KINDERGARTEN TIMES 10/6/08

I hope you are enjoying October and had a wonderful weekend. The month of October is national pasta, pizza and popcorn month; some of our favorite things to eat and sort. It goes with our Language Arts theme which is Around the Table.

Our STAR this week is Olivia Estrella. Yahoo! Have fun Olivia.

We had fun meeting our 5th grade buddies on Friday. We made a color Halloween book with them. This is a good example of our community working together and having fun. We will meet with them once a month. Ask your child about their buddy.

Thank you to our Fun Friday cooking mom, Mrs. Arce. Hope you had fun. We loved having you. We painted leaves and did leaf rubbings also.

Mrs. Plummer was in to help with basic skills on Thursday. Thank you for your help again.

Homework update…use a pencil when writing, when you color please try to stay in the lines. Slow down pencils and form letters correctly. Also, watch for the proper pencil grip. Bad habits are hard to break.

Last week in Language Arts we studied letter M, R, & S. Today we did ‘A”. Your students should know the sounds for the following: P, R, & T. Practice these at home. We just read ‘Peanut Butter & Jelly’. We are making lists, posters & recipes. These help with organization. We also had chapter tests in math & language arts. They are filling in the bubbles under the correct answer. This is an important skill to learn. We learn about verbs = action words and fiction vs. nonfiction.

In religion we discuss creation and we are learning our prayers. WE should all know The Sign of the Cross. We have excellent participation at Mass. We are learning our songs.

In science we studied animals and their coverings.

Thank you for all your Sally Foster orders. We had great participation. A also appreciate your book orders. We were able to purchase a new book cart for Mrs. Credi. Thanks!

Please look for your parent teacher conference date and time next week. You should receive them on Wednesday. AS you can imagine it is difficult to schedule and meet the needs of 35 parents. Please try your best to keep your appointment. Thank you! If it is not possible see me to reschedule. I will meet with all of you! We will be dismissed at 12:30, but we still eat lunch together at 11:30.

Monday is a school holiday to celebrate Columbus.

It was nice seeing some pets on Friday for the pet blessing. We love all God’s creatures.

What does it mean to have Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah? Here’s the secret…be happy, never give up, God is good & be kind and caring. We all want to catch it!

Help us shoo the flu and stay healthy. Get enough sleep.

The fire truck will be here on Wed. We will learn about fire safety.

Return all handbook acknowledgements ASAP. It is the last page in your Parent Handbook.

We will also have our Book Fair next week in the library.

Enjoy your week. Have fun and treasure life!

Fondly,