Reminders:
+ School will be closed Friday, October 22 for a faculty professional day
+ At the HSA meeting on Wednesday, Mrs. Major announced that on Friday October 29, students may dress down in Halloween colors or Halloween themed clothing, but no costumes. SFCS will enjoy Halloween fun on Friday with a special treat from the HSA. Out of concern for the safetly and health of our community, we will not have a Halloween Parade this year. 
Looking Ahead:
+There is an early dismissal Friday, November 5


This week we are learning:
+Language Arts: Module 2 There's Only 1 Me! Week 2
Story: I Like Myself & ABC I Like Me!
Phonological Awareness: blend syllables and identify the medial sound
Phonics: vowel Aa
High Frequency Word: am, at, go
Big Idea Words: celebrate, different, special
Power Words: bother, change, same
+Math:
The class did a great job with shapes! This week we will look at the second half of the chapter- patterns.
+Religion: 
Chapter 3: God gives us water 
Good God Choices Lesson 5: Telling vs. Tattling
+SS/Science:
We will begin our lesson on Bats! We will talk about nocturnal animals as well as the difference between bats and birds. 

Have a great week!
Ms. Monteleone

Reminders:
+School will be closed Monday, October 11
+There is a HSA general meeting Wednesday October 13 on Zoom @ 7PM. Please see the family envelope for the zoom link.
Looking ahead
+ School will be closed Friday, October 22 for a faculty professional day


This week we are learning:
+Language Arts: Module 2 There's Only 1 Me! Week 1
Story: Rene the Boy & Being Different Rocks!
Phonological Awareness: identifying syllables and identifying final sounds
Phonics: Consonant Tt /t/ and Bb /b/
High Frequency Word: by & to
Big Idea Words: celebrate, different, special
Power Words: participate, pronounce, research
+Math:
We will continue learning about shapes- this week we will focus on flat shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, circle) and combining shapes to make new shapes
+Religion: 
Chapter 2: God Gives us Light
Good God Choices Lesson 4: Conflict vs. Bullying
+SS/Science:
We will wrap up our lesson on pumpkins. 


Last week we took our first LA module assessment. The assessment is split into 3 pieces:
1. Listening: a story is read aloud and the students have to answer a few questions about the story
2. Foundation Skills: identifying letters, letter sounds, and sight words
3. Module Inventory: addresses the phonological awareness skills we practiced during the module. This is completed 1 on 1 with me. 
Please keep an eye out for the assessment in your child's folder this week. If you have any questions about it, please let me know!


Please see below for some of our newest October classwork!

Have a great week!
Ms. Monteleone

Reminders:
+ Students do not need to wear their name tag to school anymore letting us know about their dismissal line. If there is a change of line for the day, please leave a note in your child's folder or call the school office to let us know. I do not always have access to email during the day and am unable to check for last minute changes. 
+On Monday we will celebrate the feast of St. Francis. The students are invited to bring in a picture of a family pet or a drawing of a pet they wish to have for a special prayer service we will hold in our classroom.
+Scholastic is having delays in shipping their orders. I apologize that the September order hasn't arrived yet. The October Magzine will be sent home this week. There are a lot of Halloween options available. We will make this a short order window in hopes that the books will be delivered in time for Halloween. All orders will be due Wednesday, October 6 by 3PM
+We will begin homework this week. Please look for the pages in the "return to school" side of the folder. When completed, please send them back to school to be reviewed the next day. Thank you!
Looking ahead:
+School will be closed Monday, October 11
+There is a HSA general meeting Wednesday October 13 on Zoom @ 7PM
+ School will be closed Friday, October 22 for a faculty professional day


This week we are learning:
+Language Arts: Module 1: Curious about Kindergarten Week 4
Story: Schools Around the World & Annie, Bea, and Chi Chi Dolores
Phonological Awareness: Identifying rhymes & Identifying syllables
Phonics: Consonant Mm /m/ & Ss /s/
High Frequency Word: I
Big Idea Words: discover, dream, partners
Power Words: city, country, map
+Math:
We are starting chapter 2 this week. We will learn about solid shapes: sphere, cone, cylinder, cube, and rectagular prism.
+Religion: 
On Monday we will celebrate the feast of St. Francis. The students are invited to bring in a picture of a family pet or a drawing of a pet they wish to have for a special prayer service we will hold in our classroom.
Good God Choices Lesson 3: How to be a good Friend
+SS/Science:
We will learn about pumpkins!


On Wednesday, we got to see the end of the Blue Mass and wave hello to many officers. The class made cards to share with them. 

Have a great week!
-Ms. Monteleone