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What does STEAM stand for?  A is for Artist.  A local artist visited kindergarten to teach us how to paint landscapes.

Lots of new photos this week in our photo gallery and on our twitter feed.  Both of those are linked on the upper right side of this page.

Fall Conferences
I have Fall parent teacher conferences scheduled for October 24th, 26th, and 27th.  Please use this link to sign up for a Fall parent/teacher conference.  This will be a time for us to sit down, review some of the work your child has been doing in class, and discuss goals for the next marking period.  If the times I have made available do not work for you, no problem, just email me and we will find another time that works.  It is very important that we find a time to meet.

Room Parent
Are any of you interested in being our Room K-3 Room Parent?  Primarily you would act as an online liason between the A2STEAM PTO and our classroom parents.  I will be here to help you and I don't think it ends up being tons of work.  Please email me if you are interested.

Another Half-Day
Great job planning around the half day we had last week.  I noticed that we have another half day coming up.  On Wednesday, October 25th, students will again be dismissed at 12:53 PM.

Curriculum Overview
STEAM Project - Last week students began creating posters to teach the rest of the class about who they are.  We also finished reviewing the family photos you sent in to help each student tell their story a little bit more.  This week, students will begin going out into to the school to photograph and 'interview' adults at STEAM like Principal Fenech, Assistant Principal Stidham, and the different special area teachers.  We will take their photos and make them posters as well.  Our overall goal is for students to learn about all the people at STEAM and demonstrate how to create a safe, respectful, and responsible school community.

Reading - This week students will beginning identifying the characters in fiction books, including understanding which character would be considered the main character.

Writing - Students have been practicing the steps necessary to capture and communicate their experiences using drawing and writing.  They will also write about the adults at STEAM for our current project.

Math - Our focus this week is learning to recognize and describe two-dimensional shapes and understanding what mathematical attributes define squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.

Word Study - This week we will study the spelling of our names and look similarities in our names like matching beginning sounds and spelling patterns.

Assistant Principal Mrs. Stidham met with all the A2STEAM kindergarteners and presented us with two challenges:  Challenge 1: Learn the names of all the people who are part of the A2STEAM community.  Challenge 2: create videos to teach the whole school how to be Responsible, Respectful, and Safe.