November 6-10

I look forward to meeting with some of you this Thursday for our portfolio conferences! These Kindergarteners have been working hard and I can't wait to show you some of their work.

This month New Directions is showing how to BE Thankful!  As a way to bring us together as a school community we are going to have an "Appreciation Station" set up for students and families to use at conferences.  At this station you will be able to write a note to someone you are thankful for in your lives. It can be someone from the school or someone from somewhere else in your lives.  Please look for the station outside the cafeteria by the 4K classroom and stop by to let someone know you are thankful for them!

November School Newsletter 

PSC Links
Fall 2017 Teacher Conference Meals
Fall 2017 Book Fair

Upcoming Events:
October 31-November 6: Food Drive--Don't forget to send in your donations! 
November 6: Packer wear
November 8: Dress like your parents
November 9: Conferences 4-7:30pm
November 10: 10: Red, White, and Blue for our Veterans
November 14: Conferences 4-7:30pm
November 17: 1/2 day- 11:30 dismissal
November 20: Badger Sports Wear
November 22-24: No School

Reading: As readers, we have been working on using four powers: pointer power, picture power, partner and sound power to figure out tricky words. Readers will get to shop for books at their level to fill their own personal book bin this week! We are very excited for this change!  You will learn more about your child's strengths and next steps as a reader during conferences.

Writing: We will publish our final writing like scientists pieces this week. Students will check to make sure they have the following in their writing:

• zoomed in, detailed pictures
• labels
• sentences
• snap words spelled correctly in their writing 

You can look for writing to come home on Friday! 

Math: Mathematicians will be introduced to the +1 pattern this week. Finding patterns in numbers is a foundational skill needed in mathematics. To study this pattern, students will use a counting mat to build numbers 1-10. We will discuss how to move from one number to the next and will write equations to  match.

1+1=2        2+1=3           3+1=4          4+1=5   and so on!

Science: We are so excited to start our very first science unit where we will be studying space! Scientists will begin their inquiry by answering the question, "What is in the sky?" We will create  watercolor pictures to capture our thoughts. After doing some close reading, we will revise our paintings and discuss what else we want to discover about space throughout the unit.