Oct. 25-29

Happy Birthday Morgan (Oct. 18th) and Joe (Oct. 25th) !!!!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held for Grades K-6 on November 3, 4, 5, 2010. Dismissal will be at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Conference times were sent home on Monday (Oct. 25). Please send back the bottom portion of the blue conference time confirming you are able to come. If you are not available at the time scheduled, please call or email and I would be happy to reschedule.

Math this week

Objective- Solve problems by identifying patterns, determining the core that repeats , and showing the pattern in another way.

Idea for home- Make a ABC or AB pattern with cereal (different color, size, or type) and have your child draw a similar ABC or AB pattern using color or drawing shapes.

Objective- Create and extend patterns.

Idea for home- Place two or three different kinds of crackers (or other household items) in a pile and have you child sort the crackers and then make an AB or ABC pattern. Ask your child to show you where the pattern repeats/starts over.

Have your child read the pattern aloud and identify each repeating part.

Chapter three (Numbers through 5)

Objective- Use objects to represent and count the quantities 1, 2, and 3.

At home ideas- Have children draw or cut out 1 square, 2 triangle, and 3 circles. Give your child three crayons, pencils, buttons, etc. and ask your child to pick up 1, 2, or 3 things on the table.

Objective- Recognize and write the numerals that describe the quantities 1, 2, and 3

At home idea- Have your child write 1, 2, and 3. Next to the numeral, have him/her draw/cut out and glue the corresponding number of shapes or magazine pictures.

This is an excellent time to start playing Go Fish or Matching with your child. Have cards with a number on it and another that matches the quantity (Ex. 2 and the other card has 2 circles.)

Reading this week

While reading fiction and non-fiction books this week, we are going to learn more about bats. We will also be reading From Head to Toe, by Eric Carle. The objectives of the story are that the children will identify the sequence of events in the story, match spoken to printed words, and listen to stories being read aloud.

Mini-Book of the Week

Trick or Treat

Example of the Book- "The dinosaur will go. The ghost will go."

Word of the week- the

Go on a word hunt and try to find the word the in any books you read.

Objectives: Students will....

- identify sequences of events

- match spoken to printed words

- match picture to words

- track print from left to right

- one-to-one correspondence (point to one word at a time)

Letters this week

The letters Qq, Uu, Vv, and Xx will be introduced this week. We are looking at each childs name and identifying if the letter of the day is in his/her name. We are also listening and identifying pictures starting with the letter of day.

The BOOK FAIR is coming!

Students and their families are invited to visit Rose Park Library’s Book Fair on Nov. 2, 3, and 4 during Parent-Teacher Conference Week. It’s a great place to begin (or finish) your Christmas shopping!

The Book Fair will have a wide variety of new and popular children’s books, mostly paperbacks, from the Scholastic Company. Profits from the Fair will buy new books for the Library.

Please stop in to browse or shop during these hours:

-Tuesday, Nov.2^nd 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 2:30-4:00 p.m.

-Wednesday, Nov.3^rd 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 12:00-4:00 p.m.

-Thursday, Nov. 4^th 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 12:00-6:00 p.m.

If you have questions, please call Ms. Waples, Librarian, at school (281-6810).

Joan Holbrook just asked me to send this e-mail out to all of you. We are still in need of volunteers to help with the book fair on Thursday November 4 between noon and 6pm. If you can help during that time please e-mail Joan Holbrook to let her know. Her e-mail address istheholbrooks@bresnan.net

Sign Language Club

Sign Language club will start on Tuesday, October 26th. It will be held in the Rose Park gym from 3:05 to 3:45 every Tuesday. Students will need to have regular attendance. If a student has more than three unexcused absences they will no longer be able to participate in the club. Permission slips were sent home last Monday and a reminder slip was sent home today.