Week of October 10

Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of October 10)

We will have school October 10. It is a make- up day from the September flooding. Lunch will be a hamburger or meatball hoagie.

In Phonics, our new letter will be P as in pig. We will celebrate learning the letter P with a Pajama Party on Friday, October 14. Students may wear their pajamas and slippers if they like. If your child wants to wear slippers in school, please send them in their backpack and they can wear sneakers on the bus and at recess.

Our Reading story is Life in an Ocean. It is a nonfiction book about ocean environments. We will compare and contrast different environments.

In Math, we will be working on numbers to 10 by identifying, writing, counting and putting them in order. We will also continue to review sorting and patterns.

Upcoming events in the month of October include: Fire Prevention all month long, Columbus Day, the Fall Festival, Kindergarten Fear Factor (5 senses unit) and Halloween Party.

Next week a sheet will come home to help you review sight words, reading concepts, numbers, letters, and writing. The end of the first marking period is quickly approaching and report cards are coming soon!

Don’t forget…Homework should not take a long time. If your child is reaching frustration:
Take a break, write us a note, read their reader to them and have them pick out words. *The important part is that they are seeing and hearing the material each night to reinforce what we do in school.*

The Kindergarten Fall Festival will be on Thursday, October 20th (No rain date). Please send in your child’s Fall Festival money ($3) if you haven’t already done so. There will be a meeting for anyone interested in helping on Wednesday, October 12th at the Mineshaft in Ashland at 6:00.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and in an effort to promote awareness students are invited to wear pink every Thursday during the month of October.

Monday is Day 4. Don’t forget your sneakers for Gym.