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Notes
to Hold onto
for November 9 - 13, 2009
Mrs. Holden's Kindergarten
Boiling Springs Elementary
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Key Focus this week
Letter: M
Sight words: go, have, three
Theme: Fall
Writing: Thanksgiving: what we eat, do,
the people we are with, and our own family traditions
ELA: Who is the story about, where does it
take place, Can you retell the events of the story? AR tests for G/GG readers
Social Studies: Identifying the reasons
for National Holidays
Math: Organizing data, what does the data
tell us, what
conclusions can you make about your data
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Important Dates to Jot Down
Nov. 17-Interim Reports Go Home
Nov. 18-Pictures with Santa (more info to
come)
Nov. 24-Can food Drive and Spirit Day.
Wear a Clemson or Carolina Shirt
Nov. 25 – 27-Thanksgiving Holiday's
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Listening and Following Directions!
We have several students that will not do
as asked/instructed unless we ask 5 or 6 times. As you can imagine, this takes
away from classroom instruction to repeat things over and over again. If we do
not enforce consequences for this behavior, it will continue to be an issue.
Please know that I always ask students if they:
1. Hear the instructions I gave
2. Understand what is being asked of them
3. Tell me what they should be doing
Please encourage your child to do their
best and practice the same skills and expectations at home.
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100 Book Challenge
Our entire class has reached 100 lines and
we have many students that have already reached 200 lines! The goal for each
nine weeks is for your child to log 100 lines! We are continuing to review
what to do when you come to a word you don’t know. Students have learned many
different strategies to help them when they are reading.
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Fevers, Chills, and Vomiting, Yikes!
If your child throws-up during the evening
please keep them at home and allow 24 hours before they return. If your child
is running fever, please keep them at home so they can rest in comfort. Please
do this for your child, the 24 other students, and for the teachers. We sent
three students home in one day due to fever and vomiting.
We can’t be too careful during the flu
season!
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Items needed
We are in need of items for our treasure
box. These can be new or gently used happy meal toys. Here are some other
ideas: bubbles, stickers, individually wrapped treats, bouncy balls, cars,
seasonal treats and pencils. We appreciate any donations!
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Current Phone Numbers are
So important!!!
Please make sure we have your current
phone number and cell phone information. In case of an emergency the school
will contact you with the number we have on file. If you have any changes at
all, please send me a note and I will inform the office of this change.
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AR books
If your child is reading on a G level or
above your child has been given the opportunity to take home an AR book. On
Friday’s I will sit with each child and read the questions to them as they
take the AR test. I was very impressed with the student’s ability to recall
the events of the stories and answer questions last Friday when 12 students
took their first AR test!
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