If you haven’t already, and are able, a donation to help with the cost of class parties this year would be greatly appreciated (Halloween, Ice Cream Party, Pizza before Thanksgiving, Winter, and Valentine’s).  Suggested donation is $10.  Donations may be paid in the Q1 office or online under “Other Donations and Fees” and enter “Ms. Lisa’s Class Parties”: Quest Online Payments 

Thank you so much!

Treasure Chest: If you have any small toys that are no longer being used and in good condition, instead of throwing them out, please consider donating them to our classroom treasure chest. Students work hard and love to earn a chance to pick out fun prizes. Thank you!

It was wonderful meeting with everyone at Parent Teacher Conferences. This is such an amazing class of students and supportive parents. Thank you for all you do!

Upcoming Dates:

• Yearbook sales are open! Purchases are online only and may be made through this LINK. Elementary – Yearbook ID: 15110625
• Wednesday-Friday, October 16-18: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
• Tuesday, October 22: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky delivered to the school
• Saturday, October 26: Quest Academy’s Fun Run: Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31: Red Ribbon Week
  *Mon: Hat Day
  *Tues: Wild Socks Day
  *Wed: Pajama Day
  *Thurs: Halloween Costumes
• Wednesday, October 30: Body Safety and Abuse Prevention Presentation (permission form required)
• Thursday, October 31: Halloween Parade (9:00) & Class Party (treat permission)
• Friday, November 1: No School
• Friday, November 8: Ice Cream Party (Keep up the great work practicing letter names and sounds!)

Upcoming Dates:

• Yearbook sales are open! Purchases are online only and may be made through this LINK. Elementary – Yearbook ID: 15110625
• Monday-Tuesday, October 14-15: Book Fair and Parent Teacher Conferences
• Tuesday, October 15: Say Boo to the Flu clinic 3:00-7:00
• Wednesday-Friday, October 16-18: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
• Tuesday, October 22: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky delivered to the school
• Saturday, October 26: Quest Academy’s Fun Run: Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31: Red Ribbon Week
• Wednesday, October 30: Body Safety and Abuse Prevention Presentation (permission form required)
• Thursday, October 31: Halloween Parade (9:00) & Class Party (treat permission)
• Friday, November 1: No School
• Friday, November 8: Ice Cream Party (Keep up the great work practicing letter names and sounds!)

Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:

Comprehension Strategy & Skill: “Ask and Answer Questions” and “Topic and Details”. We read informational texts to go along with our theme “What shapes do you see around you?”

New High Frequency Word: “like” (please continue to practice “see”, “we”, “I”, “can”, “the”, “a”)

Phonics: Sound and Spelling of Tt. Blending words with the letters: m, p, a, s, t.

Phonemic Awareness: rhyming words, syllables, first, middle and last sounds we hear in words, adding, taking away and replacing words in compound words (or prefixes and suffixes), blending sounds we hear to make a word, and breaking apart words into individual sounds.

Vocabulary: materials, nature, world, decoration, games.

Math: We finished and took a quiz on Lesson 12 “Compare Numbers to 10” and started Lesson 7 “Add Within 5”.

Science: This week we learned about weather prediction and storms! Your child heard a story about a boy named JJ who helped his grandfather get ready for a big thunderstorm. A weather report on TV told JJ’s grandfather that the storm was on its way.
Next time you want to find out what the weather will be like tomorrow, consider inviting your child to check the weather with you — and take a look at “Weather Report for Kids”. The weather report that comes up describes the weather in words and cartoon pictures, great for kids and grownups!

Please Click Here: Halloween and Ice Cream Party Permission Form

This event is always such a great time! Kindergarten students especially enjoy the fun run. Click to Register Here!

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday-Tuesday, October 14-15: Book Fair and Parent Teacher Conferences
• Tuesday, October 15: Say Boo to the Flu clinic 3:00-7:00
• Wednesday-Friday, October 16-18: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
• Tuesday, October 22: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky delivered to the school
• Wednesday, October 30: Safety and Abuse Prevention Presentation
• Thursday, October 31: Halloween Parade (9:00) & Party Thanks for all the volunteers! There’s a few spots left: sign up here
• Friday, November 1: No School
• Friday, November 8: Ice Cream Party (Keep up the great work practicing letter names and sounds!)

Here’s a quick overview of what we learned this week:

Comprehension strategy/skill: “Ask and Answer Questions” and “Topic and Details”. We read informational texts and a tale to go along with our theme “How do tools help us to explore?”

Review of High Frequency Words: (please continue to practice) “see”, “we”, “I”, “can”, “the”, “a”)

Phonics: Sound and Spelling of Pp. Blending words with the letters: m, p, a, s, t.

Phonemic Awareness: rhyming words, syllables, first, middle and last sounds we hear in words, adding, taking away and replacing words in compound words (or prefixes and suffixes), blending sounds we hear to make a word, and breaking apart words into individual sounds.

Vocabulary: discover, defeated, fetch, tools, rumble.

Math Lesson 12: Compare Numbers to 10

Science: In our new unit on Severe Weather, students will explore storms and severe weather! The anchor phenomenon for this unit is the fact that weather has a huge impact on our activities, specifically, the activity of flying kites! Today, students generated observations and questions about the phenomenon and created a list of possible explanations for the phenomenon.

We would love some volunteers to help with our Halloween Party on Tuesday, October 31: Halloween Volunteer Sign Up Form

Thank You!

We are now beginning Unit 2 in Language Arts. Below are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We will continue working on syllables and identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15.  We would like to meet with each of you! Please sign up by clicking the following link: Conference Sign Up Form

Thank you!