October-November, 2009

Wow! Our year is flying by! The children are busy each day with reading, writing, language skills, math, social studies, and science! Whew! We have so many exciting concepts to learn!

The children have been wonderful remembering to bring their homework to school each day. Our assignment notebooks are really helpful. Please check them at night to encourage your child to stay organized.

The Hynes Music Festival was wonderful! The children and Mrs. Blanchard have been working so hard to perfect their songs...it was a lovely evening.

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Our Halloween celebration is this Friday. The parade is at 1:15, and the classes will have a little party after that. Our room mothers will be handling the party, but everyone is invited to come to the parade. Please send the costumes to school with your child. They will not change clothes until after lunch.

Volunteer training will be on Monday, November 2 for those of you who would like to join us on field trips or help in the classroom this year. The training will be at 4:30 at Hynes, but please call the office first to let Mrs. Westley know that you are coming.

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Our homework assignments are attached for the next few weeks. I will continue to send these home to let you know what the kids need to finish each week. In this way, you can assist them if needed, and you will also be aware of our skills being taught at school.

If you have any questions or concerns, please bring some notes to your conference for us to discuss. You can sign up for your conference time on the Golf District 67 website.

Have a great few weeks, and keep those fingers crossed that our sun will peek through the clouds!

Sincerely,

Kathy O'Shaughnessy