Mill Creek Towne
Kindergarten News
It is important that you check your child’s green school folder, complete any
information, and repack it in his/her backpack. Also, don’t forget to sign up to
volunteer for our first party of the year –Halloween. Also, please remember to
bring a water bottle every day.
Reading
The students are identifying the characters in
fictional stories.
Students will compare
the similarities and differences of literary and
informational text as
they identify the front
cover, back cover, and
title page of a book. Students use their listening
skills to confirm understanding of a text read
aloud by asking and answering questions about
key details. With
prompting and support,
students will ask and
answer questions about
key details in a text and
describe the relationship
between illustrations and
the text in which they
appear.
Health Education
Volume , Issue
We are learning how to
respond appropriately to
emergency situations.
October 9 2015
We will discuss the difference between medicine
and candy.
Writer’s Workshop
During the month of
October the students
The questions that we will are learning about
answer are: what are com- how to narrate a stomon medicines? What are ry through drawing,
the common procedures to dictation, and writing.
safely use medicine.
We are working on
writing a complete
sentence. We are also
The students will learn
learning how to sound
about the Poison control.
out words. Please conThe Poison Help line is 1tinue to practice rec800-222-1222. This numognizing the alphabet
ber should be somewhere
near a phone.
and the sounds. This
will help them with
their writing.
Dates to Remember
10-1 Books and Beyond
Contract due
10-2 Early Release 12:55
10-6 PTA meeting
10-7 Walk to School Day
(meet at Mill Creek Pool at
8:15 am)
10-12 Open House 9:3011:30
10-15 Kindergarten Parent
Night 4:15-5:00
10-16 No school for students and teachers
Math
This marking period is quickly coming to an end. We are continuing to
learn the routines for math stations during math workshop. We will
discuss counting strategies and explaining our answers. It is important
that students are able to explain their thinking. We are also working
on writing our numbers correctly.
10-20 Individual Portraits
10-23 PTA Movie Night
10-30 Halloween party and
parade at 2:00 p.m. and
End of 1st marking period
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Mill Creek Towne Kindergarten News
Science and Social Studies
We are still working in Science on Weather. The students are learning to work in cooperative groups this
month. They are learning to be scientist. The students are able to use their senses to describe the
weather. We are finishing up with our discussions of
clouds, wind, and rain.
Social Studies this month is on American symbols.
The students learned the Pledge of Allegiance and
the importance of the bald eagle, flag, the Statue of
liberty and the White House. The end of the month
we will discuss the current and past presidents.
Parent and Student Literacy Night
On Thursday, October
15th, from 4:15-5:00 pm we
will host our first Parent
and Student Literacy Meeting. We will learn about the
writing process and concepts about print. Please
make sure that you bring
your child with you. No
childcare is provided for
siblings. This is a great opportunity to see what your
child is learning in Reading
and in Writer’s Workshop.
We hope you can attend.
Please remember to send
back the form that was
sent home on this week let-
ting us know that you are
coming.
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Vision and Mission statements
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The Mill Creek Towne Elementary School vision is to ensure the successful academic, social and personal development of all students. Our mission is for the staff, students, and community to:
Set high expectations based on the belief that all students can learn and succeed regardless of race, disability,
language, gender, ethnicity, and previous performance.
Foster a positive, risk-free, safe learning environment of mutual respect.
Promote open communication among stakeholders through PTA meetings, grade level newsletters, volunteer opportunities, the school website, and parent/teacher conferences.
Collaborate from all directions with all stakeholders is key to success.
Support differentiated instruction for various learning styles by using practices that engage and motivate students to learn.