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November 6, 2009 MAIL Since we met Mr. M this week, your child will be getting mail from me over the weekend. Watch for a post card from Ridin-Hy with their reading words! READING We will meet Little Miss I who is an incredible inventor. Watch for I homework to come home on Monday. If you have back homework, this would be a good time to catch up on it. Thank you! MATH We will continue our unit in math next week which will concentrate on the numbers 10-20. I’m pleased with their numbers-we still have a few reversals, but it’s only November! Every morning, when they finish their morning work, they write their numbers on the back of their page. Most can go to 30 and some can go to 100! Check their papers each day to see how far your child can go! RELIGION In Religion, we will talk about “My church family is a sign of God’s love. CONFERENCES I will attach your conference time to your child’s mail folder next Friday (sorry, I planned on doing it today, but Mrs.Lasch didn’t have time to get them to me). If the time isn’t going to work for you, drop me a note. I look forward to seeing each and every single one of you. Please try to keep it to 15 minutes for other people are waiting-I know I could talk for an hour about each child, but we’re really on a tight schedule. Please bring any questions with you that you might have. SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR. Our Scholastic book fair will be the week of conferences (November 16-20, in the library). You may send in money any day to purchase books. If you would rather pick up the books, when you come in for conferences you may. The children will circle the books they would like. We have explained it is only a WISH list and you are under no obligation to buy anything. The book fair will be set up in the library all week and you are welcome to stop at any time. VETERAN’S DAY We will talk about the Veteran’s next week. Thanks to them, we have our precious freedom. We will make some cards for them and Mr. Galvin ( who works at the VA hospital) will deliver them. THANKSGIVING DINNER Last year, we supplied food for a needy family in our parish for Thanksgiving. I would like to do it again this year. I will have a sign-up sheet in the hall during conferences so you may choose something to send in. I know I ask a lot, but I hope everyone could at least send in a can of something. Jeannie Pitkin, our outreach worker will deliver the food for us. This year, we will only be supplying food for one family-so we will be adding gift certificates to Price Chopper and Hannaford to our list. All food and gift certificates need to be brought in on Tuesday, November 24th so we can deliver it. RELIGION TABLE We have a Religion table in our room. When a child needs a “time-out”, we are going to send the child to the prayer table to ask for guidance. What a much more positive way-and we will get the same results. Did you know that discipline comes from the word disciple? I tell them daily that they are my disciples, for they are all my helpers, just as the disciples were Jesus’ helpers. So, discipline is to become like a disciple - we are trying! LAUGH OF THE WEEK We have been trying to learn the Pope’s name and the Bishop’s. I told them to think about Old Mother Hubbard to remember the bishop’s name. When we saw Mr. Evers in the hall, I asked them to tell him what the bishop’s name was and one little girl replied “Bishop Old Mother Hubbard”! UPCOMING DATES November 11- No school – Veteran’s Day November 19-No school-conferences November 24-Mass and prayer and share November 26-29-No school-Thanksgiving December 10-Christmas concert, 6:30 at night October 30, 2009 Lunch choices for Monday, November 2 - popcorn chicken or pancakes - watch for a menu to come home! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Thank you to our room parents for organizing and helping at our Halloween party! It was wonderful! BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG Please try to return your “baby bottle” next week. If you are unable to donate-that is fine-just return the bottle so we can re-cycle it. May God bless you for your donations!!!!! MATH We will start a new unit in math next week which will concentrate on the numbers 1-20. I’m pleased with their numbers-we only have a few reversals, but it’s only November! RELIGION In Religion, we will discuss “ My family is a sign of God’s love.” CONFERENCES I will attach your conference time (November 19th) to your child’s mail folder next Friday. If the time isn’t going to work for you, drop me a note. I look forward to seeing each and every single one of you. Please try to keep it to 15 minutes for other people are waiting-I know I could talk for an hour about each child, but we’re really on a tight schedule. Please bring any questions with you that you might have. Mr. M We will meet Mr. M and his munching mouth on I on Monday. We will read and make Mike Mulligan’s steam shovel (complete with sand), talk about magnets and will dance to Mony, mony! We will have a marvelous week!!!!!!!!!!! READING We’ll review all of our words and introduce “is” and “said”. They are doing pretty well. I will share with you, at conference, the evaluation I have given them. I do not expect them to be perfect (only God is), but it will give you a good indication if your child is really struggling in any area. THANKSGIVING DINNER Last year, we supplied food for two families for Thanksgiving. I would like to do it again this year. I will have a sign-up sheet in the hall during conferences so you may choose something to send in. I know I ask a lot, but I hope everyone could at least send in a can of something. Jeannie Pitkin, our outreach worker will deliver them for us. This year, we only have one family, so in addition to food, we are asking for gift cards to Price Chopper or Hannaford also. BOOKS IN A BAG The books the children have been bringing home are books that they should be able to read after you read to them. Listening skills are so important in kindergarten! Occasionally, you still may get a book that is too hard so just read it to them! Thanks for all of your help. UPCOMING DATES November 3 - Election Day - No school –Faculty workshop November 4 - Yankee candle orders and money due November 5 – Barnes and Noble day- 9am -11pm November 11 - Veteran’s Day-No school November 19 - conferences-no school November 25 - Mass and prayer and share November 26-29 - No school -Thanksgiving December 10 –Christmas concert, 6:30 October 23, 2009 DRESS UNIFORM Several children are coming to school with their dress uniform and sneakers. Please make sure that your child wears shoes on uniform days. Also, thank you for continuing to send in what your child wants for lunch each day – it makes Mrs. Pavelec’s job much easier! DELICIOUS DONUTS We made and ate delicious donuts on Tuesday. Then we made a graph to see what kinds we liked best. Find the recipe below and have fun making them with your family! MR. S We will meet Mr. S and his super socks on Monday. Watch for S homework to come home. We will read Strega Nona and have Spider day. SPIDER DAY We will have a fabulous Spider Day on Monday. First we will decorate Spider cupcakes. We will have 2 chocolate circles on our cupcake. We will take a pretzel stick and pull the frosting from the inside circle to the cupcake paper-it will make a spider web! Then, we put on two brown skittles to make a head and body for the spider. We will finish it off with 8 pretzel sticks for the legs! They will love making them and eating them! MATH We’ll continue to practice numbers 1-10. They are doing very well! RELIGION We will do a unit on “Noah’s Ark”. MYSTERY READER Thanks to Mr. Galvin for being our mystery reader today. If you ever have a day when you can come in (even if it’s not a Friday), drop me a note and we’d love to hear from you! BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG You received a baby bottle for Birthright this week. Please fill it and return it or just return it with someone to keep in our prayers. Since it is respect life month, this is a very special project for me. I know you and I can’t even imagine someone trying to make the decision whether to have a baby-this will help support those who make that difficult decision. Please return all the bottles by October 30th-we need to re-cycle them and what a Halloween treat! Last year, we raised over $400 in one week – let’s top it! UPCOMING DATES October 27 –Virtus Training at Saint Pius, 7 pm October 30 - Halloween parade at 1:30 November 3 - Faculty meeting-No School November 4 –Yankee Candle orders and money due November 11 - No school-Veteran’s Day November 19 - Report Card Conferences December 10 - Christmas concert- 6:30 HALLOWEEN REMINDERS - Please send in your child’s costume, in a brown paper
bag, labeled with your child’s name. - Please dress your child in P.E. clothes that day.
- No guns or weapons are allowed with costumes.
- Parade is at 1:30.
- We will eat in the classroom at 12:20. You are
welcome to come and help or come at 1 to help dress your child. - Please join us for our party if you are available.
- Pray for nice weather and come join in the fun!
Delicious Doughnuts Put a hole in a refrigerator biscuit with a soda cap. Fry in 350 degree oil for 20 seconds or until brown. Turn over and cook the other side. Drain on a paper towel and decorate with cinnamon and sugar, confectionary sugar or frosting with sprinkles. Enjoy! October 16, 2009 LAUGH OF THE WEEK! One little girl came into school on a very cold morning. I asked if she wanted a warm hug and she replied “yes, there was frosting on the grass.” PRAYERS As you are reading this, I will be at Saint Pius witnessing my “baby” getting married. 21 years ago when he was in kindergarten here, I never imagined that he would be getting married here. Please keep Tim and Courtney in your prayers as they continue their new life together. FIELD TRIP Thank you to everyone who went on our field trip to the pumpkin patch. A special thanks to Mrs. Galvin for buying us cider doughnuts – they were delicious! A very big thank you to PSA for paying for our bus - they are the best! RELIGION We will read bible stories – one of my favorite things to do! We will go to mass on Wednesday. We colored a picture of Saint Teresa or Avila-I taught there before I came here (yes, it was in the dark ages)! Our theme for the month is “respect life”. I am sending home a sheet soon, with a baby bottle for our “baby bottle boomerang.” You will be receiving an empty plastic baby bottle to collect money in or you may send in a check. All the proceeds will go to “birthright” a non-profit organization to help unwed mothers and their new babies. Please send in the sheet with a name on it for someone you would like to be remembered. If you are unable to donate, please send back the empty bottle so we can re-cycle it. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Please help if you can. MATH We will continue practicing recognizing and writing numerals 6-10. The children are not having many reversals, but we will still continue to on it. As they remind me constantly-only God is perfect! READING We’ll meet Mr. D and his delicious donuts! On Tuesday, we will make delicious donuts. We’ll read Dandelion and Harry the Dirty Dog –watch for special projects to come home. I hope you will have a chance to make the “ nests”. I will send home the recipe for them - the children loved making and eating them! MYSTERY READER Thank you to Christopher Jorgensen (Rebecca’s big brother) for being our mystery reader today! HALLOWEEN Our Halloween party will be October 30th. The parade will be at 1:30. If you would like to help “dress” your child, you may come in at 1:05 to help. More details to follow next week! The room parents will contact you if you have offered to help. UPCOMING DATES October 19 – Entertainment books or money due October 21- School mass - please join us! October 30 - Halloween party November 3 - No school - faculty workshop November 4 – Yankee Candle orders and money due DNovember 11 - No school - Veteran’s Day November 19 - No school - parent conferences December 10 - Christmas concert, 6:30 October 9, 2009 NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY PENNSYLVANIA As you read this, I will be on my way to Pennsylvania. Watch for a post card with their reading words!!!! NO MORE SHORTS! REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORMS!! RELIGION We will spend next week discussing the stories in the bible that show us God’s love. MATH We will review our numerals 1-10. READING We’ll review n and a. Please make sure that you have sent in N and A homework. If you have misplaced it, send us a note and we will send home a new one. Please make sure your child prints his/her full name on the top, practices the letters on the bottom of the page and then cuts out pictures or draws pictures. You need to label them. Please make sure that your child uses a pencil. FUNDRAISERS Money is due on the 19th of October for your entertainment book. BOOK IN A BAG The children have been wonderful about returning the “book in a bag”. I hope you are enjoying the activity as much as they are! Please remember to return the book the very next day. UPCOMING DATES October 14 - Picture day –please wear uniform October 19 – Entertainment books or money due October 21 - School mass, please join us October 30 - Halloween party-more details to follow-parade at 1:30 November 19 - No school-parent teacher conferences September 25, 2009 NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OPEN HOUSE Our Open House will be Tuesday, September 29th at 7. Please try to come and pick up some special things your child has made and meet some new people! MRS. PAVELEC A big thank you to my very special aide, who loves your child as much as I do! READING Next week, we will begin Unit one in reading. Our new reading words are: the, a, my and that. The first unit is “My world.” How appropriate- that is just what we will be doing in Religion! MATH We’ll be doing numbers 1- 5 next week. Watch for our special booklets to come home! The children are doing very well with writing their numbers. Some are still reversing them and some have trouble. If your child brings a paper home that he/she has had trouble with, please let them practice at home. OUTSIDE RECESS Unless it is raining or below zero, we will be going out for recess. When it gets chilly, please send them dressed appropriately. NURSE Please do not send your child to school if he/she has a fever or has vomited during the night or in the morning. The nurse is Not allowed to administer Tylenol or over the counter drugs. If your child needs to take a prescription, we need a doctor’s note. FUNDRAISERS Our fundraiser will be due on October 1st. All orders are due that day and payment will be due when the orders are delivered on November 5th.. Please try to help with any fundraisers you can-they are for the benefit of your child! Entertainment books or money must be returned by October 19th. NAMES Most of the children are writing their names in capital letters. Please reinforce only the first letter is capital-it is a tough habit to break, but we will work on it! HOMEWORK Homework will begin on Tuesday. I will give it to you at Open House and explain it.. This reading series starts with N - so look for N to come home. Homework always comes home on Monday (unless we are off) and needs to be returned by the following Monday. LETTER PEOPLE I use the letter people to supplement our phonics program. The children love them! We will meet Mr. N and his noisy nose on Tuesday! Each letter has an inflatable person, a song and a story. Ask your child about it! MYSTERY READER Please sign up at Open House if you would like! We try to do it Friday at 2:20, but if you need to come a different day, please let me know. FIELD TRIP You should have received a permission slip for us to go pumpkin picking. Please sign the permission slip and return it with $5 ASAP. UPCOMING DATES September 28 – No school!!! September 29 - Open House, 7 P.M. (adults only) October 7 – Field trip September 18, 2009 FIRST WEEK We survived our first full week of school. If you don’t see too much work coming home - we’ve still been busy! I have spent a lot of time going over routines and working on respect. The time we spent on it will make the rest of the year go smoothly. We also had two birthday parties and our first assembly about fundraisers this week. We have a very child-centered room. When I asked the children what they would like to learn this year, most of them said “reading”. Watch for a traveling book to come home to see what your child wants to learn! They are a delightful group – Mrs. Pavelec and I are certainly enjoying getting to know their little personalities. ROOM MOTHERS Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be room mothers or fathers. You may sign up at Open House for parties, field trips, mystery reader and help! VACATION OR SICK DAYS If your child is out of school for a vacation or is sick, I will need a note. I will keep all of your child’s work in his/her mailbox to pick up when they return. I know many of you would like it ahead of time, but I just never know how much work we will get through. Thanks for being understanding about this matter. LABEL EVERYTHING Please label all sweaters and sweatshirts that come to school. You cannot believe the amount of clothing that I accumulate that does not have a name. I know that clothes are very expensive and I do not want you to have to replace yours. This goes for jackets, too-if they get left on the playground, we’ll know who to return it to. ACCIDENTS If your child has an “accident” and brings home our clothes, please return them in a timely fashion so others may use them. Once when a child had an accident, I told them not to worry that I would give them a pair of “my” underwear. They looked at me strangely and responded “but Mrs. Hynes, they’ll never fit!” LUNCH AND MILK Our lunch program is off to a great start. It is $2 a lunch or if you want to pre-pay for 20 lunches, you will get a free one. Milk is $.55 per day. Thanks for telling me what your child would like each day. SNACK Snacks have been wonderful! You have been very good about sending a snack and a drink each day. CLASS LIST WILL BE COMING! I am sending home a sheet for you to sign up for our class list. It is great for birthday parties, but it is not mandatory that you give out private information. If you want your name and number given to other class members, please send in the sheet on Monday. Thank you. Please keep it in a handy spot so you can refer to it for birthday parties or so your child can call a friend. READING We will review letters I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S and T. We will learn the word “the” next week. Please see how many places your child can find it - in books, on cereal boxes, in stores, etc. RELIGION We will talk about our five senses. Watch for a special booklet to come home. MATH We’ll continue on our numbers 0-5. FUNDRAISER Our first fundraiser has come home. Please support it if you are able, but never feel pressured. The orders are due on October 1st and the money will be due on November 5, when the orders will be here. Also, our Entertainment books have gone home. Please return the money or the book by October 19. MYSTERY READER Thank you to Mrs. Galvin for being our first mystery reader last Friday and for the popsicles she brought in to celebrate Matthew’s birthday! BOOK ORDERS Book orders are coming home today. If you would like to order, please send it in by next Friday, September 25. Make checks out to Scholastic books and label the envelope with your child’s name. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! A huge thank you to Mrs. Galvin and Mr. Putnam for taking home our religion and math books respectively. They are pulling pages each week for your child to work on. This leaves Mrs. Pavelec and myself more time to work with your child. Bless them! UPCOMING DATES September 24 – 1st School Mass at 9 – please join us! September 25 - Saint Pius Get Acquainted Night – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 6-9 pm, Parish Hall, sponsored by PSA September 29 - Open House at 7 pm
Kym Hynes
St. Pius X
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