End of Quarter 1: 

The end of our first quarter was last 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 in the Warrior Weekly Newsletter from Mrs. Schmidt. 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! Report cards and MAPS test results will be emailed to you by the end of the day on October 24th. 

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! 

A NOTE FROM THE LIBRARIANS: 

The library will hold a used book sale this Wednesday, Oct. 22, during both recesses, near 5th grade lunch tables. Most items will be $1 or less. Please bring quarters or $1 bills, nothing larger than $5 bills.

Mrs. Van Der Kooi and Mrs. Robinson, librarians

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 18: 12th Annual Harvest Benefit Dinner

OCTOBER 22: Used book sale from the Library at recess: most books are $1.00 or less. Please bring change, and $1 bills, nothing larger.

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

Report Cards and MAPS test results will be emailed at the end of the day today. 

OCTOBER 28:  Drive Thru Fundraiser Dinner Pickup at 4:00-6:00pm (call the office or ask a 7th grader by October 21st for a ticket!) 

OCTOBER 30: No School for students, Parent Teacher Conferences

OCTOBER 31: No School for students, Parent Teacher Conferences

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: This Friday! 

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 Ll:
We will be learning how to form the letter Ll in class, and will continue to learn all about this letter this week. 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 24.  This test will have 25 problems (some of these above math facts will be on there twice).  And your child will have 2 and a half 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! 

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: 

I, a, and, the

Our test on these words will be on Friday, October 24.  The students will be asked to orally read out loud these words on the paper for a grade in the Gradebook.  Please email me if you have any questions about this and I would love to partner with you!  One fun idea is to have your child find these words in the church bulleton, and circle them and read them aloud.  Another idea is to have your child go on a Hide and Seek hunt for these words in the living room. They can be on flashcards, and your child can find them and say the word aloud as they find them in your house. 

*SHOW AND TELL:  On FRIDAY, October 24, 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 Ll.  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 20-24)

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 (Art will be next week)

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 (We have our Pumpkin Patch today!) 

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.