Ms. Shepherd’s Classroom News

Our Specials ScheduleMonday – Computer Lab

Tuesday-- PE – must wear tennis shoes

Wednesday-- Technology – smart board room

Thursday -- Library ** Be sure to bring your library books back!

Friday – Art/ Music

Flippen ElementaryMcDonough, Georgia

Ms. ShepherdOctober 4, 2013

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Ms. Shepherd’s Shining Star of the Week

PHONICS/ Literacy: Letter Knowledge; Focus Letter Nn; Phonemic Awareness- beginning sounds & rhyming; consonants and vowels; -ap word family

THEME: Pumpkins (how living things change and grow…)

MATH: Counting with Friends (Unit 2)

FF L I P P E NL I P P E N E E L E ML E M E N T A R YE N T A R Y

KK I N D E R G A R T E NI N D E R G A R T E N

Poem of the Week Oct 14-18 , 2013

What’s up for after the break?

Working with Sight Words I’m a Little PumpkinI’m a little pumpkin,Orange and round.Here is my stem,

there is the ground.When I get all cut up,

Don’t you shout!Just open me up and

Scoop me out!

Jacob H. is the star student of the week. Jacob is a smart boy and he is working hard in class.

We are proud of Jacob!

I know everyone has been working hard and trying to get their kids to learn the sight

words in their box. Here are some pointers to help you help them:

- Do not encourage kids to sounds out the sight words. Many of them do not have “regular” sounds and cannot be

phonetically sounded out.- Play games with them. Make it fun!

You can lay out 9 cards and play BINGO. You can even make a tic tac toe with sight words the child has to

read the word in the space to put their X or O to get three in a row.

- Look on the computer for more resources. Pinterest is a great resource

for parents as well as the internet. - Download aps on your smart phones or

tablets. Most of them are free or very inexpensive.

- Offer your child incentives for learning their words. I am offering incentives

It’s a Flippen PINK OUT!On Friday, October 18, 2013, we will be having a PINK OUT for Breast Cancer awareness month. All students

– BOYS INCLUDED- are encouraged to wear pink. (Students will change into their purple class shirts before going on the field trip and change back into

pink when we return.)

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Parent Notes and Reminders WE ARE NOW COLLECTING BOX

TOPS! Please send in as many as you can! 1000 IS OUR GOAL.

Kindergarten Students can now buy ice cream on Friday only. $1 for ice cream. (**depending on behavior**) Later on in the year we will add more days for ice cream.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT LUNCH MONEY/ ICE CREAM BAGS ARE IN THE FOLDER NOT IN THE BACKPACK OR IN POCKETS. SEARCHING FOR THE MONEY IS TIME CONSUMING. *** Do not combine ice cream and lunch money.***

When you send in money, please let us know what the money is

Reminders for our Field Trip:

- Students need to wear jeans and tennis shoes- no sandals or flip flops.

- If your child is bringing a lunch from home, it must be sent in a sack – no lunch boxes.

- Depending on the weather, your child may need a light jacket.

10/7 -10/11 – Fall Break – No school 10/18/13 – Field Trip to Southern Belle10/18/13 – Pink Out Day – All Students wear PINK!

Upcoming Events

Southern Belle Farm Field Trip

Class NeedsIf you can help by donating, we would appreciate it very much.

** 1x 2 5/8 inkjet printer labels