October 2013 Our class has been very busy this past month exploring patterns, numbers, sequencing story events and learning to read. Each day we practice breaking words down into individual sounds and blending sounds to make new words. We are becoming very good at hearing sounds and reading words. We have already learned all of our letter sounds along with several diagraphs (ng, th, ch, sh, qu, ck). Ask your child about our “red” and “green” words that we are reading each day in class. During October, we will continue to explore numbers and sets, counting, letter-sound identification, and vowel teams. As always, we still have plenty of time for singing, dancing, and having fun! What a great time we had on Backwards Day. We were so silly – we even said the alphabet backwards! REMINDERS: When sending snacks, please remember that we have 26 students in our class. All snacks must be individually packaged. Initial your child’s behavior chart each week and return it in his/her folder every Monday. A special thanks to everyone who has sent goodies for our Prize Box---You are the best!! At any time, please feel free to replace your child’s current folder with a new folder. Any color or type is acceptable. October 1: Picture retakes October 4: School mass and Blessing of the Animals October 11: End of 1st 9wks. October 16: Parent/Teacher Conferences; no school for PK-4 November 1: School mass