I can't believe tomorrow is October already! This first month of school has gone by so fast!  Our class is doing a great job of learning the routines and procedures! I have loved getting to know everyone better!

I have decided to post our newsletter here, as well as on my itsLearning site. I have also included the October snack calendar and the conference sign up for November. If you did not sign up for a time, just email me with your preferred time and I'll put you in! I apologize for the length of this post but I want everyone to know what is going on!

Upcoming Events

*October 3^rd- Student Count Day

*Friday, October 5^th- Laps for Lincoln at SJHS 5:00- 8:00pm

*Friday October 12- Picture Retake Day

*Oct 10, 17, 24, 31 Late Starts

*Oct 11, 12 Half Days

*Oct 19 Dinges Farm

*Parents going need to send in $4 Dollars prior to this day.  Please mark what the money is for.

What we are doing

We just completed our first rotation of table centers and math centers.  We focused on counting, numbers 1-10, and patterning in our math centers.  Table centers focused on working together, shapes, cutting, and recognizing letters.  We will begin new math centers, which will continue to focus on writing numbers, counting, and using a ten frame.  We will also be starting new table centers, which will focus on some fall activities, letter sound games, and cooperative learning activities.  We continue to talk about Daily 5 stamina.  This next cycle we will introduce our 4^th choice, listen to reading.  We can read to self, work on writing, or do word work now.  You can help your child increase his or her stamina at home by having them read quietly each day.  Remember there are three ways to read a book: read the pictures, read the words, or retell a familiar story.  Make sure your child stays in one spot and reads quietly for this practice.  Our handwriting focus this cycle was practicing horizontal and vertical lines.  This is helping us prepare for forming letters in the upcoming weeks. 

This next cycle we will be starting our first week of our Benchmark Literacy Program.  We will be talking about identifying the main idea of what we read.  We are also going to learn how to ask questions while we read to make sure we understand what we are reading!

In social studies we are learning about ourselves, and how we are special and unique.  We are learning  that we each have “roles” (like daughter or son) and that we can name something we like about ourselves. 

In Science we are learning how to be “weather watchers”. We learned that 4 things tell us about the weather: the sky, the temperature, the wind, and if it’s raining or snowing.

When writing in our journals, we are listening for letter sounds in our words and putting spaces between our words.  Our newest focus is starting a sentence with a capital letter and ending it with a period.

Pizza Hut Book-It

Our Pizza Hut Book-It program starts in October.  Please don’t forget to turn your form in to school at the end of the month for a coupon for a free personal pan pizza.  The reading log is on the back of our October Homework Calendar. These can be books your child reads or books you read to them.  Happy Reading!

Homework Calendars

October calendars came home and September’s are due by the end of this next week. Your child will receive a prize from our treasure chest when his/her form is returned to school with your signature.  Thanks!

Laps for Lincoln

Next Friday night is our Laps for Lincoln Family Event! You can continue to send money in this next week to help us reach our class goal!!! If you raise at least $30, your child will get a free Laps for Lincoln T-shirt.  There are prizes for students who raise the most money and for the class that meets their goal and gets the most money!

Dinges Farm Field Trip

Our first field trip has been scheduled!  We will go to Dinges Farms on Friday, October 19th.  We will leave around 8:40am and will return around 11:40am.  All students will ride the bus.  The parents that were assigned to help on this trip may also ride the bus with our class. 

Mrs. Bartz’s Kindergarten Class Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up

Monday, November 5^th

4:00____Logan S._________

4:20____Adah L.___________

4:40_____Iris L._____________

5:00___Madelyn G.__________

5:20_____Noah G.________

5:40____Lily B.___________

6:00_____Siddhi P.___________

6:20____Mia T.___________

6:40____________________________

7:00___Rylee Spies____________

7:20____Marin Morris___________

Tuesday, November 6^th

4:00____Adrienne H.________

4:20____Payton K.________

4:40____Sofia E.________

5:00 _____Sawyer T.____________

5:20 ___Elijah G._________

5:40 ___Audrey C.___________

6:00 ____Jayden S._________

6:20____Clark C.___________

6:40 ___Aden C.__________

Wednesday, November 7^th

4:00____Charlie C._________

4:20____Camila P.__________

4:40____________________________

5:00____________________________

5:20____Teddy M._________