Wow - can you believe

its almost October AND

the end of first quarter?!?!
Time is flying by, but we
are making the most of it
in Kindergarten!
I was so impressed by
the effort and pride each
scholar put into their book
reports last week. As the
year progresses, I will
adapt the book reports to
include more complex ideas
and elements. A big thank
you goes out to the families
that helped scholars com-
plete their reports!
In math, I would like to
see each scholar count to
100 fluently by the end of
December. Now that we
have a solid foundation in
numbers from 0-10, we will
move on to numbers up to
20. Can we do it? YES WE
CAN!
The scholars took a
huge step on their journey
to reading last week! We
began forming three-letter
words from a few of the
phonograms we have
learned (such as map, tap,
rap, sat, bat, cat), and I
could see many light bulbs
turning on! All of the
scholars were excited
about learning how to read!
This Monday we will
have a visit from Dr. Davis,
who will discuss some very
important leadership skills
with the scholars! He will
be visiting us each month
to go over crucial social
skills that will benefit
scholars throughout their
life!
Homework is a wonderful
tool that helps scholars
strengthen and improve the
skills they are learning in
class. I know that it can be
difficult at times to fit in
homework with all of the
other responsibilities and
tasks busy families have.
Any effort to practice
reading, writing, and math
is beneficial to your child,
even if you are only asking
them to put 5 lemons in a
bag at the grocery store, or
to read a letter on a bill-
board! :) Keep up the great
work, families!
We learned about the seventh habit last weekSharpen the Saw! This habit, which
reminds us to continually renew our mind, heart, body, and spirit, will help us stay
happy and healthy! The scholars had a lot of suggestions for what they do to renew
themselves, from playing with their siblings, to reading a story with Mom, to eating
all of their fruits and vegetables! Keep reviewing and living the seven habits!

For more information on the Seven Habits, check out:
http://www.theleaderinme.org/the-7-habits-for-kids
The Seven Habits Sharpen the Saw!
Learning, Learning, Learning...
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News from Ms. Bishops
Kindergarten Class
Week 8
Important Dates:

Tuesday, September 30:
Scholastic Book Orders
for September Due!
Thursday, October 2:
Quarterly Celebration
5:00-7:00pm
Friday, October 3:
End of First Quarter
Arienne Bishop
abishop@paideiamail.com
(760) 409-7854 (call or text)
Contact Information
Next week, on Thursday, October 2, Paideia will celebrate the
end of our first Quarter! This will be a time for family members to
visit their scholars classrooms, explore some of the amazing projects
and work their scholars have completed, and to celebrate the tremen-
dous growth and learning each scholar has made so far!
There will be a presentation in the cafenasium from 5:00-
6:00pm, and afterward family members are welcome to visit their
scholars classrooms from 6:00-7:00pm. I am really looking forward to
this opportunity for each scholar to show off their classroom and pro-
gress in Kindergarten so far!
Our First Quarterly Celebration!
Coming Up...
As scholars learn more of their phonograms, we
being to move towards learning how to read words!
We began making three-letter words with our known
phonograms, and will continue developing this skill!
Pretty soon, we will be reading and writing words with
ease!
The scholars are getting so good at counting
from 0-10! Lets build on this knowledge by working on
numbers from 0-20! We will also be working on num-
ber order a lot this coming week.
In science, this week will focus on weather.
Scholars will learn about seasons, storms, and meteor-
ology! Social Studies will also hold some new learning
adventuresby the end of the week, we will know
about the seven continents!


Remember to sign your scholars agenda every night! Thank you!