Mrs. Nichols' Kindergarten News

class News Letter

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow promises to be an exciting day.  The children can bring their costumes and change into them at school.  After our Halloween centers are over, they will change back into normal school clothes.  Thanks to all who have contributed items for our centers.  We appreciate you.  We also appreciate Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. Brown, and my husband for helping out at centers tomorrow. 

Our theme for the whole month of November will be "Long Ago and Today." This, of course, will include the study of Pilgrims and Indians and comparisons of the times.  Our State standards say that students will identify the purpose of national holidays and describe the people or events celebrated. In math, we will finish the study of numbers and begin the study of geometry.  State standards say  that students will correctly name simple two and three-dimensional figures, and recognize them in the environment. 

Our Words of the week are AND, BIG, and CAN.  I will start assessing the "orange" words on Monday. These words are the color words.  Please start studying the "yellow" words.  If you don't have the list, please let me know.  Next  week  we will meet Mr. P with his pointy patches sound.

Here are some important dates and events:

-Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2nd.

-Student Holiday on Tuesday,  Nov. 4th.

-Grandparents' Day Luncheon will be Nov. 19th at 11:35.  After lunch, all guests are invited back to our classroom for some entertainment.  Pictures with grandparents and the Book Fair will be in the media center.  Please   plan on going to these activities after our program in the room.

-Practice the "yellow" words on the Rainbow Word List.

-PTA meeting on Thursday, Nov.  6th, at 6:30.  The 3rd grade will perform.

Have a PERFECT week.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Nichols and Bonny Pearson

Class News Letter

Dear Parents,

Thanks to all of you who sent in toilet paper rolls today.  We will use them for Halloween centers next Friday.  If you have not sent in your toilet paper roll, please do so before Friday.  On Halloween the children may bring their costumes to school and put them on for our Halloween centers. After centers, we will then change back into our normal school clothes.  Next week our theme will be pumpkins with all sorts of pumpkin math , including estimating the weight of our pumpkin, the number of seeds, and the diameter of the pumpkin. 

Our Letter Person will be Mr. H with his horrible hair sound.  Our Words of the Week will be PINK, YELLOW, and NOT.  We will continue our study of numbers to 10. 

Here are some important dates and activities:

-Pancake Breakfast on Saturday from 7-11 AM

-Grandparents' reservations for Grandparents' Day on November 19th are due by Thursday, Nov. 6th

-Bus Driver Appreciation Day is tomorrow

-Reading Night is Monday from 6-8 PM

-Square 1 art orders are due Monday

-Next week is Red Ribbon Week, the PTA's drug awareness program

-Library  tomorrow-return all books

-Tomorrow our special is music

Have a HILARIOUS week.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Nichols and Bonny Pearson

Class News Letter

Dear Parents,

Next week we will have three Words of the Week.  The students seem to know their color words well so we are starting with the "yellow" words on the Rainbow Word list. The words are PURPLE, WHITE, and THE.  Tomorrow I will retest the 6 students who don't know all the"red "words. 

We will study our Family next week.  State standards say that the learner will be able to identify family members and their responsibilities.  We will also begin to study numbers 6-10 in math.  Our Letter Person of the Week will be Mr. B with his button sound.

Tomorrow we have High Touch, High Tech at our school with a unit of experiments on rocks and soil.  State standards say that students will describe the physical attributes of rocks and soil.

Today report cards are coming home.  Please look at the back of the report card to see exactly what was assessed.  I will contact some parents for conferences and I will call some of you on the telephone.  If you feel the need to talk with me about your child, please email me or send me a note.

Here are some  important dates and informaion:

-Box Tops for Education are due Wed.,Oct. 22nd.

-Bus Driver Appreciation day is Fri.,Oct. 24th.

-Student Council is collecting items for the Humane Society.

-Chick-Fil-A Breakfast is next Thurs., Oct. 23rd at 7:30 in our cafeteria. Proceeds go to Am. Cancer Relay for Life. It is pre-order only.

Have a BOO-tiful Week.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Nichols and Bonny Pearson

Class News Letter

Dear Parents,

Our Letter Person for next week is Mr. J with his jumbled junk sound.  Our Words of the Week are BROWN and ORANGE. Tomorrow I will assess  all the students who are not on the red section of the rainbow.  In math we are continuing our study of the numbers 0-5 and discovering which has more or fewer and how many more.  In Social Studies we will study Columbus Day and why we celebrate it.  We will also study our friends. 

Tomorrow is Hat Day and for a donation of $1.00 students may wear a hat in school all day.  The money raised will go to our school's Relay for Life team.  This is our staff team that donates the money raised for cancer research.

Here are some important dates coming up:

--Picture Day is Tuesday.

--Early Release is Wednesday.

--Report Cards come home on Thursday.

--October 22nd Box Tops are due.

Have a JOYFUL WEEK.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Nichols and Bonny Pearson

Class News Letter

Dear Parents,

Thanks for the apples today.  We did a floor graph and found that most children liked red apples best.  Tomorrow we will make apple pizzas and cook them down in the kitchen.  They are yummy.

Next week we will meet Mr. N with his noisy nose sound.  Our Words of the Week will be BLUE and GREEN.  These are our "orange" words on the rainbow word list.  All the words for this 9 weeks are the color words.  I will retest the children tomorrow for the "red" words.  Some are just missing one or two words.  Keep up the practice.  We are seeing progress.

Our Fall Festival is tomorrow from 5:00-8:00.  The Fun Run for Kindergarten is at 6:00. I will be there to cheer all of the boys and girls on.  I hope to see you all there.

In math we are studying numbers from 0-5.  State Standards say that students will connect numerals to the quantities they represent.  Students will compare two or more sets of objects (1-10) and identify which set is equal to, more than, or less than the other.

Next week we will study different careers and include fire safety and fire escape plans for home.  Please go over the fire safety survey and discuss two exit plans from your home with your child.  This is a safety precaution to protect your child.  State standards say that students will describe the work that people do (police officer, fire fighter, soldier, mail carrier, baker, farmer, doctor, and teacher). 

Have a NIFTY week.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Nichols and Bonny Pearson