Hello PreKPals Families!
What a fun, exciting and tiring week we had last week! We have some fun things planned for our Patriotism unit this week as we learn all about Veterans Day. Remember that we will be out of school on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We have a wonderful PTA program on November 7 at 6 pm and the book fair will also be open for shopping that evening. If you have a current or former military person in your family, please invite them to be your guest at the program so we can honor them and thank them for their service to our country. The 4th and 5th graders will be singing at the program. This week, all of RQES will be writing cards and letters that will be delivered to the VA Hospital. It’s going to be a great start to November!
We are going to be wearing jackets more often. Please help your child learn to button, zip and fasten his jacket/coat. We will always help, but we want the students to try and to learn to be independent in dressing themselves. In PreK, we use the jacket flip. Practice this at home and your child will be an expert in no time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wRKDeKbAcI
Also, remember that unless your child is going to wear a sweatshirt all day, we ask that those be reserved for weekends. We cannot take sweatshirts off and put them on multiple times per day x 18 students.
We will send home shorts/short sleeved clothing from the “change of clothes” this week. Please send a change of clothes that is suitable for cold weather. Changes of clothes are needed for spills, falls in the mud and bathroom accidents.
October 31-November 7: RQES Book Fair (any parent who volunteers to work the book fair will get 2x the volunteer hours! See Mrs. Pilsch for more information on Volunteering!)
November
7: PTA/Veterans Day Program at RQES 6 pm (book fair shopping will be available!)
11: No School – Veterans Day
21: Turkey Bowl (4/5th grade flag football game under the lights at Northridge High School)
November 23-December 1: Thanksgiving vacation
December
3: CHOM fieldtrip “The Gingerbread Man”
5-17 “Santa For a Day” (more info coming soon)
Get your 5 snacks packed in a big ziplock bag (Please do NOT pack snacks inside the lunchbox). Find your water bottle (with a valve) and fill it up MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT LEAK. Find your nap mat, Put your Bear Binder in your backpack along with your library book if you are ready to get a new one and you will be all ready for the week!
Ms. Hoffman and I cannot wait to see you bright and early in the morning!
Have an amazing week! Alicia