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October 3, 2025
What’s new…
It is hard to believe that October is already here! We have had a very busy week at school. We continue learning about changing leaves, pumpkins, and fall. Next week we will have a mini author study of Lois Ehlert. She is an author and illustrator with some great books about fall.
October is Fire Safety month. Later this month the Jamestown Fire Department will bring an engine up to school for a tour and meet some of the volunteer firefighters as well as a chance to climb onto a truck. (more info to follow) In class we will talk about basic fire safety such as stop/drop/roll, go low, and 911. I would encourage all families to go over your fire safety plan at home.
Student Showcase:
The children have been learning a poem and wanted me to share it with all the families. Ask your child to repeat it with you...
“Down, down
Yellow and brown
The leaves are falling
All around Jamestown”
Centers/Activities this week…
Part of our English Language Arts program, Into Reading, has the students learn how to discuss, share with partners, generate writing, opinion writing, narrative writing, and much more. The past few weeks we have been working on opinion writing with topics such as favorite parts of school, food, books, games, etc. The children are doing a great job sounding out the words to the best of their ability and creating wonderful drawings to go with their writing.
In math, we continue learning about measurement, sorting items and attributes as well as numbers 0-5. In our math program, children use their workbooks as we measure, sort, count and write our numbers. During center time we do activities and play games that reinforce the skills we learn during the math period.
In science, we learned about the parts of a tree: roots, trunk, branches, and leaves. We also went outside and observed the shapes of trees. We learned there are two types of trees: conifers and hardwoods and the difference between these trees.
Literacy Centers This Week:
Listening: Cookies Week and drew our favorite part
Word work: matched pictures with beginning sounds to the letters t and b
Writing: traced and practiced letters and wrote in our “Anytime Journal”
Ms. Green: letters, sounds, reading
Reminders…
There is no school on Friday October 10th for teacher professional time as well as Monday, October 14th in observance of Columbus Day. This weekend looks good for some fall activities: apple picking, visiting farms both locally and off the island, and going on a nature walk looking for signs of fall and various shapes. Enjoy!
Parents:
Today I sent home activities to help your child with handwriting which is from the Occupational Therapist. If you have any questions, please reach out to me.
Wishlist:
We are all set for now. Thank you!
September 26, 2025
What’s new…
We began discussing fall and how the leaves are just starting to change and the geese are flying in their V formation plus other signs that will begin soon such as the temperature. We will continue with our observations about Fall for the next few weeks.
We are learning about numbers 1-5 and positional words in our math books. We are counting, matching, and practicing writing each numeral. We also started measuring items in the classroom finding things longer and shorter and taller and shorter. I would encourage you to play counting board games at home teaching where to begin and where to go next. Some good games are Trouble, Candy Land, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, etc.
This week I sent home a letter telling about the Choose Love program that our school and our classroom are implementing. It is a wonderful program for children(and adults) especially in such trying times in our world. Please ask your child about our Choose Love formula. Ask your child about how we open our hearts to being kind to everyone and even to learning! Look for an upcoming special Book Bag with Choose Love books(social emotional) that will go home with your child for you to read and share with your family and enjoy!
Centers/Activities this week…
In science, We continued our unit on Trees and Weather. We talk about the weather everyday with the leader of the day telling what the weather is like outside and their prediction for the next day. We are reading many books about fall and all the things starting to happen in our environment at this time. This week we went outside with Miss Haley and used our five senses to observe nature. We will draw and record information about our trees in our special science notebooks, just like real scientists.
Literacy Centers this week…
Listening: Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons and drew our favorite part
Writing: practiced our letter formations
Hands-On: Created letters with our of play-dough
Word Work: activity with the letter Bb
Ms. Green: letters and sounds
Today we had our first Choose Love lesson this week talked about how to calm ourselves down when we are worried or anxious by taking Brave Breaths. We also learned about positive affirmations such as “I am important”, “I am smart, “ and “I am Kind”. We reviewed the Choose Love formula: Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion in Action = Choose Love
Parents:
Please send in the school house paper with some pictures and description of your family.
Reminders…
October 1st is picture day. Don’t forget to select the package you want for your child. If you want your child to change into play clothes after their pictures just let me know.
Wishlist:
We are all set on extra snacks and supplies for now. Thank you to all the families that have donated!
September 19, 2025
What’s new…
Wow, we have had a busy week of school with Start with Hello, reading, writing, counting, and finally talking about the first day of Fall.
In phonics we teach letter recognition, sounds and letter formation. The letters are not taught in alphabetical order but by the way they are formed. You may hear your child talking about skyline, plane line, and grass line letters. We use those terms to help children know where to start a letter and where to finish the letter formation. Occasionally I will send home practice sheets that reinforce what we are learning at school. They do not need to be returned but kept at home for reference.
Reminders…
-Please clean out your child’s folder every night to make it more manageable for your child. Please send back the school shape paper with some information and pictures of your child and family. We will be creating our first class book with these pages.
Thank you.
Centers/Activities this week…
In Guided Reading, we read books about school including School Day, A Squiggly Story, One Happy Classroom, Brand New Books, Brand New Pencils, and books about Fall. We are learning about characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of stories. We are learning about writing opinion pieces in Writing Workshop and learning the correct formation of uppercase letters and the sounds with those letters. We will be learning lowercase letters starting next week while still reviewing the uppercase.
In science we are discussing the seasons and signs of fall as well as the weather. We are beginning our first science unit called Trees and Weather. Next Tuesday we will go outside with Miss Haley from CISF who will come in every Tuesday. With Miss Haley we will observe trees and leaves found around the school as well as anything in nature! We are learning the parts of trees, how they grow, and what happens to trees during the four seasons.
In math we are learning about positional words: above, below, next, behind, between, under, etc. We played a freeze game using these words and drew a picture in our new math workbooks showing where we are: under the chair, next to the door, between the door and chair, etc. We also are learning about measurement with words like longer, shorter, fatter, skinnier, etc. Today we went to the Math Arcade which the children loved! Ask your child what they did in the “arcade”.
Literacy Centers this week:
Writing: tracing and writing letters I, L and H on paper
Word Work: Practicing with our dry erase markers writing uppercase letters correctly
Games and Puzzles: ABC order
Listening: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and then drew our favorite part of the book
Wishlist:
We are all set with everything. Thank you!
Parents:
Enjoy the Fall-like cooler weather this weekend! If you and your child see any signs of Fall, have them bring it to school to share with the class!
September 12, 2025
What’s new…
Wow, have we had a busy week of school! We have had the pleasure of getting to know one another and will continue next week with more activities that tell us about each other. I have particularly enjoyed meeting all your children and talking with each one to learn about him or her. We have begun chanting and cheering each child’s name and getting to know one another. We are finding out who has the shortest, longest, and names that start with the same letter. We will continue cheering next week filling our bulletin board with our friend’s names and pictures.
Today we observed the trees around our school and like real scientists we drew and labeled a tree in our science notebooks. Our first science unit is “Trees and Weather” where we will observe and learn about trees and leaves as well as the weather. This unit continues all year as the seasons change from Fall to Winter to Spring to Summer.
Parents:
Remember it is Start with Hello Week next week. A flyer went home about what we will do each day and what to wear based on the theme. Also, please remember to send in the All About Me page. Thanks!
Centers/Activities this week…
This week we read many books including Keisha Ann Can!, School Day, David Goes To School, Kevin Henkes books Chrysanthemum and Wemberly Worried, and many more. The books are about starting school and situations that arise. We used these situations such as making fun of others and what to do when we are scared or nervous as examples of what we can do here at our school should the same situation arise.
We are writing up a storm in Writing Workshop, which the children love. Some are able to sound out simple words, while others are at the stage of just writing random letters, both are developmentally appropriate. We also began our phonics lessons with the letters L, H, I, T, F, and E learning the corresponding sounds and how to form the uppercase of each letter.
In math we are learning to count numbers 0-5 as well as how to correctly form the numerals. Please practice counting at home when driving in the car, eating Goldfish or crackers, or playing board games.
This week we worked on our Ipads learning how to log on with our class code and to plug in our headphones. All of this will help us to complete the IReady reading diagnostic next week and the math diagnostic the following week.
Reminders…
I would like to remind parents to sign into Aspen and fill out the photo permission slots. There are two: one is to allow your child’s photo within the school and the other one is to allow your child’s photo to be on our public website, etc. If you can’t find this on Aspen, please contact Maggi in the office to help you. I do like to put pictures on my website (without names), but if you indicate “No” then I will not include your child. Thank you for your prompt attention to this detail. Also, if you would like to volunteer in the classroom or go on any field trips as a chaperone, you will need to get a background check(BCI). If you have any questions again, please contact Maggi in the office. Thank you.
Wishlist:
We could use some bird seed for our window bird feeder! Thank you!
September 5, 2025
What’s new…
Hooray! Our first week of Kindergarten has been wonderful! We have all been getting to know one another and how our classroom works. I have really enjoyed learning about each child this week and listening to their many stories! We are learning all about Melrose School, where the different rooms are, and the “rules” of the school and our classroom. We are learning how important it is to listen and follow directions the first time. Ask your child if they can tell you what “Give me five” means.
Centers/Activities this week…
This week we read many stories about starting school and compared them to our own experiences of beginning Kindergarten. We drew a picture of our families, a self-portrait of ourselves, and wrote about things we like…you will get to see them at Open House next month! In math we played number Bingo, practiced counting and recognizing numbers to 5 and discussed shapes. We will continue to learn about the calendar, weather, and the changing seasons during our Morning Meeting. But most importantly we are learning to get along with each other and how to be caring towards one another.
Reminders…
Although it’s been cool in the mornings, it still gets warm in the building and classroom so please pack water bottles. We have gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so please have your child wear sneakers and comfortable clothes. Please return the page or paragraph telling me about your child, the All About Me page, and a picture of your child if you have not done so yet. Also, some parents have inquired about the My Big List of Kindergarten Goals that was in your child’s folder. Those goals are end of year goals for a kindergartener. We will be working towards these goals all year. I wanted you to see how much your child will learn this year…you will be quite surprised at how much a 5 and 6 year old learns in Kindergarten! ***Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns regarding your child’s education! You can write in the blue communication book, call me, or email me at school. Have a great weekend!
Wish List…
For our Art Center we could use paper towels and toilet rolls, very small boxes, and other recyclable items that children can build and make creations. We also have a window bird feeder that we like to watch the birds eat birdseed so if you could send in a small bag of birdseed it would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for all the supplies for our classroom! We should be all set for quite some time!!! I will let you know when we need something. Until then, thank you very much!
I can be reached at green.beverly@jamestownschools.org or calling the school at 401-423-7020
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