Kinder October Newsletter

“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” — Winnie the Pooh

Phonics-

New skill- short i and CVC words

High Frequency Words- he, she

Heart Words- he, she *heart over the e in each word *heart over the sh

Happy fall! 🌰 🍂

October is Cybersecurity Month!

October 27: Yearbook cover contest ends

October 27-31: Red Ribbon Week Dress up days

October 27-31- Bring Paper Maps in for Kindergarten!

October 30- Trunk or Treat 5-7pm

October 31- Fire Clowns for K-3 (Teaching about fire safety)

November 3-7- Anti Victimization Lessons for grades K-1

November 14- Fairytale Parade

Next week during Library Day, students will be participating in a special activity where they'll walk on large floor maps in the library. Please make sure your child wears socks and shoes for safety and comfort. We’re looking forward to an exciting geographic adventure!

The Reading Under the Stars Committee is collecting empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls for an upcoming craft. Please send in any you have, every roll helps!

Next week, our Kindergarteners will be diving into an exciting new unit all about maps! To help bring this learning to life, we are inviting families to send in any type of paper map your child can share with the class. This could be a map from a park, amusement park, zoo, store, shopping mall, or even a travel brochure, anything that helps us explore how maps work in the real world!

If you have any paper maps at home that you're willing to send in, we would love to start looking at them next week. Thank you for supporting our learning adventure!

With Halloween right around the corner, there will likely be post Halloween costume sales, which could be a great opportunity to find a fairytale themed costume for your child at a discounted price.

Please be sure to read the attached flyer for all event details and guidelines. We’re looking forward to a magical day of imagination and fun!

Absences - Please make sure that that you are logging all absences into Skyward. If you have a doctor note, please email to windsong-attendance@prosper-isd.net

• Please bring your student car tag to dismissal.

• Headphones: Send headphones with your child’s name on them please.

• HOMEROOM APP: Please download this app CODE will differ per teacher.

• Please put a change of clothing in your child’s backpack.

• Please pack snack separate from lunch and make sure your child knows as well.

Dismissal changes - If you need to change your child's dismissal for the day (how they typically go home), you need to notify the office before 1:30 pm. Please do not solely email their teacher as they may not see the email until after dismissal. Additionally, if you have an older student as well, the office needs to be aware of the dismissal change for both. We can not rely on the older sibling to let them know. This is for the safety of all the kiddos. Thank you!

The Yearbook Sale is Here!

The yearbook is officially on sale for the lowest price of the year! Don’t let your student miss out on this unforgettable tradition! Our yearbook is the only book that captures the year’s friendships, activities, laughter, and memories all in one place.

[Order Online HERE]

Also don't forget to

• Dress appropriately for the weather
• Pack a dry snack that isn't messy
• Send a water bottle with your child (no other liquids in the classroom)
• Students should wear sneakers to be able to participate in PE
• Bring a sweater to class in case it's cold
• LABEL water, lunch, and sweaters/jackets

October Lunch Visitors - sign up here

Make a staff member's day! Submit a shout-out here.

ELAR

I can interact and listen with fiction and non-fiction.

I can spell CVC words and identify words that rhyme.

I can use sight words, nouns, and verbs in my writing.

Math

I can give an example of a measurable attribute of a given object, including length.

Science

I can explain how energy is everywhere and can be observed everyday.

Social Studies

I can identify and use maps and globes.

I can create and interpret pictures and maps.

Here are some at home supports

ELAR Unit 2

Math

Science

• Attendance - Please read how to enter absences for your child ahead of time! All doctor's notes need to be entered electronically via Skyward to excuse an absence. We cannot accept paper copies at the building. Here is some additional information about Attendance / Absence
• School Lunch Program - Menus, how to add money and nutrition information
• Volunteer Background Check - Anyone that wants to volunteer throughout the school year is required to complete a background check. I always encourage all parents to complete this at the beginning of the year just in case they would need it!

• Arrival and Dismissal Information

  Arrival and Dismissal Maps

• View the full calendar for Windsong Ranch Elementary here

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Follow the WRE PTO on Facebook.

• Elementary Curriculum Maps

• No birthday party invitations may be passed out during the school day.
• Invitations may be placed in backpacks at the end of the day with the instruction that they are to be opened at home. There must be an invitation for everyone in the class.
• Due to life threatening allergies, cupcakes, etc. are not able to be brought to school for student birthdays. Please refer to the PISD Student Handbook for further explanation.

WRE Phone: (945) 678-2500

Mrs. Kenyon- rrkenyon@prosper-isd.net

Mrs. Sass- mmsass@prosper-isd.net

Mrs. Bryan- sjbryan@prosper-isd.net

Ms. Newsom- clnewsom@prosper-isd.net

Ms. Parker- ccparker@prosper-isd.net