Thanks to all who contributed to the St. Rose of Lima food drive. The kindergarteners were amazed at all the food our school collected.  
                                      
ELA
The children have learned more "popcorn words". They are am, I, the, little,to, a, have, we, my, like,he and is.   The short vowel sound of /a/ has been introduced. The short vowel sound of /i/ will be introduced next week. We are beginning to blend letters to read words. This skill needs daily practice.We will be starting weekly ELA assessments. Recognition of letters and reading these "popcorn words" will be on the tests. Comprehension skills taught will also be assessed.  Please practice writing names using a capital letter for the first letter and then lowercase letters. We are working on listening skills and following directions. 

MATH
There will be a Math test next week, November 14 on Chap.3
 Chap. 3, Numbers Beyond 10. Children should be able to name, recognize, count and write numbers to 20. They should be able to illustrate these numbers in ten frames. They should be able to count and recognize numerals to 50. Counting to 100 by ones and by tens will also be taught in this chapter. Have your child practice counting up from a given number. Practice correct formation of numerals.

RELIGION
Unit 2 teaches the children that God is our creator. In the first chapter we learn that God made all people good and that God loves all people. We will be talking about diversity and the need to respect all people. We have been praying the Lord's Prayer evey day at snack time. Ask your child to pray this prayer with you each night.

SOCIAL STUDIES & SCIENCE
We are learning about the fall season and how we use our senses to discover the world. We are learning how we use Science skills and Science tools. We learned the many things we need and want are built in factories. 
We are "nature spies". Check out our pictures on the Picture page.