WELCOME 13390 TO Teachers: Mrs. Kurfees and Mrs. McCann CLOVERLEAF October Newsletter Kindergarten Newsletter A Glance at the Weeks Ahead Theme: Fall / Fire Safety / Scarecrows/ Pumpkins Habit 1: Be Proactive Practices -Pause and respond based on principles and desired results -Use proactive language -Focus on your circle of influence -Become a transition person Notes and Reminders Clothes : Please write your child’s name inside their coats, sweaters ,and jackets. Many students are unable to recognize their own items. Money: Please remember to put your child’s money inside an envelope clearly marked with the student’s name, my name, their lunch number, the amount of money and what the money is for. Countries: ( If you have anything to share about any of our countries we are studying, please let us know.) This month’s country is Australia. Nov. = Mexico / Dec. = Winter Around the World / Jan. = Egypt / Feb. = China / Mar. Ireland / April – June = Brazil Upcoming Events Letterland: (characters and sounds of letters) Please practice letters and letter sounds at home. Sight Words: Students will have four to five words a week to study. They should be able to read and write these words on Fridays. Please help them study these words and to do their homework nightly. Oct. 14: Picture Oct. 16: PTO Dress Day - Pink Day Oct. 21: Early Release Day ELA: Identify characters and settings in a story / Retelling stories / Drawing pictures to share information about a book / Front and back of book / read left to right Oct. 23: Field Trip to Carrigan Farm Math: Counting, reading and writing numbers 0-25 /Same vs. Different / Sorting Please practice counting and writing numbers at home. / Sorting / Naming Shapes Oct. 27: Team Wear Math Vocabulary: tall /short / long / front / behind /next to / below / above / beside Oct. 29: PJ Day Writing: All students should recognize their name and write at least their first name. Fall Festival 5:00 – 8:00 Oct. 26: Wacky Tacky Day Oct. 28: Dress for Success Oct. 30: Teacher Workday – No School Nov. 5: Report Cards