October 31-November 4

Thank you for a wonderful Parent Teacher Conference! It was so nice to be able to sit down and discuss the progress your child has made this year. I am excited to see where they will go from here.

I am still in the process of adding more parent helpers in the classroom. Please email me if you have a time that you can come in and help with small groups and individuals to help them meet their goals.

If you are carving pumpkins this weekend, please dry and save 1 cup of seeds for the class. We want to count them and then dye them for a mosaic art project. Look for the pictures of the kids enjoying their pumpkins during our math and science time on the blog. Also, please send in a picture of your child carving their pumpkin and I will post it on our bulliten board and blog as well.

We will be having a Halloween party Monday starting at 1:00. Your child may BRING their costume to school. DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL IN THEIR COSTUME. We will change after last recess to prepare for our party. Please do not use face paint or fake blood as it is against our school dress code and policy, as well as sending in weapons to accommodate their costume.

Homework will be less and different this quarter. Please be patient with me as I adjust the homework format. If you have any questions or concerns as these changes take place, please contact me. The three things your child should do nightly is: READ (10 minutes), COUNT (give them any number of miscellaneous items to count, sort, group, etc.) and SPELL (spelling words are on the blog and sent home on Monday, also include the 2nd quarter sight words. Remember that you should not be spending more than 20 minutes on homework. My suggestion is to break it up into 2 or 3 10 minute sessions focusing on each subject.