Dear Kindergarten Families,
Monday we are walking field trip to the Fire Station, led by Fire Fighter Captain Thom Hoffman. We will be with our 4th grade buddies as they review fire safety and we tour the fire station. 
This field trip will connect with our learning about community helpers and fire safety. Be sure to ask all about the Fire Station tour.
This week we have another special event! Mr and Mrs Abing local farmers, will present an outreach program on pumpkins. We will learn about plants and their growing cycle told with puppets, listen to a story, observe different vegetables.
Thursday we enjoyed our Native American storyteller last week – we learned some songs, heard a couple of stories, and asked many questions.
Tattoo monies can come in any time this week – $1.00 per tattoo. Some interested families have already sent in their $$. Keep it coming in -all money raised will support Adopt-A-Family. Only 2 tattoos will be placed on your child’s hands – if you buy more than 2 they will come home for Halloween night!
Friday is a free, free dress! Halloween colors can be worn- BUT no costumes, please!
As I mentioned in the homework letter – most Saint’s reports are in – if you are still working – send in as soon as you finish. Hoping all families have their saint’s costumes ready for next Friday, November 6. Please do a dress rehearsal with their costume on. Any possible malfunctions can be found at home instead of during Mass. Have your child walk, sit, and kneel in their costume to be sure. Your children will announce which saint they are portraying at the end of Mass.
Our Academic week:
Religion- our textbook has several saints to read and learn about. We will continue to practice different ways of praying. Wednesday we will attend the Living Rosary at 2:00 please join us if you can.
ELA- Theme 3 starts this week, called ‘We are a family”. New focus letters, Tt, Bb, and Nn- consonant review of Ss, Mm and Rr; word work with sight words-matching words and building sentences. We will be exploring family words. Our writing finds us using movement and family words to expand our sentences or pictures. Story structure: characters and setting and strategy will be to ‘evaluate’ stories read.
Math- Finishing up Section 2 with math stories, printing numbers, and symmetry. Use simple math stories at home to help reinforce this skill. Use terms, how many more: less, all together, add, subtract and how zero does not increase or decrease given numbers.
Science- fall colors and seasons and a look at earthworm movement.
Social Studies-family, neighborhoods, and community helpers.
Enjoy your week :-]
Thank you!
Mrs. Carol Brown
