On Friday, 10/10 our middle school social studies teacher, Mr. Shields, will be coming to our class to read his new children's book Lunchbox the Little Squirrel. If you would like to order a copy for Mr. Shields to sign, you can purchase the book through Amazon.

Halloween Party/Parade

On Friday October 31st students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to school. Students should be able to use the bathroom independently and should refrain from any costumes that they will not be comfortable in for the entire day. Children will not be changing their clothes during the day. Please be mindful of any props (magic wands, crowns, hats etc) as they can easily get misplaced or broken or left at school. No weapons allowed.

We will have our Halloween party on this day and I am asking for a donation of $5.00 per student for pizza. If you are willing to participate please have your child bring in the money by Wednesday October 29th.

There will be a school wide Halloween Parade on the 31st as well. Preschool students will begin the parade at 1:15 in the school parking lot. Parents are welcome to attend. The preschool students will circle the parking lot just a frew times and will be dismissed from the playground immediately following at 1:30. Please make your way over to the playground immediately after preschool concludes their walk (do not wait for your other children to finish the parade) your preschooler will be dismissed to you and will be able to finish watching the parade with their parent/guardian.

We're excited to be planning our first class trip of the year, on Friday October 17th! We will be visiting Pantano Home & Garden in Holmdel. Permission slips will be sent home on Monday in your child's green folder. Please fill out BOTH SIDES of the form and return to class no later than October 3rd. Please note children do not come to school the day of the field trip. We will meet at Pantano's at 8:45am the trip will run approximately 2 hours (9am-11am) Each child must have an adult in attendance.

Week of 10/05/25

REMINDERS

Monday, 10/13 - Columbus Day - No School

Friday, 10/17 - Class Trip to Pantano Farms, Holmdel

Friday, 10/24 - No School

Wednesday, 10/29 - Early dismissal @ 12:20. You DO NOT bring snack this day

Friday, 10/31 - Halloween (information to follow)

***PLEASE NOTE***

If your child stays for extended care he/she must have a separate DISPOSABLE snack and water bottle in a brown paper bag labeled with their name on it. If your child does not stay regularly please send a note in the morning letting me know they will be staying that day.

During the Week of Respect, the Student Council will be sponsoring “SOCKTOBER” a community service event for the Mercy Center in Asbury collecting a pair of socks for children, women, or men. The socks can be brought in starting, Monday, 10/6 through Thursday, 10/9.

This week we will be learning about the letter "Ii". The boys and girls will recognize its sound and how to write it by using our pull down line. They will also learn that the letter "Ii" is a vowel and has 2 sounds like "igloo" and "ice". Please check your child's folder, they will be coming home with parent letters that coincide with the letter "Ii". Please keep at home for reference and practice.

We will continue to focus on recognizing and writing their names. I encourage students to continue to practice at home and if you have child safe scissors please practice using them. They can snip scrap paper, straws, playdough, etc. I always tell them thumbs must face the sky.

Communication is very important to your child's success. Please feel free to contact me at the above email at any time if you have any questions or concerns. I will not be able to get back to you until the end of the school day, which is after 3pm.

LUNCH

Please send in a lunch that you child is able to finish on their own. Be sure to send their lunch with two napkins; we use one for a placemat and one is to be used when they finish their lunch.

RECESS

We will go out for recess everyday unless it is too cold or raining. Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather and always wear closed toe shoes. If your children come to school with rain or snow boots, they need to have shoes to change into for the day.

We are looking forward to a great year!!

Warm Regards,

Mrs. Borrino