Themes: Community Helpers, Fire Truck Visit, Fall Leaves, Bats, Spiders,

Pumpkins,
counting, comparing, ordinal numbers, number sequence and postion, number words, October, 2010
length, greater/less, count backwards, quantity
Letter Sounds /f/v/t/d/a/,/ k/c/g/, name writing, letter writing, phonemic awareness

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Schedule of Events
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 SELP-HELP SKILLS: How is you child doing with buttoning, tying, zipping, putting on
W.P.
and taking off snow clothes? Please keep up the good practice! Librarian
 RAPID LETTER NAMING: We are working hard at school to reach the state goal of 45
letters per minute. How are you doing at home? Please keep up the good practice!

 SAFE SHOES: Thank you for helping your child to remember to wear safe shoes.

 BARN DANCE: West Park does not have students wear costumes for Halloween. We cele- 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
brate autumn with a Barn Dance. This will be held at the Hamilton Lowe Gym that is located by Community
the Swim Center. We encourage you to come and watch your kindergartener dance. This is a Helpers Police No School
great family activity. Jeans, cowboy/cowgirl hats, bandanas are fun attire to consider. Popcorn
Officer Curriculum and Professional Development
and drinks are provided. Fire Visit days for the MSD
Fighter Visit
 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES: Please sign-up for conference times on a
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posted schedule at West Park. Conferences will be held on Wed., Thursday, and Friday Novem-
ber 3rd, 4th, and 5th during normal school hours; please arrange your work schedule accordingly.
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This is a wonderful opportunity to become better acquainted and to discuss your child’s strengths
Celebrate Co-
and needs. I look forward to conferencing with all parents. NOTE CONFERENCES WILL BE SIGN UP FOR
W.P
PARENT- lumbus
HELD AT WEST PARK.
TEACHER CON- Day Librarian
FERENCES 2.2- use as
 Friday Bear and “Me Box” have been a great success. As a reminder, names for those who
at West Park
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receives the bear and the box are randomly drawn from a container. At first, some children
ofc. 1.9 2.1
appeared a little disappointed that they were not chosen; now it appears that most are doing fine
with “waiting their turn.” Taking turns is a new experience for some kindergarten students.
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 NO SCHOOL: Note that there is no school on Wednesday, October 6—Friday, October 8 due Fall Leaves Math
to curriculum days and Professional Development days. Game
 HOMEWORK NOTEBOOK: Thank you for the great support in seeing that your child com- Day
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pletes his/her monthly homework notebook. There are several objectives behind the notebooks:
(assess)
[1] we know that children need practice and repetition to acquire fluency and automaticity. [2] 2.4 2.6
children are learning a habit that will support their education in higher grades. [3] time that
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parents spend with children on academic practice imparts a message of the importance of educa-
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tion. During this next month please encourage your child to use a pencil while writing, to write
Picture re-take Nursery
numbers and letters within the boundaries of the lines, to leave one finger space between each day Rhyme
letter, and to color neatly. Our motto in kindergarten is “Doing our best is the BEST; not being
Pumpkins/ Peter Peter Barn
the fastest or the first done.” Thank you for all your support.
Scarecrows Pumpkin Dance
 NOVEMBER “BREAD AND BUTTER” FEAST. Mark your calendars NOW 2.11 2.12
Eater HIRC
for Thursday, November 18. Kindergarten will hold a “bread and butter” feast in 2.10 2.13
honor of the Pilgrim’s and Native American’s first Thanksgiving. Parents are invited
to come to the classroom during the last 45 minutes of class. It may be best to park
Mrs. Schroeder
at West Park School and walk up to our classroom. Be sure to obtain a parking pass
882-2714
from office personnel at West Park.
maurenes@uidaho.edu