November 22, 2019

REMEMBER:

Monday and Tuesday (25th and 26th) are 1/2 days of school for children.

Monday (25th) is parent/teacher conference day. If you haven't signed up yet, please do!

http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Woolwich_Central_School


There is no school Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday of next week. Happy Thanksgiving to all and be safe! 

Sarah

November 15, 2019

Dear Families,

What a wonderful lunch celebration we had today with our grandparents and grandfriends. Delicious food and good company!

A bit of help that I need... please assist your child by making sure there are no toys or other distractions in their backpacks or pockets. We have had many instances of students "giving, trading, sharing, lending" items and we honestly don't have the time for those distractions in our day. I really need your help with this and I thank you in advance. 

The turkey projects are pouring in and they are simply wonderful! The children enjoy sharing their families with their friends. If you haven't brought it back yet, please do this week! 

If you have not signed up for conferences yet, please do. I can't wait to talk about your student's first trimester of kindergarten. 

Honey and Clover (our traveling stuffed animals) have visited quite a few houses and had some wonderful adventures so far. Thank you for taking care with them!

We are telling stories across pages in our writing blocks. Sharing work with partners and adding details have all added to our good work in writing!

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned about this week were; Kimmy Kangaroo and Farley Fox

In math we are working with teen numbers, recognizing teen numbers through movement, formation of numbers, addition and subtraction practice and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events: 
November 21- Our first "lock down" drill
November 22- Book Orders Due

November 25 & 26- 1/2 Day Students- Parent Teacher Conferences (Please sign up)

November 27,28,29 No School for Thanksgiving Break

November 7, 2019

My son, Patrick

Dear Families,

Thank you Veterans!

A turkey project has come home with your child this week. Have fun creating together and please send it back in when finished~
Also, two new friends have begun travelling home with friends: Their names are Honey  and Clover...they will visit your home soon if they haven't yet!

A bit of help that I need... please assist your child by making sure there are no toys or other distractions in their backpacks or pockets. We have had many instances of students "giving, trading, sharing, lending" items and we honestly don't have the time for those distractions in our day. I really need your help with this and I thank you in advance. 

We are continuing to tell stories across pages in our writing blocks. Sharing work with partners and adding details  has added to our good work!

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned about this week were; Arnie Aardvark and Jenny Jaguar.  

In math we are working with sorting, ten frames, teen numbers, recognizing teen numbers through movement, formation of numbers, addition and subtraction practice and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events: 
November 8- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Inservice

November 11- Veterans Day Observed- No School

October 25, 2019

Dear Families,

We have been learning about fire safety this week and we will be joined by the Woolwich Fire Department on Monday as they share their knowledge with us about safety. We will learn about the fire truck and how to keep safe. Some students are unsure if their family has an outside meeting place if they have to evacuate their house. Do you have one? Have you practiced your escape route with your family? Have you changed the batteries in your smoke detectors lately? I care a lot about you all and want you to stay safe!!!

Books Read: Firehouse, Curious George at the Fire Station, Clifford the Firehouse Dog, My Fire Engine

During writing time they are starting to; visualize places and people to write about, add words (letters) to their pictures, rehearse what they want to say about what they wrote, take turns sharing their ideas and writing with partners and show movement in their drawings for a fun effect. We talked a lot this week about being BRAVE writers and adding more and more letters to our words and words to our sentences.

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were Sadie Seal and Rosie Raccoon/Rhino Ralph.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-30, sorting, using math manipulatives, identifying and describing triangles, reviewing spatial vocabulary and concepts (top, below, between, next to, around, over, under, left, right), dot cards, five frames, addition is "putting together"and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events: 

November 3- Clocks Back!
November 8- NO SCHOOL- Professional Development
November 11- No School-Veteran's Day 

October 10, 2019

Dear Families,

A huge THANK YOU for those who traveled to Rocky Ridge apple orchard with us last week. It was such a beautiful day! The children painted their pumpkins and brought them home to put out for Halloween. We also made applesauce last with the apples we got at Rocky Ridge and after lots of turning and squishing, we ate the delicious treat! I hope you found the apple core I sent home with the attached instructions for planting your own apple tree.

Our Go2Science mission to Thailand is continuing to be an exciting adventure for us. We have learned so much about tigers and other animals found in that far away place. Our 3-D printer has also been busy printing out artifacts that Beth and Curtis have been discovering in the field. All very exciting!

We are finishing our study of the life cycle of the butterfly. We currently have 1 last caterpillar in chrysalis. Hoping the weather stays mild until he can travel to Mexico!  We have learned so much about the caterpillar life cycle!

Books Read: Big, Red Apple, Mr. Brown's Magnificent Apple Tree, Wiggle's Apple Book

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we learned this week were; Felix Fox and Max the Ox.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-10, sorting, discussing a graph, using math manipulatives, 10 frames,  finger counting, working with shapes and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events: 

October 11- No School- Professional development day for teachers
October 14- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day

September 25, 2019

Dear Families,

I am sending this newsletter home today for a couple of reasons. I will be out on Friday and your student's pictures arrived and I didn't want to wait to send them home. 

PLEASE remember to dress your student in play clothes, layers,  and boots/sneakers on Monday for our trip to Rocky Ridge Orchard. If you signed up to chaperone I am counting on you coming with us. You can ride the bus or meet us there. We are leaving around 8:45.

In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the butterfly. We currently have 10 caterpillars still munching and we have 4 in chrysalis as of this morning.  Hopefully they will become butterflies soon so we can release them for their flight to Mexico before the cold weather sets in! We have learned so much about the caterpillar life cycle! We also began learning about apples and their life cycle in preparation for our trip to the orchard next week. 

Books Read: Apple Trouble, Mr. Brown's Magnificent Apple Tree, Big Red Apple, The Apple Pie Tree

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The character we learned about this week was Ollie Ostrich. We also did our first "magic draw" of a "pup". 

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-10, sorting, discussing a graph, using math manipulatives, using 5 frames, practicing with quick looks at collections of dots, finger counting, working with shapes and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are still learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

September 30- Field trip Rocky Ridge~If you signed up to chaperone I am counting on you to be there~ 

October 11- NO SCHOOL-Professional Development Day 

October 14- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day

September 20, 2019

Dear Families,

PLEASE remember to send in the $5.00 along with the permission slip for Rocky Ridge Apple Orchard if you have not already. I need the money in order to request a check before we go. If this is a hardship please let me know. If you signed up to go on the field trip I am expecting you to come! Thank you~

 Thank you for those earbuds/headphones that came in this week. We will hopefully be starting next week with some guided technology practice.

In science we continue to learn about the life cycle of the butterfly. We currently have 10 caterpillars still munching and we have 4 in chrysalis as of this morning.  Hopefully they will become butterflies soon so we can release them for their flight to Mexico before the cold weather sets in! We have learned so much about the caterpillar life cycle!

We have also started our new mission to Thailand for our Go2Science program. We are studying tigers as well as learning a lot about the culture, people, and animals of Thailand. Exciting stuff!

Books Read: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly", Said the Sloth, Mister Seahorse and other Eric Carle favorites!

Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The characters we have learned this week were; Polly Panda and Uncle Upton.

In math we are getting to know numbers 0-10, sorting, discussing a graph, using math manipulatives, working with shapes and continuing our calendar routines. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week. 

We are still learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)

Upcoming Events:

September 30- Field trip Rocky Ridge~If you signed up to chaperone I am counting on you to be there~ 

October 11- NO SCHOOL-Professional Day for Teachers

October 14- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day