Newsletter Week 9 (Recap and NEW Info)!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters G & T!  Next week, we will focus on letters H & S.

Writing:   This week we learned how to write letters G & T inside the lines:). Please make sure your child is practicing at home how to write inside the lines; especially on their homework!   Next week we will focus on letters H & S.

Math: This week we focused on Module 1: Lessons  28-31 . Next week we will complete Lessons 32-34.  Monday we will do lesson 32, Tuesday lesson 33 and so on.  Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)  

Science:  For October, we will focus on push and pull!

Social Studies:   For October, will will focus on rules and procedures.

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  Each month there are awesome deals with latest and the most reasonably priced books online!  All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:)  It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below!   Happy reading!

Scholastic Reading Club: 

Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 10/25/19

Dear Families,

 This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 10/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=611465

Other: 

•  Homework packets will come home on Monday!  Please read over the direction page and complete a half sheet each day.  The packet is due back to school every Friday! If there is no school on Friday, the homework will be due on Thursday.  Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! You may use the reading websites (I sent home earlier this week), to complete the reading portion of homework as well:) In November, we will start having a monthly reading log sent home!
• Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities in Math and Reading that are full of fun and learning! Make sure to visit: Raz-Kids, Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and Zearn during the week and weekends!
•  Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The October date to order books will be by the 25th.   You will have the chance to buy something from our book order each month:)

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack each day!  No chips, juice, cookies are to be brought into the classroom.  We are trying to promote healthy eating choices in the classroom!  Even the teachers are eating healthy snacks with the students as well:)
• Make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation! 
• Please make sure to go through your child’s folder each night, look at  your child’s work (see how they did), look at behavior, read any notes and sign in each day.  Looking at your child’s work and behavior will give you an idea of how your child is doing in class.  If your child is unable to complete any work in class, it will be sent home for homework and expected to be brought back the next day completed.  Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Be on the lookout for volunteer opportunities at Haigh via signupgenius.com.  I’ll post a link to the blog for different opportunities to donate items to the classroom or to come and help out! 
• Every Monday is library check out!  Please make sure your child is returning his/her book so they can check out a new book for the week.  If you misplace this book or lose it, there will be a cost for the missing book!  
• Every Friday will be Kindergarten t-shirt day! We love being in the same shirts and showing our Kinder pride at Haigh!  If your child forgets to wear their shirt, it’s ok, this is optional for everyone:)
• November parent teacher conferences are right around the corner! I will be sending reminders, about your special day and time, in a couple of weeks. Be on the lookout:)

Upcoming Events:

October 31st- Fall classroom party and parade day!  More information is on the blog and a letter was sent home!

November 1st– Half day of school.  Students dismiss at 11:40 a.m!

November 4th– Star student starts in the classroom! 

November 4th- Reading bags coming home! Please refer to the notes that will be sent home and the classroom blog about the importance of these bags. Thank you!

November 5th- NO SCHOOL…Election Day!  Go out and vote:)

November 6th- Start of Module 2 in Eureka Math.

November 7th- Parent Teacher Conferences (remember your scheduled time)!

November 11th- The Scholastic Book Fair is at Haigh!

November 12th- Parent Teacher Conferences (remember your scheduled time)!

November 27th-29th– NO SCHOOL…Thanksgiving break! 

Reading buddies: This week we met our 4th grade reading buddies from Ms. Cronin’s class.  Today, we created creative costumes with our buddies using scrap pieces of papers and our imagination. It was a great time!

Picture time: Pumpkin week was SO much fun!  We completed a Can/Have/Are chart  to list all of our pumpkin facts in an organized way , learned the parts of a pumpkin, pumpkin painted, made a pumpkin craft and we experimented with a real pumpkin!  We even tasted roasted pumpkin seeds and they were yummy! It’s safe to say that we are PUMPKIN EXPERTS! Make sure to ask your pumpkin expert all the information they learned this week at school:) Enjoy our pictures from the week!  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1nlAaNE65C5CDnSE_zkUfsdcQtiWYVyM4