Important Dates:

October 30: Halloween AFTERNOON fun

November 2: NO SCHOOL- Professional Development

November 16: Delayed Start

November 19: NO SCHOOL- Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 26 & 27: NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break

HALLOWEEN FUN:

October 30^th in the AFTERNOON will be our Halloween fun day! Reminders for food donations will go home today or tomorrow.  The day is normal in the morning (please DO NOT send your child to school in their costume).  After lunch they may all change into their costume (no weapons).  We will have a parade, visit the 4^th grade Wax Museums, and then head back to the classroom for snacks and a Halloween movie. 

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

Our special student this week is Ella DeRuiter!  Ella has 5 siblings.  She will turn 7 in May and her favorite book is Biscuit.  Ella’s goals are to learn a lot and have a good school year! She loves unicorns and the cartoon My Little Pony. J

SPELLING WORDS:

Our spelling test will be on Friday this week!  The spelling homework is not due until then! J

READING FOLDERS:

Keep up the GREAT job reading at night!  I have been testing reading levels this week and many have gone up a box or two to the next letter!  I haven’t been able to check their sight word booklets yet because of this.  That will come soon!  I may only get to the sight word booklets once every few weeks.

PROGRESS REPORTS:

These went home last Friday.  Please note, I do not check “consistently high performance” at this point in the year because I don’t feel we have not been in school quite long enough yet.  So please don’t feel that your child isn’t doing great!

SIGHT WORDS:

You may see a sight word paper in your child’s reading folder.  Feel free to have your child practice these words whenever you have a chance.  I try to test them monthly, if not, weekly. 

CLASS DOJO COUPONS:

You may have seen paper coupons come home in your child’s reading folder.  If their name was on the back of a coupon they earned it!  The coupon is for one day. J

GEERS PUMPKIN PATCH:

October 22^nd is our Geers Pumpkin Patch field trip.  We will be going there from 9:00-11:00 that morning.  A note went home last week.  (Let me know if you do not have one) Please sign and return the note with $4.00 and your name with $4.00 for yourself if you are choosing to chaperone the field trip.  If you choose to chaperone you will have other children in your group on the field trip…just FYI.  J

HALLOWEEN FUN:

An official note will be sent home soon, but the day is normal in the morning (please DO NOT send your child to school in their costume).  After lunch they may all change into an costume (no weapons).  We will have a parade, visit the 4^th grade Wax Museums, and then head back to the classroom for snacks and a Halloween movie. 

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

Our special student this week is David Ferris.  David just celebrated his 7^th birthday this month.  He has a twin sister Ellie and 6 other siblings!  David loves monster trucks, guns, and mud puddles.  His favorite food is ravioli and book is Batman.  He hopes to learn to read and tie his shoes this year!

SPELLING WORDS:

I was asked what the HF words are.  This stands for High Frequency Words.  It’s just another name for sight words. 

The spelling homework is not due until next Thursday, the 22^nd!  We will have our test on that Friday.

Mrs. Kamphouse’s Class            Week of:  October 5^th    

READING FOLDERS:

Reading folders went home yesterday!  Please keep the October calendar in the front pocket so that I may easily slide it out and stamp each date that your child has read to you.  Please initial each date that your child reads their book at home.  I know it says to color it in, but I would prefer it if you would initial the date.  Thank you!  They will earn a DOJO point for each date read.  I cannot count it unless your child sends it in signed within a couple of days from the date read. 

**If your child has read 4 days a week for the entire month they will receive a BOOK IT Pizza Hut certificate at the end of the month!**

CLASS DOJO POINTS:

Last week I sent home some CLASS DOJO slips.  If you did not get one please let me know and I will send another one home.  This is a classroom website/app that keeps track of points your child earns.  They will use the points to “buy” coupons as rewards. J

GEERS PUMPKIN PATCH:

October 22^nd is our Geers Pumpkin Patch field trip.  We will be going there from 9:00-11:00 that morning.  There is a note in your child’s mail TODAY.  Please sign and return the note with $4.00 and your name if you are choosing to chaperone the field trip.  If you choose to chaperone you will have other children in your group on the field trip…just FYI.  J

HALLOWEEN FUN:

Look for a note about Halloween fun next week.  It will take place on the 30^th.  More info to come…I didn’t want to overwhelm you with important notes!

LIBRARY BOOKS:

Our next library date is Monday, the 12^th.  Please have your child’s library book back by then so that they may exchange it for a new one. 

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

Our special student this week is Carlee McGhee!  Carlee turned 7 last week on the 2^nd!  She likes to cook and she has 3 sisters and 1 brother!  Carlee’s favorite foods are tacos, watermelon, ice cream, and Cheetos.  Her favorite book is Charlotte’s Web and movie is Annie.  When Carlee grows up she’d like to be a mom and a police officer!

SPELLING WORDS:

I was asked what the HF words are.  This stands for High Frequency Words.  It’s just another name for sight words.