Good afternoon families,

Here is some information about our exciting end to October this Friday!

How is Division 11 going to Celebrate Halloween?

We are going to participate in Halloween activities throughout the day that will also connect to some of our academic topics.

After the parade we will have a small halloween celebration with a short film, games and snacks. If you would like to bring a snack for the group to eat, please ensure it is individually wrapped (peanut, egg and all types of nut free) as we do have students with allergies and sensitivities to those foods mentioned above in our class. You are also more than welcome to just send a snack for your child to enjoy during the film. All goody bags will be handed out at the end of the day. Myself and the staff in the classroom also have some goodies to hand out at the end of the day Friday.

Halloween Parade 

The parade will begin by 1:15pm. Parents are always welcome to view the parade outside or in the gym. The gym is a dry place to view the parade if the weather does not cooperate. The weather is calling for rain so please ensure your child is also prepared to go outside for lunch and recess as Suncrest is a West Coast Recess school.

Carved Pumpkins

If you are bringing your pumpkin back to school carved on Friday morning please ensure your child’s name and Division 11 is on the back or bottom of their pumpkin so we can return it you at the end of the day. All the pumpkins brought to school will be displayed in the gym during our parade! This is a great Suncrest tradition that is still around since I attended the school! So nice to see it continue!

Thank you and I look forward to seeing all your costumes!

Ms. Ciolfitto

P.S. I will make another blog post early next week with upcoming dates and reminders for November as dates are being added to our calendar including some family reading mornings and spirit days planned by the leadership team!

Good morning families,

It was so nice meeting all of you last week and hearing the goals you have for your children. All of the conversations allowed myself and Ms. Raj to get to know your child on a deeper level and we are looking forward to continue being a part of your child’s learning journey.

Here is some upcoming information for the next couple weeks of school.

School Wide Write: Heartifact Due (no later than) Tuesday October 21

Attached is the Heartifact Notice that already went home. A school wide write is done twice a year for grades K-7 and each member of our school community will be writing about their “Heartifact.”

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Please begin bringing your items starting Monday morning and the last day to bring it to class is on Tuesday morning as the photography club will stop by our class to take polaroid photos before 10am.

Please support your child by having them bring their item in a bag with  their name on it. I will keep the items in my cabinet until it’s time for photos and on Tuesday afternoon your child will bring their chosen items back home.

We will be using these items for our school wide write.  Please support your child, if you haven’t already, in selecting a meaningful piece for their writing.

Photo Re-Takes:

Please let me know in your child’s planner or through email to let me know if your child will be re- taking their school photos on Thursday October 23. It will happen in the morning before Outdoor Classroom.

Fun Lunch:

If you order fun lunch do not forget to pack a small snack for snack time.

Words Their Way Spelling:

This week we began our phonic spelling program called “Words their way.” We have students working in various groups focusing on initial letter sounds, letter blends (digraphs), vowels, vowel blends (dipthongs).  Each week your child will bring home an envelop of cards to practice. They are yours to keep after we spend the week focusing on certain cards. Words their way is a great program that supports students phonemic awareness for writing and spelling. A notice will be coming home Friday that shares many ways to engage in the program.

Next steps are to get our reading groups and home reading program going! We are also going to have a couple family reading mornings beginning next month during our morning soft start. Stay tuned for more details!

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday October 23- Photo re-takes 

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Monday October 27- Suncrest Pumpkin Patch 

Div 5 and 11 will be at the pumpkin patch from 11:15-11:30am and hot chocolate to follow

Friday October 31- Halloween Parade (after lunch)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good morning families,

September flew by so quickly and so did our summer weather! We have continued to form routines, connections and are beginning many of our academic units.

October Calendar:

Attached is our October Calendar with all the dates I know of so far. The blog is a great way to add any additional dates. Please look to the blog weekly and feel free to download or take a picture of our calendar in the window.

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Questions for Welcome Conversations:

Thank you in advance for reviewing the questions as a family prior to our welcome conversations next week. It will help structure our conversation as 10 minutes flies by and when the time the next family will be arriving ready for the  next conversation.

I am also still waiting on 3 more families to sign up for a time. By the end of the week I will email you personally to schedule in a meeting.

As conferences will be a short 10 minutes please be prepared to answer the following questions about your child:

Questions about your child:

• What are your child’s interests?
• What are your child’s strengths?
• What are your child’s stretches? (things you want them to develop or work on)
• How is your child adjusting to Division 11?
• What are two goals you have for your child this school year? (1 academic and 1 social emotional goal)

Question for/ about parents:

• Do you have any skills/ hobby or career you’d like to share or teach the class?
• Does your family celebrate any cultural holidays? (if so, we can celebrate and learn about it in the classroom)
• Any medical information/ allergies I need to know to support your child?
• Anything the school can help support you, your child or your family?

Reminders and upcoming dates:

Friday October 3– Individual Photo Day (our photos will be taken before recess; we are right after the kindergartens in the morning)

Wednesday October 8- Parents as Partners Conversations

Thursday October 9- Early Dismissal 2pm

Thursday October 9- Parents as Partners Conversations

Monday October 13- Thanksgiving (no school)

Thursday October 23- Photo re-takes 

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Monday October 27- Suncrest Pumpkin Patch

Friday October 31- Halloween

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto