cards in Kindergarten for Quarter 1.  Each conference appointment slot is limited to 15 min increments so that I can manage visiting with every family during the conference period.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

 

Friday, November 1:  All Saint’s Day Mass at John Carroll.  Students wear their REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM.  Quick Check will be given.

Thursday, November 7: Quick Check and HW packet due

Friday, November 8:  No SCHOOL For Students> Professional Day

Week of November 12:  Sight Word Review Week:  Quick Check, ***Listening Comprehension and Writing Assessments are also done this week on various days.  Please be sure that if your child is not sick they are present at school for these assessments.

Monday, November 11:  Veteran’s Day Mass

Friday, November 22>  K-I Thanksgiving Prayer Service.  Students wear REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM. Parent are invited.

***Thanksgiving Holiday begins Monday, November 25.  Return to school on Monday, December 2. 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Pumpkins continued…

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Sensory Words; Adjectives; Writing a Complete Sentence

Word Study:   short /e/  word families

Writing:  characters

Sight Words:  of   he   for   she

Math Block:  Color Identification; Counting and Sorting;  Number Order;  creating and covering designs with pattern blocks;  writing numerals; Identifying Position to the Fourth; Acting Out Story Problems with Teddy Bears

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Directed Drawing>  FrankenBuddy; Fall/Autumn: Why do leaves change color?

Religion:   Good Samaritan; Love others as God loves you

Enrichment 

Mad Scientist:  Will my pumpkin sink or float?

Foodie Fun Day: 

To Work On At Home:

writing their name

correct letter and number formation (top to bottom, left to right)

cutting with scissors

taking on and off their belt

Mark Your Calendar:

Week of October 14:  Review Week> assessment of the sight words studied this past unit

Monday, October 21: New HW packet goes home.  Due Thursday, November 7. PLEASE do not send it to school early.  Use the full 3 weeks to review the skills and work on sight words.

Friday, October 25:  Quick Check Assessment

Thursday, October 31:  Fun Fall Day>  Please look out for a Sign-Up Genius  email from me to see ways you can donate items or your time for this fun annual event in the classroom.

IMPORTANT:

**Kindergarten Parent Conferences start mid-end of October.  Look for a Sign-Up Genius to come your way as we get closer for conference time sign-up opportunities.  Conferences are required in lieu of Report Cards in Kindergarten for Quarter 1.  Each conference appointment slot is limited to 15 min increments so that I can manage visiting with every family during the conference period.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

 

 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform..

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Pumpkins

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on most Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Nouns and Verbs; Capitalization & Punctuation; Beginning Sounds; Rhyming; Beginning-Middle-End of story; Syllables; writing a complete sentence; Sensory Words

Word Study:   short /a/ word families;

**Practice sounding out/blending CVC words at home:  examples:  cat, map, had, bag, can

Writing:  labeling; choosing topic; building stamina

Sight Words:  Reading Assessment of all 12 sight words

Math Block:  Color Identification; Counting and Sorting; Exploring with Manipulatives; Number Order; Patterning; counting one-to-one; creating and covering designs with pattern blocks; shapes drawing and identifying; writing numerals; Identifying Position to the Fourth

Science/Social Studies/Art:  life cycle of a pumpkin

Religion:   Moses and the 10 Commandments

Enrichment 

Mad Scientist:  they will create painted jack-o-lanterns

Foodie Fun Day: 

Provocation Station:  What kind of shape can you make? 

To Work On At Home:

writing their name

correct letter and number formation (top to bottom, left to right)

cutting with scissors

We will start to wear the belt soon, boys, so keep practicing.

 

Mark Your Calendar:

 

Friday, October 11: End of 1st Quarter; Half-Day (noon dismissal); HW packet due (Please send in the yellow folder on THIS day.);  Quick Check Assessment: Living Rosary at 11:15

Week of October 14:  Review Week> assessment of the sight words studied this past unit

Monday, October 21:  New HW packet goes home.  Due Thursday, November 7 . PLEASE do not send it to school early.  Use the full 3 weeks to review the skills and work on sight words.

Friday, October 25:  Quick Check Assessment

Thursday, October 31:  Fun Fall Day>  Please look out for a Sign-Up Genius  email from me to see ways you can donate items or your time for this fun annual event in the classroom.

IMPORTANT:

**Kindergarten Parent Conferences start mid-end of October.  Look for a Sign-Up Genius to come your way as we get closer for conference time sign-up opportunities.  Conferences are required in lieu of Report Cards in Kindergarten for Quarter 1.  Each conference appointment slot is limited to 15 min increments so that I can manage visiting with every family during the conference period.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Spiders and Bats

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Nouns and Verbs; Capitalization & Punctuation; Beginning Sounds; Rhyming; Beginning-Middle-End of story; Syllables; writing a complete sentence; Sensory Words

Word Study:   short /a/ word families continued  (Practice blending CVC words at home)

Writing:  labeling

Sight Words:        no   is   go    so

Math Block:  Color Identification; Counting and Sorting; Exploring with Manipulatives; Number Order; Patterning; counting one-to-one; creating and covering designs with pattern blocks; shapes drawing and identifying; writing numerals

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Spiders and Bats:  eat, live, body parts, true/false fact game, types;

Religion:   Introduction of the Rosary; Ten Commandments

Enrichment 

Mad Scientist:  Disappearing Colors and Skittles Rainbow

Foodie Fun Day:  Spider Cookie (if I can find allergy free ingredients)

To Work On At Home:

writing their name

correct letter and number formation (top to bottom, left to right)

cutting with scissors

taking on and off their belt