Welcome to October...

It sure feels like Autumn is here...just a few reminders for a few things coming up in Kindergarten...

• Scholastic Order Forms for October are due on Tuesday, October 1st.  Thank you for your orders!
• Pumpkin Patch Driver Forms are also due back on Tuesday, October 1st so we can see if we have enough drivers for our fieldtrip.  Thank you to everyone who has already returned their form.  If we have enough drivers, your child will receive a permission form later this week :o)
• On Friday, October 4th, we will once again ask for you to send in the amount your child has in walkathon pledges so far...there will be a little note in their blue folder that should be returned on Friday.  As of Thursday, September 26th, our class had $410 which is a GREAT start!  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!  For every $20 your child brings in, their name is entered into our prize draw (For example, $60 means 3 entries) and students reaching $40 receive a Lego Figure.  We are really hoping that each child can try to reach the goal of $60 each but please note that any amount is greatly appreciated and our walkathon would not be a success without all of you.  Thank you for all your hard work and for supporting CCS!
• I sent home our October Calendar...I attached some little cards that could be used as Math Flashcards at home if you are interested.  We are beginning to focus on number names, 10 frames and using our fingers to show numbers so I thought you may want to review with your child at home as well.  Even calling our a number and having your child raise that many fingers is a good skill so that it becomes more automatic.  If you have any questions, please let me know but Mrs. Lewis and myself have been quite pleased with how well our students know their numbers from 1 to 10 already.  Thank you!
• Our Letter of the Week is 'Cc.'  Thank you to everyone who has been sending in pictures or photos of items that start with our Letter of the Week as the students love to see their work on the wall.  I will also be sending home a review sheet of how I teach letters and sounds in our classroom, just so you know how I do it.  I try to teach all the sounds that each letter makes and often parents want to be able to review these sounds at home so I thought it would be helpful for you to see my approach.  Again, any questions, please let me know:o)
• We had our first 'real' Fire Drill last week (with the real fire bell) and the students did great!  We have been talking about Fire Safety at school but I would also encourage you to discuss Fire Safety at home.  October 6-12th is Fire Safety Week so I will be sending home some information for you to do at home with your child so please take some time to discuss this important safety topic with your child.  Thank you!  We have also started to practice Earthquake drills at school too so you may also want to address this with your child for home.

I think that is it!  Please keep in mind if our weather is not so great this week, to send rain jackets and rain boots if possible as we need to go outside when we go to the gym and on Fridays, we always go outside, rain or shine.  We have had a few students not have jackets on rainy days so please help them to remember.  And, of course, PLEASE remember to label all items that come to school.  Have a wonderful week and God bless you!