End of Quarter 1: 

The end of our first quarter is this Wednesday. I have enjoyed getting to know your child and am excited to meet with you for our Parent Teacher Conferences on October 30 and October 31.  You will receive a link to sign up for a Parent Teacher time slot on October 19th. These are 15 minute sessions, so please be mindful of time and arrive on time or a bit early for your session.  I am excited to meet with you!           

Thank you to our sweet volunteers who are coming into our classroom! If you would like to volunteer, please let me know! I would love to have volunteers during our center times from 10:00-11:30 daily. Please let the office know if you would like to volunteer at any capacity on our campus. They will give you a background check first, and then will let me know when you can come into our classroom to volunteer!  Thank you so much for your sweet offers to help our class already! 

EVENT PARKING: 

If you pick up your student at the end of the school day in the event parking lot (on the north side of the gym) please promptly pick up your child by 3:10pm. 

Morning Routines: 

Students may be dropped off at school 7:45am and after to have a nice recess time with friends on the playground before coming to school. 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING UP: 

OCTOBER 15:  End of the Quarter, Early Dismissal: 1:30

OCTOBER 18: 12th Annual Harvest Benefit Dinner

OCTOBER 24: Pumpkin Patch Field Trip: 9:00-11:30 am, please email me if you have any questions

HOT LUNCH

Your child is able to order Hot Lunch, and White Milk or Chocolate Milk.  Please don't forget to email me when your child is having Hot Lunch and their milk preference before 8:15am.  Thank you! 

Your FACTS account will be charged for your child's hot lunch orders. 

DRESS CODE

Please check the HCS handbook for the dress code rules.  Your child will be talked to with an administrator if they are not in dress code. 

Please be mindful of the dress code at our school. A full explanation of the dress code is found on P. 9 in the Parent/Student Handbook. Before your child leaves for school, please check that their shorts (6' inseam for 3rd and up) or skirt (for girls) are not too short, their shirts have sleeves and are not too short to show the midriff if their hand is raised, and that they have close toed shoes on. Leggings/bike shorts are only permitted for K-4th grade if the shirt is long enough to cover the bottom. Thanks for your help! 

EVENT PARKING: 

If you pick up your student at the end of the school day in the event parking lot (on the north side of the gym) please promptly pick up your child by 3:10pm. 

ICE CREAM: 

Every Friday, our HCS 5th Graders will sell ice cream for 1 dollar. This is a fundraiser for their Hume Lake trip that they will participate in!  Thank you for your willingness to support them! 

SPIRIT WEAR: On Fridays, your students are encouraged to wear their HCS shirts and outfits!  When your child wears their spirit shirt, they will get entered into a school-wide raffle for a prize. 

OUR KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP: 

Information was sent home about our Kindergarten field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. We will be enjoying a fun time together hearing about pumpkins, and your student will be able to pick out their very own pumpkin from The Patch.  

LETTER Ss:
We will be learning how to form the letter Ss in class, and will continue to learn all about this letter this week.  A test on the formation of the letter Ss, starting at the Strawberry line and curving down to the chocolate line will be on October 17. I would love to partner with you to help you work at home with your child on this letter writing.  

MATH FACTS: 

*During the week, we will be practicing these Math Facts, and then asking parents to help students at home practice these Math Facts.  Here are the Math Facts for this week:  

0+1, 0+2, 0+3, 0+4, 0+5, 1+1, 1+2, 1+3, 1+4, 2+1, 2+2, 2+3, 3+0, 3+1, 3+2, 4+1. 

*This test will be a Timed Test, tested on Friday, October 17.  This test will have 25 problems (some of these above math facts will be on there twice).  And your child will have 3 minutes to complete this test. 

Please help your student learn these facts by memory by showing them items from home that they can add together. For example, 3 cheerios, and then add one to the plate, and 3+1=4.  Other items that can be used are M&Ms and toys as well.  Please practice these facts orally and physically daily to help your child remember them. 

NUMBERS 0-10:  Please continue to practice these numbers. We began our Math Curriculum and these numbers are helpful to be able to write for our Math unit: 1. 

We have been learning the numbers 0-10,  These numbers all start at the Strawberry Line and I would love to partner with you to help your child write these numbers from the top of the line.  Please let me know if you have any questions about this.  Our songs:   

1: Come right down and that is all to make the number 1.

2: Curve around and slide to the right to make the number 2. 

3: Curve in and around again to make the number 3. 

4: Down, over, down some more to make the number 4. 

5: Down, around, put on a hat, to make the number 5.  

6. Curve around and curl it up to make the number 6. 

7. Slide to the right and slant it down to make the number 7. 

8. Make an S and close the gate to make the number 8. 

9. Make a circle and then a line to make the number 9. 

10.  Make a one and then a zero to make the number 10! 

*This is a place where you will find High Frequency Words your students will be asked to review at home.  We do not have High Frequency Words this week. 

*Please practice number and letter writing with your child at home.  I have sent an email home about this.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

*SHOW AND TELL:  On FRIDAY, October 17, Bring in a book you would like to attempt to read to the class, or explain the pictures, and Mrs. Morse can read it to the class!  Also, please look around your house with your child, and find an item that begins with the letter Ss.  This is a fun family activity too!  Your child can show and tell this item on Friday as well. 

Our specials this week are:  (Week of October 13-17)

Monday: Music, Spanish, PE: Please have your students bring tennis shoes for PE without black bottoms on the shoes to protect the gym floor. 

Tuesday:  Library and Art 

Wednesday: Computers! 

Thursday: PE: Please have your students bring tennis shoes for PE without black bottoms on the shoes to protect the gym floor.  

Friday: None

Your students are such a blessing to me, and to their classmates!  We are loving every minute of time in class together! 

In Christ's love, 

Mrs. Morse

email: bmorse@hanfordchristian.org

Office Hours: 7:00am - 4:00pm  *  I will respond to emails within 24 hours, during my office hours.