Here are a few things that we are doing this week: *Our September homework will be due on Tuesday, September 30th.  Please send in your child’s black duotang so we can put October’s homework in.  In Literacy, we will be working on Syllables and Alliteration.  *In Math, we are still working on Patterns.  The kids love making patterns! *The 2nd Annual Fun Fall Fair is set for Friday, October 3rd.  Come out and enjoy some fall fun!  There will lots of things for everyone to enjoy.    *Just a reminder to review sight words every night.  We are now on list #4.

Here are a few things happening this week: *In Literacy this week, we are introducing two new sight words.  These sight words are ‘in’ and ‘is’.  Please review sight words every night.  Also this week, we will be learning about compound words. A new sight word book is be sent home this week.  Please have your child continue with their homework calendar.  *In Math, we are working on Patterns.  We will be doing lots of hands on activities to help the children learn all about the different kinds of patterns.   *On Friday, September 26th, we will be celebrating Grandparents Day with all K – 3 students.  This will take place in the school gym, beginning at 9:00 am.  The children have been working hard on their performances and they are very excited to put on a show for their grandparents.   *Just a quick note to let you know that our playground is very cold this time of year, especially in the morning.  Please send mittens and a hat with your child.  *Picture Day is on Thursday, September 25th so come to school with your best smile.  Class photos will also be taken on this day.    

Here are few things happening this week:   *For homework, please continue to follow the September calendar.  Remember to get your child to put a sticker in the box after he/she has competed the task.  It is also very important to read to your child each night.  See if he/she can pick out any of the sight words that we learned so far.  Two more are introduced this week.   *In Literacy this week we will continue with Rhyme Awareness and begin working on Compound Words.  The children are having so much fun learning about rhyming words.   *In Math, we are working on Sorting and the rules for that.  The children have been sorting by color, shape and size.   *Scholastic Book Orders are due on Thursday, September 18th.         *On Friday, September 19th, students will be participating in the Terry Fox Walk.  We will walking around the Hollow. 

Well, we survived our first week of Kindergarten and everyone transitioned very well so far. We practiced for a fire drill and lockdown and this week, we will have a student wide practice. We also participated in a school bus evacuation.   Here are few things happening this week:   In Literacy, we will be working on Word Awareness. This will be so much fun because we will learn that what we say is made up of so many individual words.  We will count the number of words in a sentence and read some poems in class.      *Homework will be sent home beginning this week. We have made some changes this year and the biggest one is changing the homework from weekly to monthly. We have included an information sheet, calendar and worksheets inside the black duotang in your child’s Book Buddy Bag. Included in the homework duotang is a reading log. Please read a book to your child every night. Soon, your child will be bringing home books to read to you. I have also included a yellow duotang for sight words. This duotang can remain at home. You will notice that we work on 2 sight words per week. Please review these with your child every day.     *On Tuesday, Sept. 9th, we will be having our Meet the Teacher night. This will take place in the school cafeteria, beginning at 6:00 pm. At this time, you will be able to meet me again, if you haven’t already done so and meet the rest of the Saint Andrew’s Elementary staff. Your child has different teachers for Phys. Ed. and Music. You will also have a chance to join the Home & School and/or the PSSC committees. Hope to see you there!   *If have not already done so, please return the following information sheets: Student Information Sheet, Permission to Publish, and Permission to leave school grounds. Also, please send in the $10 miscellaneous fee. Thank you for your cooperation.       *I will be sending home the Scholastic Book Order this week. This will be due back on September 18th.  Here are some of the benefits of ordering from 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.