Fire Safety

Our week started with an assembly about Fire Safety. It was Awesome! The fireman talked about not playing with lighters and/or matches; having a family fire drill with a meeting place and the importance of stop/drop/and roll if you were ever in a fire. The firemen acted out how they would enter a house that was on fire, their gear glowed in the dark. It was really exciting. The children were able to ask questions and our assembly ended with a tour of the fire truck. We also watch a Fire Safety Video. Please discuss with your child your family’s fire safety plan. A big Thank You to Mrs. Harbour for inviting the firemen to Chets Creek.

We are finishing our study of Pumpkins. We explored with our five senses. We tasted pumpkin pudding made by Ms. Lewis’ class. Yummy! We also made predictions about pumpkins being a fruit or a vegetable. Ask your child if a pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable? Hint: Seeds should help you. We acted out the poem Five Little Pumpkins. Hilarious!
Another question we explored was Will a Pumpkin Sink or Float?
For this experiment we joined Ms. Sasso’s class. We tested several items before testing our 3 pumpkins. As you can see from the pictures the pumpkin floats!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
Wed., Nov. 4th Early Dismissal @ 1:45
Thurs. Nov. 5th Student Recognition Awards @ 9:15 in our classroom
Fri., Nov. 6th School Picture Retakes
Mon., Nov. 9th Chick-fil-A Night 6-8pm
Wed., Nov. 11th Veteran’s Day (NO SCHOOL)
Thurs., Nov. 12th Volunteer Orientation @ 7pm
Fri., Nov. 13th Flag Raising @ 9am in the courtyard
Tues., Nov. 17th Kindergarten Family Night
Fri., Nov. 20th Kindergarten POW Wow
Look at the additional information about these events that came home today in your child’s home-school folder.

Diamond D Ranch Field Trip

So Much Too Learn No Time To Burn

We are so busy learning and having fun in Kindergarten. During our Science workshop we have been measuring ourselves and other items with pumpkins. Thank you to all who supplied pumpkins. There is still much for us to learn about them, so be on the lookout for more pumpkin fun.

Our first field trip to Diamond D Ranch was awesome! The kids had a great time. A huge thank you to all the chaperones! The Diamond D Ranch has been a family owned and operated ranch for over 50 years. The beautiful 600 acre ranch is still a working horse and cattle ranch and a place where families and friends can go to enjoy a fun filled day of entertainment. As we rode around the ranch we saw a variety of the ranch animals such as American Bison, Water Buffalo, Ostrich, Sheep, Goats, Antelope and more. Please click on the link above to enjoy more pictures from Mr. Robinson, Dazha’s dad.

The Chick-fil-A cow stopped buy Chets Creek to encourage us to be a Bully Buster. We discussed the top 10 ways to resolve conflicts.

Our literary pumpkin was made like the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree. Thank you to Mrs. Weaver for assisting with this craft.

Enjoy the pictures!

Hopscotch Paths

We continue to explore repeating linear patterns in Math Investigations. We arranged large pink and blue squares on the floor to generate hopping patterns and “paths” that resemble hopscotch boards. We made miniature hopscotch paths with color tiles at our table. We ended the day with a trip to the large playground where we all were able to hop on the hopscotch board. So much fun while learning!

Literacy Centers

Literacy Centers were introduced to our class this week. Literacy Centers allow the students to be actively engaged in a list of activities. The students rotate to a different station every day. Each center is set up to focus on a different skill. Our centers consist of Art, Make-a-Book, Poems (Nursery Rhymes), Writing/Reading Journal, and “I see” Theme Book. Ask your child about our Literacy Centers.

Exploring with our Five Senses

Check out our class using their Five Senses to explore, and observe at Centers. So much fun while learning.

Important Dates
Wed., Oct. 7th EARLY DISMISSAL @ 1:45
Fri., Oct. 9th SMILE! Fall Pictures
Mon., Oct. 12th Book Fair Week / Chick-fil-A Night
Tues., Oct 13th Book Fair Family Night 6-8pm in the Media Center
Thurs., Oct. 15th Field Trip to Diamond D Ranch
Here are some reminders for chaperones:
• Chaperones MUST have a current Chets Creek volunteer ID badge
• Chaperones cannot ride the bus—they can follow it or meet us at our destination
• Siblings are not allowed
Please be sure to turn in your child’s permission slip and payment by Oct. 8th. This will be a great trip!

We Need Pumpkins!
Please send a small (ornamental) or medium-sized pumpkin to school on or before Friday, October 9th for our upcoming Science unit. We also need a large one to observe and to decorate for the Literary Pumpkin Festival. If you would like to donate it, please send a note in your child’s folder. Thank you in advance!

FALL FUN
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD WE WILL BE HAVING A FALL CELEBRATION. THE CHILDREN WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRESS UP AS THEIR FAVORITE LITERARY CHARACTER & WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PARADE AROUND THE SCHOOL. OUR CLASS WILL CONTINUE THE FUN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. YOU ARE INVITED TO COME & SEE THE PARADE AND STAY FOR THE FUN. WE WILL BE SENDING HOME A LETTER SOON ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.

THIS YEAR’S PTA “SYMPHONY OF FUN” FALL CARNIVAL WILL BE FROM 6-9 PM ON THE SAME DAY. OUR CLASS WILL BE SUPERVISING “PUTT-PUTT” AND WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR 30 MINUTE SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. IF YOU CAN HELP OUT PLEASE SEND A NOTE IN YOUR CHILD’S FOLDER WITH A DAYTIME CONTACT NUMBER.

THE PTA NEEDS CANDY DONATIONS FOR THE EVENING. PLEASE LABEL ANY DONATIONS & SEND THEM ANYTIME BEFORE THE 23RD.

ART TO REMEMBER
Friday you received the ART TO REMEMBER Fundraiser packet from our ART teacher, Mrs. Snead. The due date for the envelopes to be returned is Friday, October 9th.

WE ARE WORKING ON…
Skills Block: Letter Names & Sounds (Star of the Day), Rhyming (Word Family –at), Vocabulary
Reader’s Workshop: Literacy Centers, Retelling Stories, and Sight Words (and, is, to, go, for, have, said, are, at)
Writer’s Workshop: Writing Genres (Report & Functional Writing) and S-T-R-E-T-C-H the word (sound by sound for writing)
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills, Patterns (Identifying the unit of a pattern), Writing Numbers, Number Recognition
Science Workshop: Five Senses, Pumpkins

Can you hear the music?