Hello!

We will be celebrating Halloween in the classroom on Friday morning, October 31st.

The Kindergarten and Y5 students will begin with a costume parade around the school at 9:00 a.m.

Then our class will rotate through 4 different Halloween crafts.

Following the crafts we will have a “sweet treat” followed by a Halloween movie.

Costumes will be put away in backpacks before going to lunch.  So please make sure your student is wearing appropriate clothes under their costume when they come to school.

Below you will find a list of supplies needed for our party.  If you are interested in donating please comment below with what your student will be bringing:

Cheese and Crackers (enough for 13 students)

Doughnut Holes (enough for students to have 3 or 4 each)

13 Juice boxes

A large bag of cotton balls

At least 26 “googly eyes”

1 package of paper plates (the small ones, dessert plates)

1 package of black pipe cleaners (we need 104)

1 bag of Candy Corn

3-4 large bags of popcorn

We will also need volunteers to run the craft tables and set up treats!  If you are interested and available to help please let me know or email me:

ruselij@dearbornschools.org

Thanks for all of your help!!

Mrs. Ruselink

Haunted School is this Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The cost is 4.00 if you buy your tickets ahead of time – or – 5.00 at the door.

You can buy your tickets at the pre-sale table in front of the main office Wednesday and Thursday before and after school.

Just wanted to remind families that our field trip to the Apple Orchard is Thursday.  Please check the weather and dress appropriate.

Your student needs to pack a “bag lunch.”  This means no containers or glass containers.  Please be sure to write your student’s name on the bag.

We will leave Lindbergh school by 9:30 and return before 2:00.

If you are chaperoning the trip please arrive at 9:15 in front of our classroom to get your student group assignment.

Thanks for your help!

News and Information

Field Trip

Our field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard will be Thursday, October 23^rd.  I need all permission slips and payments by Monday (the 20^th) so we can give the orchard a final count.  Remember if you would like to chaperone you will need to provide your own transportation and have a completed background check on file.  Also no siblings please.

Library Books

Please remember to return Library books every Tuesday so that your student can check out a new book weekly.

Haunted School

Friday, October 24^th  Come enjoy the “wild” and “mild” sides of Lindbergh school.

Classroom Halloween Party

Our Halloween party will take place Friday, October 31^st.  Students will be able to wear their costume to school and participate in the Kindergarten/Young 5’s costume parade at the end of the day.  A sign up for treat and craft donations will be posted soon.

Holiday Boutique Basket

Don’t forget our classroom basket for the basket raffle at the Lindbergh Holiday Boutique.  Donations can be made in cash or a check made out to our room mom:  Christine Mcelrath.  You can also donate “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” merchandise that you find yourself at stores.

What We Did This Week

Our new Alpha Friend was Benny Bear, letter Bb

We will begin rotating through “Daily 5” next week.  The students will visit “Read To Self”, “Listen To Reading” , “Word Work” and “Work on Writing”

We worked in our journals

We are studying simple patterns in math and our “numeral song” using our white boards and dry erase markers

Our Social Skills lesson was about the feeling – “Angry”

In handwriting we are working on our “tripod” grip and controlled coloring

Have a good weekend!

Just a reminder that book orders are due Friday, October 17th.  Directions for ordering online were sent home in your student’s red folder last Friday.

Thanks!

News and Information

Field Trip – October 23^rd

Please be sure to sign and return the permission slip for out field trip to the Apple Orchard.  The cost for the trip is $6.50.  Chaperones must also pay $6.50 and have an approved background check on file.

Scholastic Book Club

Your child is bringing home their first book order from Scholastic.  If you would like to purchase books there are attached directions for ordering on-line.  The deadline for ordering books will be next Friday – October 17^th.

PTA  Lindbergh Haunted School

Mark your calendars for the Haunted School – Friday October 24^th!

Halloween Classroom Party

Yes we will have a costume party on Friday, October 31^st.  The room parents and I will communicate details once we have finalized plans.

Holiday Basket Raffle

Don’t forget any “Ninja Turtle” donations for our themed basket for the Holiday Basket Raffle at the Lindbergh Holiday Boutique.  We will also accept money donations.

What We Did This Week

Our new AlphaFriend was “Tiggy-Tiger” – Letter T

We have built our stamina and can do “Read To Self” for 10 minutes!!!!

We visited the computer lab to begin our NWEA testing.

We wrote in our journals.

In math we practiced making simple AB patterns.

In Science we continued our study of Fall.

In handwriting we made “Mat Man” using basic shapes.

In our Social Skills lesson we are talking about “feelings” and we talked about – sad.

We practiced appropriate play skills with Free Choice and Table Top Toys.

Have a great weekend!

Just a reminder that Friday is Popcorn Friday.  0.25 a bag!  Students can bring their quarters in a marked envelop or baggie.

Permission slips for our Apple Orchard Field Trip are coming home today.  You may also indicate on the slip if you can chaperone.  Remember that chaperones need to drive themselves to the orchard and have a completed background check on file.  No siblings can attend.

Thank you!

News and Information

No School

Friday, October 3^rd and Monday, October 6^th

PTA Meeting

Tuesday, October 7^th at 7:00 p.m.

What We Did This Week

Our AlphaFriend was “Reggie Rooster”, Letter Rr

We added the letter R poem to our poetry books.

We wrote in our journals responses from books we read aloud.

In math we continue to study the shapes of our pattern blocks (hexagon, trapezoid, rhombus, square, triangle, rectangle).

In our Handwriting Without Tears lesson we are focusing on our “tripod” grip and using our “helper hand” when using writing tools.

In our Social Skills unit we are studying feelings, we discussed “happy” and evidence that someone is happy.

The students who have earned the reward party for good behavior in September will have an extra recess and opportunity to enjoy a “junk food” snack on Thursday afternoon.

If your student earned the reward party for good behavior you will find a blue slip of paper in your student’s red folder.  We need your help with their favorite “junk food” snack.

Please keep addressing positive behavior at home with your students.  Our 3 big rules in class are:

1.  Keep you hands to yourself (feet too)

2.  Listen when the teacher is talking

3.  Use nice words

I forgot to mention in my last post regarding the field trip to the Apple Orchard that parents would have to drive themselves to the orchard.  Since we are traveling with the other Kindergarten classes there will not be room on the bus for parents.

Also we ask for no younger siblings on the trip.

Thank you!