Hello P3 Families!

We’ve had a wonderful October so far, as the children are busy enjoying all things fall, learning about pumpkins and their life cycle, weather changes, and upcoming Halloween fun. I’m sure some of them have come home singing Halloween songs as well! As we learn about the continents, mammals, vertebrate and invertebrates, the human body, and the 5 senses, we are also making steady progress with individual lessons for language and math.

We have also started our Peace Curriculum. This focuses on appropriate conflict resolution, understanding feelings and emotions and how to appropriately deal with them, grace and courtesy, acts of kindness, and activities to calm busy brains and bodies. Some children may have come home talking about the story of Black Elk, a Native American boy who talked about the “red road” (Road of Peace) and the “black road” (Road of Difficulty). We walk the Red Road when we show kindness and feel happiness and peace, and walk the Black Road when we choose to make inappropriate choices or feeling sad or angry. We understand that everybody, adults included, will walk the Black Road at some point, but we can always make choices that will make things better. The Peace Curriculum is taught every Thursday.

Celebrate America Day is coming up on Thursday, October 28th. This is normally a very extravagant event, involving parents and the whole FMS community. However, due to the COVID restrictions we have to adhere to, CAD will be celebrated in our own classroom with only P3 students. Our classroom will be representing New York, and it will be a half day of fun activities and crafts pertaining to the state.

Here are important dates coming up:

Thursday, October 28: Celebrate America Day HALF DAY, 11:15 pick up

Friday, October 29: Veteran’s Day, NO SCHOOL

Dear P3 Parents,

We would like to thank all of you that have signed up for Parent-Teacher conferences. When teachers and parents work as a team, it is definitely a recipe for success! Should the days and times conflict with your schedule, please reach out us and we can reschedule a meeting for another time. We have resent the link to those parents that did not receive it. Please check your spam folders as well. We are really looking forward to speaking to each and every one of you! The Zoom link will be sent shortly, closer to the date. Please look out for that email as well, and we will let you know when that email has been sent.

We are concluding our studies on Community Helpers, Apples, Nutrition, and Land and Water Forms (Island and Lake). We have learned about different varieties, parts, and life cycle of an apple, talked about safety and what safety signs mean, and the children absolutely loved learning about firefighters, paramedics, and doctors! We talked about what an emergency entails, and have practiced our fire drill.

We love seeing your child participating in Fun Friday themes! Crazy Hair Day was the cutest!

We have also started our Peace Curriculum. This focuses on helping the children develop attitude, skills, and knowledge to live with oneself, others, and the environment. They learn about conflict resolution, making good decisions, and the importance of kindness.

As the weather starts to cool (Yes, 80 degrees is cool in Vegas!), please make sure jackets are labeled. Please check that your child’s mask is labeled as well. There are masks that are missing their owners on the bench outside our classroom, so please take a moment to check if they belong to your child. Again, we thank you for being extremely patient and cooperative with our COVID protocols and policies. We know the questions are repetitive, and keeping your child home can be inconvenient. However, it is definitely worth taking these minor precautions to prevent the extreme disruption of classroom shut downs. Again, we appreciate you working with us in keeping us all healthy!

Important Dates:

Friday, 10/8: Parent Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL for students

Thursday, 10/28: Celebrate America day HALF DAY, 11:15 pick up

Friday, 10/29: Nevada Day NO SCHOOL

October Studies:

Anatomy, Bones, and the 5 Senses

Vertebrates vs Invertebrates

Mammal Studies

Parts of a Pumpkin

Geography: The World and 7 Continents

Sincerely,

Primary 3

Dear P3 Families,

The children have settled into the new school year and we hope the parents have as well! We have worked diligently on classroom rules and procedures, and the students are enjoying making friends. We would like to thank those of you who attended our Zoom Parent Orientation and we hope we were able to provide useful tools and information. As always, please feel free to contact us anytime via email or procare should you have any additional questions. We will make sure to get back to you by the end of the day.

Everyone is loving our study on community helpers, and the children find learning about the different types of landforms exciting. They love working on fruit and vegetable sorting, and we have started talking about seeds and apples with simple experiments as well. Our new friends have begun learning their letter sounds, and we are so proud of the Kindergarten children for being so diligent with their goals. In addition to all of this hard work, we have been practicing all of our important safety drills.

Important Dates:

Friday, 10/8: No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences (Look out for sign ups and the zoom link)

Thursday, 10/28: Half Day, Celebrate America Day (11:15 pick up)

Friday, 10/29: No School, Nevada Day

Sincerely,

Primary 3

Dear Primary 3 Families,

We had an amazing first month of school! The children are getting to know each other, and are getting comfortable with their new environment. I know that being in a formal school setting is a first for many, and being away from home may also be something new to them due to the pandemic. Anxiety is normal during the first few weeks, maybe even for the first couple of months. Even though some drop-offs come with tears, be assured that they quickly calm down and go about their day. We will definitely call home should a child remain extremely distressed after utilizing all our skills to calm and get them settled.

We have spent the month assessing all the children, and working with them according to their skill level. Many are working on phonetic sounds, building CVC words, numbers and counting (quantity and symbol), and simple operations. They loved learning about the seasons, weather, and the garden as well.

Many times when parents ask, “What did you do today?”, children respond with, “Nothing.” We assure you that is not the case! It may be challenging for some children to answer a very general question so we suggest the following questions you can use when trying to find out about your child’s day:

“Did you do numbers today?”

“Who did you play with?”

“Did Ms. Jo/Ms. Alisa read you a story/ show you a new job during circle?”

A good idea is to also read the blog together, and ask your children to talk to you about the photos. Here are a few photos of the children at work!

Here are a few friendly reminders:

-Please label all masks and water bottles

-Please do not forget to sign your child in/out through procare. If you are experiencing difficulty with the app, please reach out to administration.

-We understand that children love to bring items from home to share to the class. If they wish to share something, please have the item be something related to our theme of the month. Please check with any of the teachers if you have any questions.

These are our September Studies:

-Safety and Community Helpers

-Nutrition and Food Groups

-Plant vs Animal

-Land and water

-Apple Studies

Important Dates:

Mon, 9/6: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL

Tues 9/7: Teacher In-Service, NO SCHOOL

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions you may have. Thank you so much for all your help and patience, it has made this first month such a success!

Sincerely,

Primary 3

Dear Primary 3 Parents,

Welcome! Ms. Jo, Ms. Alisa, and Ms. Carla are so excited having all of you join us this school year. It has been a pleasure to meet new friends and such a joy to see familiar faces.

The first week of school was a success! The children are adjusting beautifully, making new friends, getting to know their teachers, and learning plenty of new work. We know there have been tears during drop off, and we understand that you might be concerned. However, please be assured they settle down into a routine quickly and go about their very busy day. We will call you if we cannot console your child after utilizing all of our skills and TLC touch. We recommend quick goodbyes at the door with a teacher’s help if needed, and encourage your child to put away their things on their own to foster independence. We have been focusing on ground rules, classroom routines and procedures, making friends, reviewing work from the previous school year, and introducing new ones.

Language Arts:

Math:

Sensorial:

Cultural:

Practical Life and Art:

Recess Fun:

Communication between parents and teachers is essential to ensure a successful year, so please note our contact information:

P3 classroom: [email protected]

Ms. Jo: [email protected]

Ms. Alisa: [email protected]

Ms.Carla: [email protected]

School phone: (702) 407-0790

Friendly reminder: Please make sure to sign your child in and out everyday. If you are experiencing problems with the Procare app, please notify the office. Pictures of you children will also be sent through Procare.

August Themes:

Classroom Community Building

Feelings and Emotions

Weather and Clouds

Seasons

Living vs. Non-Living

Garden Studies

Important Dates:

Thursday, 8/19: Primary Zoom Orientation @ 5pm

Monday, 9/6: NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Tuesday, 9/7: NO SCHOOL (Teacher In-Service)

Thank You!

Sincerely,

Primary 3