A note from Ms. Poteet…
Wednesday is an Early Release
Day. School will dismiss at 12:25. Please send in a note if your child’s
transportation will change.
Please have your child wear
ORANGE on Thursday for our pack activity.
We will play teamwork games with the other classes in the orange
hallway.
The Husky Hustle is this
Friday from 1:30-2:15. This is a family event and the kids love to
have families walk with them. We hope you will join us! Don’t
forget to send in your Husky Hustle pledges!
100% of the pledges benefit Harmony students. We use the money to purchase a new
playground. On Friday your child needs
to bring in a water bottle, wear tennis shoes, and dress to run.
The Harmony Harvest is
also this Friday from 6:00-8:00 pm. Please be sure to take a look at the
silent auction items when you come. I am
auctioning a “Pretend Sleepover Party” in our classroom on Friday, December 9th
from 7:00-10:00 pm and a “Halloween Bash” on Thursday, October 13th
from 2:30-4:00 pm. The cost of the
Pretend Sleepover is $25 and all students are welcome. It will be a night filled with good
treats to eat, games to play, and a movie on the big screen! The students get to wear their pajamas, bring
pillows, stuffed animals, and a sleeping bag.
I hope lots of you sign up for the fun-filled night! The Halloween Bash is $10 and 10 students
will be able to attend. We will meet
after school, dress up in our Halloween costumes, make crafts, and decorate
cookies. It will be a fright filled
afternoon.
Kindergarten students are expected to use the Harmony Book Bag
throughout the year to transport their belongings back and forth to
school. The book bags help identify
kindergarten students to bus drivers, substitutes, and other school
employees. It also makes it easier for
me and Ms. Theresa to quickly glance in each student’s bag in the morning to
check for lunch checks, folders, and notes that your child may have forgotten
to turn in. We do not have time in the
morning to go through all of the compartments in alternative book bags. If you need to purchase another book bag, the
Harmony book stores sells them! Thanks
for your understanding!
Don’t forget to send in a healthy snack every day! Many students have been forgetting the past
two weeks!
What are
we learning?
Reading Workshop
This week we will
continue learning about strategies good readers use. This week we will focus on looking for chunks
in words and rereading. We will be visiting the school library on Friday.
Writing Workshop
In writing we are going to
learn how to use our Writing Folders, how to use an alphabet chart to help use
write our words, and learn how to use a booklet. On Friday, we are writing in our Family
Journals. Please take time over the
weekend to read your child’s letter to you and respond.
Handwriting
Handwriting instruction will
focus on developing fine motor skills as well as the proper formation of the
following letters: L, l, K, & k.
Word Study
This week, we will explore
the letters Ll and Kk. Ask your child about the letter sound chants for
both. We will also learn how to read and
write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: they, had, at. Have your
child sing you the songs for these words.
Math
We are learning to use
a number board and read and count the tricky teen numbers.
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Everyday Math Home Link
Family Note:
A penny jar provides great
mathematics opportunities! Counting
the pennies together reinforces the counting skills we are working on in
school. Estimation is not just
guessing. It is using what you know to
make a “smart guess.”
Activity:
Start a penny jar to
collect your family’s pennies. Once a
week, estimate how many coins are in the jar.
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Science
We
are continuing to observe our corn growing.
The kids are really enjoying watching the changes. We will study the differences between
deciduous and evergreen plants.
Reminders
*Send
in a healthy peanut-free snack and water bottle (with a pull up spout) every
day.
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Our classroom gets very chilly sometimes.
Please send in a light jacket or sweater for your child to keep in their
back pack.
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Sign your child’s weekly planner every night!
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Library book due every Friday!
Related
Arts Schedule
Monday Art
Tuesday Art
Wednesday Art
Thursday Art
Friday Art
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