Week of November 3, 2025

Hello Kindergarten Families! I hope and pray that all is well, and you had a fun and safe Halloween and wonderful weekend!! We welcome in the new month of November! November brings the excitement of the start of the holiday season to our Kindergarten Classroom.

*Picture retakes will take place on November 5th. Please let me know if your child will be taking a picture on this day. If your child is taking a picture on this day, they may "Dress-Up" and not wear their school uniform. 

*We will have Library on Thursday. Please return all borrowed School Library books so the children can check out a new one. 

*Our next Math Exam will be Tuesday, November 4th. It will cover all the material we have been focusing on in Topic 3.

*Our first ELA Exam will take place on Friday, November 7th. It will cover the material we have been focusing on Unit 1-weeks: 1,2, and 3.

*Turkeys in Disguise are Due on Friday, November 7th. I can't wait to see them!

*Progress Reports will be sent home on November 17th. Please note that kindergarten does not receive a Report Card for this marking period, just a Progress Report. It will be sent home in your child's folder.  I will be holding Parent/Teacher PHONE CONFERENCES on the following days: Tuesday, 11/18, Wednesday, 11/19, and Thursday, 11/20. Please see Class Dojo to sign up to speak with me.

*Our annual Basket Raffle Fundraiser will be here before we know it on November 14th. To learn more about the basket raffle or if you are interested in volunteering, please see the HSA webpage: https://sites.google.com/stbartseb.com/hsa 

*INTERNATIONAL NIGHT: SAVE THE DATE!!! January 28, 2026, 6-8 PM in St. Bartholomew School Cafeteria 

* Winter Uniforms begin 11/3/25. 

*There is an 11:30 a.m. dismissal on Friday, 11/14/25.

* There is an 11:30 a.m. dismissal on Thursday, 11/20, and Friday, 11/21/25. 

*Looking Ahead: We have an 11:30 a.m. dismissal on Wednesday, 11/26 and SCHOOL IS CLOSED ON Thursday, 11/27 and Friday, 11/28. THERE IS NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE ON WEDNESDAY, 11/26 so please plan accordingly. ALL students must be picked up at 11:30 a.m. that day. 

*Please review, sign, and return the Color Words Test. It will be sent home on Monday.

Homework will continue this week, Monday through Thursday. It will always be placed in your child's daily folder. Please place the completed homework back into the folder to be reviewed and checked the following day. Thank you! No math homework on Tuesday due to the exam that day.

Here is a look at some of the material we will cover this week:

Religion: This week we will focus on lesson 8: God Helps Us Discover. In these lessons, the children will learn that God helps them to discover His world by giving them the gift of the Five Senses. 

English Language Arts (ELA): We continue this week our Wonders Reading Curriculum- Unit 1, Week 3. Our letter of the week is Ss. Our new High Frequency Word is 'see'. In Grammar, we will continue to learn all about Nouns. This is how I plan our week-Monday= we focus on the correct letter formation, Tuesday=the sound the letter makes and words that begin with our letter of the week, Wednesday=we focus on the High Frequency word of the week, Thursday= Grammar Focus, and on Friday we have a review day. Homework will reflect what we have completed for classwork that particular day. Our first ELA Exam will be this Friday. It will have three sections: 1) Reading Comprehension Questions   2) Letter Sounds: M, A, and S   3) Sight Words: I, the, can, we, & see. 

Math:  This week on Tuesday, we will have our Math Topic 3 Exam. A review homework will be sent home on Monday to use as a study guide. On Wednesday, we begin Topic 4: Compare Numbers 0 to 10. Topic 4 focuses on comparing numbers 0 to 10. Students use the concepts of "greater than", "less than", "equal", and "not equal" to compare groups of objects and numbers. We will complete lessons 4.1 and 4.2 this week and have a review on Friday. 

Social Studies: Our next Unit of Study will be on Thanksgiving starting this week. This mini unit covers concepts related to the First Thanksgiving. From the voyage in 1620 from Europe to New England, this mini unit covers life on The Mayflower, pilgrim life after settlement, a look at the Wampanoag tribe & their contributions to the first Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving then vs. Thanksgiving now, and a bonus lesson on giving thanks and gratitude. 

Science: This week, the students will listen and explore to identify and describe the 5 senses. These lessons tie in nicely to our Religion and ELA lessons that we will focus on this week. 

I am looking forward to a very educational and fun-filled week of learning! Let's have a wonderful week together!!

May God Bless You Always in All Ways,

Mrs. Maneri

The mission of St. Bartholomew School is to love, educate, and inspire our children to live the teachings of Jesus Christ