In Our Class This Week...

Good afternoon parents and guardians, 

Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite. Soon all parents/guardians will be given access to teachers grade books. I try to update my grades right away after the students take a test.

We are in need of the following for our classroom:
Paper towels

 Please help me reinforce the following hand signals and rules: 

Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)

2 fingers: restroom

Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, during lunch, during PE and after school.

3 fingers: water

Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name.

4 fingers: tissue

when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away

5 fingers: question

question for me to give more information on

Classroom Rules:

#1: Listen while the teacher is talking

#2: Follow directions quickly

#3: Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

#4: Raise your hand to speak or stand

#5: Keep your hands to yourself

#6: Keep your dear teacher happy

If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.

School News:

October Family Project: Pumpkin Book Character Due: 10/27

(you may use a real or plastic pumpkin)

Here are some ideas:

10/12: Bring your own technology to school Parent meeting 5:30-6:30
10/18: Wacky Inventors Wednesday
"Spider Web Slim"
Please let me know (via email, text, verbal) if you are able to donate any of the items below
Elmer's Glue
Liquid laundry detergent
Green food dye

10/20: PTO sponsored Family Friday

Come have lunch with your child! Kinder lunch begins at 11 am
Scholastics book fair!

10/23: Trimester 1 Progress reports go home

10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week

10/26: October Award Assembly
Kinder awards at 8am
Parents will be notifies if their child will get an award

10/31: Halloween/Fall Classroom Celebration
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON
DRESS UP DAY:
Students may dress up as a book character (bring book that goes with costume)
No masks or weapons

Here is a look into our week

Songs to practice at home:

Syllable song

Letter sounds

Count to 100

Count by 10s

Language Arts: Unit 1 Week 5Theme: Bones
Story of the week: "Bone by the bone"
Poem of the week: "Bones"
Letter(s) of the week: Mm


Songs of the week for the letter M:

ABC mouse-Mm
Have fun teaching-Mm
StoryBots-Mm

Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Mm (in all types of fonts)
Say words that begin with Mm
Draw pictures that begin with Mm
Sound out/blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)
man, mep, mip, mop, mud

Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
Song we review in class: Parts of a Story song
This week's focus: Character

High Frequency Words (HFW: Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by "seeing" them)
This week's words: a, to

Math: Unit 2 Numbers to 5 (lessons 2.10-2.14)

Students will be able to count to 5
Count items up to 5 (with one to one correspondence), write numbers to 5, build up to 5

Science: Bones All about Bones

Students will be able to state facts about bones

Social Studies: Christopher Columbus
Students will be able to state facts about Christopher Columbus

Writing: The Handwriting House

Review handwriting house and lines
Practice writing High Frequency words in the correct part of the house
Tall letters, small letters and falling/hanging letters
Practice pages to use at home

Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.
Thank you, Mrs. Juarez