Letters of the Week: Aa, Ss, Mm, Rr, Tt, Bb Words of the Week: I, see, my, a, the, like, red,

green, blue, yellow, whiteMath Concepts of the Week: less, more, equal

Week of October 31 – November 4Halloween Parade and Performance Monday @ 8:45No School Tuesday, Nov. 1Tree Farm Field Trip Wednesday, Nov. 2

Language Arts*Due to our Halloween Activities, no school on Tuesday and our field trip, we will not be shopping for new books in Reader’s Workshop this week.*Students-please be sure that you have read/”loved up” your Reader’s Workshop books 2-3 times this week. Remember to bring your books to school EVERY day. This month we are working with Post-its to share our feelings as we read our stories. Since you have kept your books this week, you will be an expert this coming week at Reader’s Workshop. Parents, we strongly encourage you to read aloud to your child for at least 10 minutes a day. It is beneficial to follow up reading with a discussion that includes story sequence and/or predictions. Your child can teach you how to show your feeling in the story with Post-its!!

1. *Letter Printing and Word Review (See letter link next to this week’s homework on the website. You will need to print out the printing paper for your child)* We are reviewing letters Aa, Ss, Mm, Rr, Tt and Bb, as well as our many words. Please help your child with correctly holding a pencil and properly forming the letters top to bottom. Please ONLY USE PENCIL to do your writing. Optional Challenge: On the back, draw a picture that starts with each letter.

2. Word Review -With the words below, write 3 sentences. Try to use as many different words as possible. You may also draw pictures in place of words. For example, draw a duck instead of writing the word.

- I, see, the, my, like, a, red, blue, green, yellow, white.

Examples: I like my yellow .

I see the red .

Math3. * Math Workbook Pages 25-28

-Please read the directions located at the bottom of each page. -Return completed pages 25-28 in homework folder on Friday.

PAPER TOWELS

*Attention: We are completely out of paper towels. If you are at the store, please pick up an extra roll for our class. We use them daily.

F.Y.I*Halloween Parade and Performance – Oct 31 @ 8:45

*No School – Tuesday, Nov. 1 – Teacher Prep Day

*Field Trip to Treepeople Tree Farm – Nov. 2

*Parent/Teacher Conferences – Nov. 10 and 14-18

*No School – Friday, Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day

*Nov. 14-18 –Brookside’s Annual Book Fair

*Thanksgiving Play & Feast : Tues., Nov. 22 - 11:30-12:15

-All kindergarten students will rehearse a part in our annual kindergarten First Thanksgiving play. If you know that your child will not be at school on this day, please notify your child’s teacher right away. All students will learn poems and songs that will be performed along with the play. Following the play, the students and their family will be invited to attend our annual Thanksgiving Feast (notices for donations of finger foods will go out in early November.) Please make every effort to attend. It is very important to the students to have a family member there. If mom or dad cannot attend, perhaps grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, or even a close friend could attend. All family members are invited.

*November 24-25 : Thanksgiving Holiday – No School - Enjoy your turkey!!

*Bring clean, crushed aluminum cans to school on Friday.

*Wear your Brookside spirit clothes, or blue & white clothes for our Brookside colors, on Friday.