A few notes....

Sorry I didn't get the newsletter put online last week. I was out 3 days and I had a child sick with the flu:(

Thanks to everyone so far that has donated canned food for the Can Drive!! Extra kudos to Tanner's mom for hooking us up with 252 cans today!!!! Wowzers, thanks so much:) Don't think we have won yet because the buzz is going around how our class is in the lead. We have some real competitive folks here at BES and the challenge is ON! Keep those cans coming and help to support a great cause.

Also, mark your calendars on Saturday, December 5, 2009. I will be having Santa as a special guest in the school cafeteria. Bring your child to get their picture made with Santa and purchase a package for yet another worthy cause! ALL proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society and the RJDF (Research for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation) I can not wait to see all of the faces of your children light up when they see Santa and get to sit on his lap to tell him what they want for Christmas. It's that time of the year for giving, and I am extremely excited to be using my talents to give back to such great causes that mean so much to me. My mother in law is a Breast Cancer survivor and has recently been diagnosed with Leukemia. I am honoring her for the donation to the ACS. Our little friend Maggie is almost 4 years old. This summer, Maggie was diagnosed with Type I Juvenile Diabetes. Maggie is a triplet and is the same age as my daughter. It is in her honor that half the proceeds will be made to RJDF.

Weekly Newsletter for the week of November 16-20, 2009

We are reading Whose Garden is it? in reading this week. Our comprehension skill is realism/fantasy. Our Amazing Words are: garden, gardener, plant, seed, soil and blossoms.

We will have our weekly Reading and Writing test on Friday. This week the words are: tip, sip, pip, Tim. The sentence for this week is: The big pig is pink. Please practice nightly with your child.
Focus Letter Letters to review
Ii Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, Pp, Cc

High Frequency Words
I am the little to a have is we my like he for

In Math we will begin Chapter 7. We will compare and contrast numbers to 20 and count/write/identify/represent numbers 11-20.

Announcements
Don't forget to be working on your November Book-It!
Please continue to save Box Tops, Best Choice, Tyson and Campbell's labels for our school. November 20 Out at 11:00 Teacher In-service
November 25, 26 and 27 NO SCHOOL Happy Thanksgiving

HOMEWORK Please help your child complete their homework each night and return the next day. Make sure their NAME is on their paper.

October Student of the Month

Congratulations to Abigail for receiving the Student of the Month award for October. Our character trait this month was Self-Discipline. This trait includes: thinking about your words and actions, and then making choices that are right for you and others.

Abigail always makes good choices and she is very well behaved. She is also caring and helpful to her peers! Way to go Abigail!!! We are all proud of you:)

Weekly Newsletter for the week of November 2-6, 2009

We are reading Bear Snores On in reading this week. Our comprehension skill is realism and fantasy. Our Amazing Words are: sleep, winter, cave, woods, storm and blustery.

We will begin a weekly Reading and Writing test on Friday. Your child will have four spelling words to memorize. They will have to write them correctly on the lines using capital letters when appropriate. This week the words are: cat, cap, Cam, Mac. For the writing portion of the test, your child will have to write a sentence correctly using capital letters, spaces and punctuation in the appropriate places. The sentence for this week is: I like my cat.
Focus Letter Letters to review
Cc Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, Pp

High Frequency Words
I am the little to a have is we my like

In Math we will finish up on Chapter 5 and take a test on Wednesday. This chapter has dealt with numbers 0-10. On Thursday, we will begin Chapter 6. This chapter covers data, graphing and probability.

Announcements
Thanks for the wonderful treats and food that was sent for our party on Friday! We had lots left over to eat for snack this week.
November Book-It is being sent home. You have until the end of the month to return it.

HOMEWORK Please help your child complete their homework each night and return the next day. I appreciate your help with this matter! I love having responsible little kindergartners and parents, too:)