Newsletter October 1 to 5

Dear parents,

It is great to see the kids are developing relationships with each other. They are very creative during play time. Some of the kids made treasure maps by using their imaginations; some of the kids built houses and castles and some of the kids drew very pretty pictures with makers…It is fun to see all of them have friends to play with!

Information and Reminders:

I will start sending homework home on Monday, October 1. Please ask your child to turn the homework in on Friday. The flashcards are for you to leave at home and practice with your child.

Picture Day: Our school picture day is Tuesday, October 2 Please make sure your child brings in the picture order envelope in by Tuesday, October 2 even though you do not order any pictures or you paid online.

Field Trip: Wednesday, October 17 DeGraaf Nature Center at 9:30am. Each student needs to bring their own snack and lunch that day just in case we won’t have enough time to get hot lunch when we are back to school. We will spend most of the time outside. Please dress your child for the weather and have your child wear outdoor shoes. We will leave school at 9:00. Thank you to Becky Haveman, Melissa Wire, Kristi Van Dyk and Lam Huynh for driving the field trip. We are all set for drivers. Drivers, please bring all the boosters you have.

Curriculum

Language Arts

Reading:
We will continue learning three ways to read a book: read the picture, read the words and retell story

Writers’ Workshop:
We will begin our first unit called “Oral language: Building a Talking Community”. This coming week, we will spend time introducing several mentor texts which tell stories about humans and the topics are about everyday ordinary things. The goal of this unit is to invite children to tell stories about themselves and things they know and can do.

Math
We will practice number 1-10 and learning objects and numbers through 10.

Science
We will use sound shakers and listen to some animals’ sound to learn about the sense of hearing.

Bible
The story of Babel; Abraham’s call; Abraham and the covenant; Isaac’s birth

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of October, we will learn about the fruit of joy.

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