K-3 Newsletter

                                   Mrs. MacIntyre

November 21, 2014

Dear families,

 We had a great week here in K-3. The children are working hard on some Native American crafts. I am in need of large brown paper grocery bags so I can send all the crafts home safely on Tuesday. If you have any could you please send them in with your child this Monday? Thank you in advance.

 The children are showing a high interest in The First Thanksgiving, so we have read some wonderful literature and have had some great discussions comparing the differences between Thanksgiving then and now. Hopefully, they will be able to share some of this with you at home.

In Writer’s Workshop, the children are being introduced to more wall words, spacing and punctuation. They are doing a great job.

I am also discussing a lot about syllables. Your child should be able to tell you how many syllables are in their first and last name and also be able to add them together. Wow! They are very proud!

 Miss Kathy Brownell came and delivered the items that were brought in from home and the items we bought at McQuades and brought them to be made into Thanksgiving baskets. The items that are not used will be donated to the Jamestown Food Bank. Thank you parents for helping out with this, what a wonderful lesson for your children to learn, that no matter how small they are, they truly can make a difference.

Our letter of the week was “Ll”. Our tongue twister was, “Larry and Linda lick lemon lollipops.”

 Next week, our letter of the week will be “Uu”

In math, we have been practicing number writing. We are taking our time and practicing our number 0-20.  This takes time and practice. I am not in a hurry, we have plenty of time and it will come when your child is ready. We will continue with 2-D and 3-D shapes and adding within 5.

As you know it is getting cold out. Please send your child with hat and gloves. If your child wears rain boots or snow boots to school, be sure to send in a pair of sneakers that they can wear inside, especially if it is a “P.E.” day.

Thank you to all of you for coming in for Parent /Teacher conferences. Your support and trust means so much to me. I feel lucky to work in such an amazing community and to be a part of your child’s first year of school is a gift. Please know that I am here early every morning. If you ever have any questions or concerns you are welcome to come in and talk with me.

It was hard for us to say good bye to Nicholas and Alexander Sipperly and Rhea Dupre this week. We wish them the best on their new adventures and with their families.

I won’t write a newsletter next week so, I would like to take the time now to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving with your families.

Enjoy your time together this Thanksgiving.

Fondly,

Mrs. MacIntyre

                                      K-3 Newsletter

                                    Mrs. MacIntyre            November 14, 2014

Dear families,

The children are very excited about our Native American Unit. We have learned about the origin of the 1^st Thanksgiving and some history of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. We have also learned Native American legends that the children love. We are working on making drums, pattern necklaces and headbands and vests. The children also each gave themselves Native American names this week, if you ask them what their name is they should be able to tell you. Our letter of the week was “Kk” .Our tongue twister was “Kendall and Kiana kick like kangaroos.”

We will be going to McQuades on Wednesday, November 19^th. . If you have not sent in your labeled bag of coins and permission slip yet please do so. Thank you in advance. The children are so excited to go and so am I. It is a great lesson in doing for others and is very meaningful especially at this time of year. Also, please remember to send in a non-perishable food item for our K-3 Food basket. I will be taking donations until next Friday November 21^st.I am looking forward to meeting with all of you next week for our parent teacher conferences. Thanks for taking the time to come in to talk about your child with me.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE…. THE HOLIDAY CONCERT WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT!!

                                Annual Kindergarten Holiday Concert

                                 Tuesday, December 23^rd at 9:15am.

                                Melrose School Multi-Purpose Room

Your child should dress in their Best Holiday Red (more details in the coming weeks.}

 Thank you and have a nice weekend

Mrs. MacIntyre

                             K-3 Newsletter

                             Mrs. MacIntyre

November 7, 2014

Dear families,

This week, we began our Native American unit. We began by reading literature about Plymouth Plantation and what life was like for the children back then. Everyone had a job to do even as young children. We also read learned and discussed how Pilgrims and Native Americans became friends and how the First Thanksgiving came to be right in our neighboring Massachusetts.

I hope you had a nice day off for Election Day. I was happy to hear that many of the students were able to tell me who was running for governor and who the winner was.

In Writer’s Workshop, we are encouraging the children to work independently and sound out words. They are doing a great job. Their goal is to match their writing to their picture. They are using their alphabet cards to help them in their writing. Our letter of the week was “Hh”. Our tongue twister was “Hannah hugs Harry the happy hound.” We also brainstormed a list of H words.

In Math, the children have been working on writing numerals in order from 0-5. We have also been practicing number recognition 0-20 as well as sorting geometrical shapes. The children are becoming very good at identifying 2-D and 3-D shapes, please continue to practice these skills with your child at home.

We are planning a trip to McQuades sometime in November to purchase items for the Food Bank in Jamestown.  I am tentatively planning the trip for Wednesday the 19^th. I am attaching a permission slip with an open date in case I have to change it due to the weather. If you could send in a bag of coins for your child to buy a food item I would appreciate it. I do not need more than $2.00 maximum for each child. Before we go to McQuades, we will use a flyer to see how much the items cost and each child will have a shopping list with one item to buy. This way, they know what they looking for and buying when they get there. There will be more details to follow, as the trip gets closer. It is a great way to get the children involved in the community. I am really only in need of one volunteer at this point to help with the fieldtrip. Some fieldtrips are fine for younger siblings to come along with but in this case it does not usually work. I really encourage the students to purchase the product and carry it back to school themselves t just seems to make it more meaningful.

In the meantime, if you would like to send in a non-perishable food item for o our K-3 food basket, I will be giving it to Kathy Brownell to donate to the Jamestown Food Bank. Thank you so much!

    I am also attaching confirmation for your Parent/Teacher conference, if you did not sign up for one at Open House please let me know and we can schedule one.

Have a weekend,

Mrs.  MacIntyre