Dear KRS Families,
Included in this newsletter is all the information you need to know about the KRS Halloween parade and celebrations. Please check your child's backpack today for the Star (Grades 1-5) and CBM (Kindergarten) reports. Conferences are just a few weeks away, so I included important conference tips and articles below. We are looking forward to a safe, fun, & spooky Halloween day at school!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kathy Koop
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be here soon!
Parent/Teacher conferences are on November 6, 7, and 8. The most productive conferences are when both the teacher and parent(s) focus their conversations about the child's academic, social, and emotional growth and ways that they may support achievement together. Over the years as a principal, teacher, and parent the following tips are what I learned are important for a successful parent/teacher conference.
- Prepare questions in advance.
- Ask about how you may support and extend your child's learning at home. (homework, activities, reading, math practice, writing)
- Discuss your child's strengths and challenges.
- Share information about your child. (interests, concerns, life events)
- Review your child's work.
- Review assessment data.
- Talk about your child's emotional and social needs.
The articles below are informative and contain common themes for successful parent/teacher conferences.
https://www.care.com/c/20-questions-to-ask-during-a-parent-teacher-c/
https://onevoice.pta.org/7-tips-for-your-most-effective-parent-teacher-conference-yet/
Halloween Parade Tips
Kings Road School
2023 Halloween
October 31, 2023
1:15 PM
Tips and Reminders for the KRS Halloween Celebration Day
We are excited for a fun and festive KRS Halloween parade!
Please see below for reminders and tips:
● If you have any questions while waiting for the parade, Mr. A. will be outside to help you. Spectators should wait on the sidewalk, parking lot entrance, or grass areas
near the parking lot for the parade.
● We will march around twice and then convene on the upper black-top.
● After the parade, please join us on the black-top behind the school, to take class
pictures.
● There are usually many spectators, so make sure to arrive early so that you secure a
good viewing spot.
● Class parties are for the students only and will occur immediately after the parade.
If you are a room parent helping with a party, please enter the building through the
front door only and check-in at the office.
● Children may bring their costumes or wear their costumes to school. Please label all
costume items with your child’s name. (Any items brought to school should be in a
labeled bag.) We do not want any lost Halloween costumes!
● No costume weapons are permitted of any kind.
● Adults are encouraged to dress-up, but please refrain from masks and scary
costumes that may upset young children.
News from the Art Room - By Ms. Obermaier
Please follow on Instagram at msoartroom for the latest happenings!
Kindergarten has been learning about the Element of Art “Line”. We love “The Lines Song” on YouTube by Scratch Garden.
First grade has been working on mixing primary colors! Stay tuned for photos of the beautiful finished projects….
Second through Fifth grade have been learning about perspective in art and working very hard on their own perspective projects! ( Art by David Hockney)
Music Highlights - By Mrs. McEachern
Music students have been having a great time this month! We are currently enjoying Halloween music including the H-A-Double L O song, Pass the Pumpkin, and the Halloween "Looby Loo"! Additionally, Third Graders received their recorders and have been learning how to properly handle and blow into them. Parents please remember that their recorders should live in their backpacks so that they don't forget to bring them to school on music days. They can absolutely play them at home, they just need to put them right back in their backpacks when they are finished. Fourth and fifth graders have begun a new ukulele lesson program called Ukulele Karate! They have already learned how to properly hold and strum the classroom ukuleles and are learning their first chord, C Major! Kindergarten through second grade are working hard on keeping a steady beat and singing songs using Solfege, with the help of their favorite new tennis ball friend, Bobo! I can't wait to tell you about what fun November will bring in music class!
A Message from Instrumental Teachers - Mrs. Quinlan and Mr. Rossi
Mr. Rossi and Mrs. Quinlan are happy to announce that the second-year musicians are working hard to prepare for their Winter Concert on Thursday, December 14, while our beginner musicians are exceeding expectations! Please continue to encourage individual practice at home.
Read! Read! Read!
Please make sure that your child is reading or is exposed to reading every day! Children reading and being read to are critical pieces in the development of lifelong readers. While a bit dated, this article How to Raise a Reader! is an excellent article that was featured in the New York Times. Please contact your child's teacher if you need assistance in selecting appropriate books for your child. Our new media specialist Mr. Locke, will also be available to assist beginning the week of October 23, 2023.
Math Program and Math Fact Fluency
At the elementary level, we utilize the Math in Focus program for mathematics instruction. Information about the Math in Focus program can be found on the Madison Public Schools website at this link. The math curriculum as well as other elementary curricula can be accessed within individual grade level documents at this link.
Math fluency (math facts knowledge) is a critical piece of mathematics instruction for student learning. Within the Math in Focus program information on the Madison website, are resources to assist your children with math fact fluency. Improving math fact fluency at school and at home, will provide your child with a strong fluency baseline to build upon as their math learning becomes more complex throughout the years.
