Kindergarten Weekly - Oct. 18

   THE KINDERGARTEN WEEKLY 

October 17, 2018 ~ Mrs. Shook’s Class

As a member of the St. Pius Catholic School Community, I will strive to follow the mission of Jesus as I

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Daily Classroom News		Looking Ahead to Next Week
We began our Pumpkin Exploration today. Our small pumpkin had 434 seeds inside it!	Mon.	Don’t forget a snack, a water bottle AND a clean desk towel! We have Spanish and Computer class today!
We learned the /g/ sound today! We also learned to read the    color PINK today! Our medium pumpkin had 618 seeds!	Tues.	We go to Computer CLASS TODAY!
We finished working on a Scarecrow today! We glued many /s/ pictures to our scarecrow.	Wed.	We go to ART class today! We will learn the sound of /r/ today!
NO SCHOOL Say a prayer for our teachers	Thurs.	Today is Library Day – don’t forget to send the library book in the library bag. We will go to the Science Lab today!
who are traveling to and from Grand Rapids for the MANS Conference.	Fri.	Today is Gym Day – wear your gym uniform and tennis shoes. We go to Music class today, too! SHOW AND TELL DAY! Today is the end of the First Quarter of school!  Report cards will come home next week, with Parent/Teacher Conferences the following week!
Questions for your child:   Reading –October Letter recognition practice – Practice a couple of times each week.  I will use this to test the students on Letter Recognition beginning Oct. 22.       NO OTHER HOMEWORK, ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!
Sunday’s Gospel Reading – October 21, 2018 Hearing the Word – Mark 10:35-45 Questions you can ask your child: On the Way to Mass – Whom do you see as a leader?  What have they done to show you this? On the Way Home From Mass – What are some things James and John did not know when they said they would gladly be just like Jesus?
Comments: 1.      HELP!!!!  There are still some items needed for our party!  The link is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094fafae2ea64-20141.  No one has signed up to blow up the balloons, I promise this isn’t as hard as it sounds!  And the students LOVE popping the balloons!  See me if you have any questions!  ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A BAG, PLASTIC PUMPKIN, BUCKET, ETC to collect their goodies from our game time!  Thank you so much to everyone who already signed up to bring something or to help with our party, we appreciate your help! 2.   Thank you so much to those who donated different size pumpkins!  We enjoyed exploring them this week!  The hardest part was counting all those seeds! 3.     A sign up genius link will be emailed soon from the office about parent teacher conferences which will take place on Wednesday, November 7th and Thursday, November 8th.  I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child’s progress! I have my son’s soccer banquet on Wednesday evening, but will be here until 6 and I will be here all afternoon and evening on Thursday.