Ms. Payne's Newsletter
October 26th - 30th, 2026
Thank you all so much for the abundance of snacks you have brought in!
Thank you all for taking the time to come in for parent conferences.
Report Cards
What we are learning this upcoming week...
Math = Adding to 20, including with missing numbers, identifying if a problem is true or false.
Phonics = Spelling words that end in -ang, -ing, -ong, -ung, -ank, -ink, -onk, and -unk.
Grammar = Adjectives
Reading = Text features in a non fiction book and retelling the beginning, middle, and end of a fiction book.
Science = Animals
Writing = Creating an opinion writing
Upcoming School Events
October
- 10/26 - 10/30 - Red Ribbon Week at school
November
- 11/2 and 11/3 - No school
- 11/9 - Make-up Fall pictures
- 11/9 - 11/13 - Book Fair
- 11/13 - Kona Ice $3
- 11/25 - 11/27 - No school due to Thanksgiving Break
- 11/30 - 12/3 - PTA Reindeer Lane Shop
Meals at School
Students are offered a free school breakfast every morning from 7:15a-7:45am.
- Our lunchtime is from 12:20 -12:45 pm.
- Please note that if you are bringing a lunchbox, no restaurant food is allowed, and it should include more than just snacks.
- *Please note that if your student has an allergy, the cafeteria must have a doctor's note on file to make sure that everyone is aware of the allergy.
- Families are now welcome to attend lunch with their students. We do ask that you sit at a table by your self with only your students. If you wish to get a lunch with your student an adult lunch cost about $6.00.
- Also the caftereria is now selling chips for $1 every day and icecream on Fridays for $1.50. Students can either bring in cash or you can upload money onto their lunch account.
October's Lunch Menu
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VjFbE2DV9cKWEl_tsKrkELhyAhcebYf-/view
General Reminders
1. Students need their purple folder every day.
2. Please check students' folders for behavior and homework. Please know that homework is only meant as a review and should never take more than 10- 20 minutes. at the most. If it does, please stop and work on it at another time. I firmly believe that kids need play time and time with family, esp. after being in school all day.
3. If you have not already, please make sure your student has extra clothes left at school in case of an accident. Also please replace their extra clothes at school if these extra clothes are sent home.
4. If you have a change of transportation, I must have a note either in their folder, through SeeSaw or email. Without a note, they will have to go home their regular way.
5. If you are sending in money for Kona Ice, field trips etc. please put it in either an envelope or a baggy with the students name on it and what it is for.
6. Students will have to return their library books back to school every Friday.
24 Hour Rule
As we approach Flu season, please remember that students must be fever-, vomit-, and diarrhea-free for 24 hours without medication before returning. Please include a note with there has been an absent.
Photos from the 1st Quarter
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lvfq9mLjgKEa-RJh_HubxyN6AUqTmRAR?usp=drive_link
I will be adding the ones from our field trip on Wednesday this weekend.