I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.  Here are a few reminders for this week: *  We finished our first unit in Math and the end of unit test is ready to be sent home.  Students can make the corrections and have it signed by an adult and returned back to me.  We will now be starting Unit 2: Whole Numbers.    *  Students are to read for 15 minutes every night and pick an entry log on their grid and write about what it is asking.  Each question should be answered in a complete sentence. *  Scholastic Book orders will be sent home this week. *  We will be doing Reflex Math at school and students can also do this at home.  I will attach the weblink so students can work from home.  Student passwords and information sheets will be sent home with students. **  Please kept the following dates in mind:- Wednesday, October 14th - Blue Jays day.  Please come to school dressed in blue and white.- Friday, October 16th - FundScrip orders are due back- Thursday, October 22nd - Scholastic Book orders are due back- Friday, October 23rd - Picture Retake Day 

 Here are a couple of things to keep in mind this week: *  Reading Logs will begin this week as part of your child's nightly homework.  Each night, students are asked to read for 15 minutes and complete a reading log activity listed in their duotang.  I will collect these randomally to be marked so it is very important that your child complete their reading log on a regular basis.   *  Scholastic Book orders are due this Wednesday, September 23rd.  Why Scholastic?  Here are a few of the benefits from ordering through Scholastic: 1. It gets your children excited about reading and helps improve their confidence in reading independently. 2. Teachers earn FREE books and learning materials for their classrooms with Bonus Coupons! 3.It helps you partner with your child's teacher to encourage reading in the classroom and at home.  4. It offers an amazing selection of hot new fiction, award winners and classic titles every month- at the best prices anywhere! 5. Scholastic's 100% Satisfaction Guarantee ensures you will be happy with your purchases. If not, they offer a full refund.  6. It provides reading levels and book descriptions to help you match books to your child's reading needs, interests and abilities.  *  It's Picture Day on Thursday, September 24th so bring your best smile. *  Our Fall Fair will be held on Friday, Septermber 25th.  It's sure to be fun so come out and enjoy the evening.  There will be some fun for everyone!    

Here are a few things happening this week:   *  In Literacy, we will be working on the letter Y y. Yay!  Some words that begin with this letter are yo-yo, yak, yellow, yawn, yard, yesterday, and yarn.  Show and Tell will be on Thursday this week.       *  In Math, we will continue to work on Unit 3: Geometry and Measurement.            *  There is NO SCHOOL for all Kindergarten kids on Friday, April 24th due to the Teddy Bear Picnic.

Here are a few things happening this week:   * In Literacy, we will be working on the letter W w.  Some words that begin with this letter are Will, water, weasel, well, weather, whale, Wednesday, waiter, waist, walk, walnut, and walrus.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun hunting around your house for something that begins with the /w/ sound.       *  In Math, we will soon begin Unit 3: Geometry and Measurement.         *  Please remember to read and review sight words each night.  Also, homework is due back each Friday and Library books are due back on Thursdays.    

Here are a few things happening this week: *In Literacy, we will be working on the letter L l.  Lots of words begin with this letter, such as, lion, lollipop, lizard, llama, love, like, laundry, licorice, and life.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun finding something to bring in that begins with the /l/ sound.  Remember that this is part of your child’s homework.   *We have a few fun things on the go this week for Winter Carnival.  Here is what is happening on each day: Monday – Pajama Day and bring your favorite stuffed animal Tuesday – Crazy Hat Day Wednesday – Crazy Hair Day, Pink Shirt Day, AND 100th Day Celebration (K-2) Thursday – Dress up Sports Day & Teacher vs. Student floor hockey game Friday – Pancake Breakfast for students & Backwards Day   *As mentioned, Wednesday is our 100th Day of School Celebration.  We will have our celebration in the gym and do so many fun and exciting things related to 100.  Students were also asked to make a project displaying 100 things so they can display it when we do our parade of projects.     *Remember that our March Break is from March 1st to March 8th.  I hope you all have a fun and relaxing break.  Try to read each night and review your sight words.

Here are a few things happening this week:    *  In Literacy, we are working on the letter O o.  This is a hard working vowel because it has 2 sounds; the sound like Olive Octapus, in words such as olive, oven, omelet, otter, and ostrich.  The long O o says its own name and can be found in words such as open, oak, obo, snow, boat, go, and oval.  Show and Tell will be on Thursday this week because there is no school on Friday.     *  Wednesday, February 11th - Valentine's Day meal in the cafeteria.   *  Our Valentine's Day celebration will be Thursday afternoon.  This is when we will hand out our valentine's to each other.  We will also have a little party.  Happy Valentine's Day!   *  There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 13th.  It is a PD Day for teachers.  Enjoy your long weekend.

Here are few things happening this week: *In Literacy, we are working on the letter G g.  Isn’t that grand?  This letter has two sounds because sometimes it sounds like the letter j.  Some words that begin with this great letter are gorilla, goat, gum, gym, giant, goose, garage, gate, and groundhog.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun hunting around your house for something that begins with the /g/ sound.   *In Math, we are working on numbers to 10.  See how many numbers you can find around your house.    *Our Kindergarten class is going snowshoeing on Wednesday, February 4th, on the school grounds.  Please make sure you are dressed appropriately with snow pants, jacket, hat, mittens, and boots.