Sight Words

I tested your child on the 14 words we've studied so far this year. Today in your child's folder you'll find a note with any missed words highlighted. By this point in the year, I'd hope students know about 9 or 10 words. Please practice with flashcards for a few minutes each night. There are new words each week introduced via the paper decodable books.

Prize Donations

Longfellow is always looking for donations for our Friday raffle. If you have items you would like to donate to the Longfellow PBIS program, we are accepting donations from families and community partners. You can visit our PBIS blog at www.longfellowpbis.blogspot.com for a wish list on the right side menu; it is titled “Bear’s Den Wish List.”

Letter from Nurse Angie

A letter went home on Monday about a case of lice in kindergarten. Please refer to the letter for directions about frequent head checks. In school, we're talking about the importance of not sharing hats, brushes, and hair decor, as well as keeping our coats away from other coats. You may also send in a pair of headphones for your child that will not be shared.

Lexia

Every Tuesday and Friday our class will make a trip to the computer lab to use the Lexia computer-based reading program. A letter is going home today with your child to explain a little bit about it. If you would like, you can work on the program at home. The letter includes your child's username. (For the most part, it the child's full first name and last initial. Some children may also have a number if there is another child in the district who has a similar name.) There is no password for kindergarteners.
In the two times we've been up to the lab, children seem to enjoy their time with the program. They get to choose the order in which they do the activities. One thing to note, if they stop in the middle of an activity, they will eventually come back to it; it cannot be skipped.
If you would like to supply your child with his or her own pair of headphones, you may. This might reduce the chances of spreading lice. Otherwise, there are headphones available for all Longfellow students to use. If you bring your own, your child could use them for the listening center in our classroom as well.

The Moon

To correspond with our Shadows unit in reading, we are studying the moon in science. Check out the link to the left; you can enter any date within 200 years. What did the moon look like on the day you were born? What did it look like on the day your mom was born? What will it look like on a day in mid-June, 2023, when you graduate from high school? What will it look like tonight?

Longfellow Schedule

Just a reminder:

• There is no school this coming Monday, October 11 in honor of Columbus Day.
  

• Both Thursday, October 21, and Friday, October 22, are half days for conference week. Students will be dismissed at 11:00am.

• The Pirates of Penzance are coming to Longfellow! Students will see this Opera for the Young performance on Wednesday, October 27.

• There is no school Friday, November 5 in honor of Veteran's Day.

When life gives you lemons...

make lemonade. When Paige gave us apples, we made applesauce! We had so much fun making and eating applesauce today! We followed a simple Croc Pot recipe I found online. The kids seemed to like it so here is the recipe if you'd like to make it at home:
4lbs tart apples: peeled, cored, sliced thin
1c water
1/2 c sugar (I thought it was just a little too sweet. Adjust to your liking and the tartness of the apples.)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon (We put in a little extra!)
Mix it all together in the Croc Pot, cook on high for 3 hours. Mash with a potato masher.

from http://www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-applesauce-69127