We are having a great time together! I am enjoying getting to know your sweet children! We have such a sweet class family! 

Thank you to our sweet volunteers who are coming into our classroom starting this week! 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! 

** Progress Grades will be updated on Tuesday, September 2.  Please stay tuned to your child's scores for the number Writing and letter Cc writing and memory verse.  I will post them on Tuesday and send the graded writings home with your student on Tuesday. 

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 7:40am and after to have a nice recess time with friends on the playground before coming to school. 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING UP: 

SEPTEMBER 1: Labor Day: No School

SEPTEMBER 3: Mother's Club Meeting: 8:00-9:00: all parents are welcome! 

SEPTEMBER 10: Preschool- 5th Grade Chapel

SEPTEMBER 12: Pizza Day: Please preorder with me on Wednesday, September 10.

SEPTEMBER 19: Family Fun Night: 5:00-7:30pm

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. 

LETTER O:
We will be learning how to form the letter Oo in class, and will continue to learn all about this letter this week.  A test on the formation of the letter Oo, starting at the Strawberry line and curving down to the chocolate line, and up will be tested on Thursday or Friday, September 11 or 12.  A test on the letter Oo sound will also be tested on Thursday or Friday, September 11 or 12.  Your child will also be asked to identify the upper and lower case letter Oo in a group of letters on Thurday, September 11 or 12.  Please let me know if you have any questions concerning this. I would love to partner with you to help you work at home with your child on this letter writing.   

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:   A test on the number writing 0-10 will be on Friday, September 5. Please continue practicing daily. 

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. 

*Usually during the week, we will be learning Math Facts, practicing them in center time, and then asking parents to help students at home practice these Math Facts (example: 1+1).  However, for the first beginning weeks of Kindergarten, your students are learning number sense: identifying numbers, writing them, and matching the correct number to the correct number of items.  Stay tuned here for the Math Facts for homework in the future! 

*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, September 5, Bring in something that starts with the letter Oo!  We will have a special show and tell time to share our letter Oo items from home!

Our specials this week are:  (Week of September 1-5)

Monday: No School: Labor Day!  

Tuesday:  Library and Art

Wednesday: Computers will begin! 

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.