Weekly Reminders: 

1- TUESDAYS: Send library books, classroom book(s)-(zipper bag), and take-home folders to school (please remove keep at home papers)

2- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:10pm
 Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms).

3- Classroom volunteers wanted… Click here to sign up:  Classroom Volunteer

Upcoming Events:

• Friday, December 20: Class Winter Party
• December 23-January 5: Winter Break- No School

Elementary Yearbooks on sale now click HERE. (Elementary – Yearbook ID: 15110625)

What we are learning:

We are now beginning Unit 4 in Language Arts. Below are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We have been introduced to all our sound wall sounds and are using our sound wall to help us spell words. We are working on handwriting and continuing to blend sounds to read words.

In math, we are exploring teen numbers. You can help us at home by providing extra practice reading and writing our numbers 11-20. We will also be mastering counting to 100 by 10’s and 1’s. In addition, we are making great progress on our individual math pathways (ask us about the standard we are working on).

We look forward to our science and STEM lessons. We are exploring forces and working to solve problems together in groups. We look forward to completing our forces unit with a visit from Discovery Gateway. They will have several fun force and motion activities for us. 

Weekly Update:

 1- Tuesdays: Send library books, classroom book(s), and take-home folders to school (please remove keep at home papers)

2- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:10pm
$1.00 dress down. (Student participation is optional. Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms).

3-FRIDAY: Today you will see a zipper bag coming home with a Kindergarten Progress Report, a book, and possibly other items. The report gives you some specific information you can use to help your child progress. Our standards are listed on the first page with a detailed report of what your child has successfully learned and what your child still needs to work on. In a recent teacher training, we learned that home support is vital to a child's success at school. This one-on-one time you spend with your child is essential and greatly appreciated!

There are some standards in both ELA and Math that we have not covered yet and there will not be a score for those topics. We have included them because they will be coming up after the break and before the end of the quarter.

Your child is beginning to read! They can sound out words and will tap their fingers to help them recognize and blend sounds. Reading with them at home and giving them encouragement will help them continue in this process and become successful readers. I have included a "book feedback" form in the zipper bag. When your child can smoothly read the book without hesitation, please send it back to school in the zipper bag and we will exchange the book for another one. 

Upcoming Events:

• Monday-Friday, November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break- NO SCHOOL
• Friday, December 20: Class Winter Party
• December 23-January 5: Winter Break- No School

Elementary Yearbooks on sale now click HERE. (Elementary – Yearbook ID: 15110625)

 Weekly Reminders:

1- TUESDAYS: Send library books, classroom book(s), and take-home folders to school (please remove keep at home papers)

2- FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:10pm
 *Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

3- Volunteers: Please sign up here if you can help with Reading or Math centers. Volunteer

Upcoming:

• Friday, November 15: Special Fundraiser Dress Down Day
• Friday, November 22: $1 Dress Down Day
• Monday-Friday, November 18-22: Thanksgiving Break- NO SCHOOL

Elementary Yearbooks on sale now click HERE. (Elementary – Yearbook ID: 15110625)

What we are learning:

We are now beginning Unit 3 in Language Arts. Below are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We will continue working on syllables, identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words, and blending sounds to read words. We have learned all of our sound wall sounds and use our sound wall to help us spell and read words.

In math, we are adding and subtracting within 5, reading and writing our numbers 11-20 and comparing greater than and less than with numbers and objects up to 10. We will be exploring 3D shapes, weight, and counting to 100 by 10’s and 1’s.

Halloween Parade

Happy Halloween! We are having our annual Halloween parade on Thursday, October 31. Please note that this is an early out day. Because the parade will start at 9:00am, we ask that students come to school already dressed in their costumes.

For those who would like to watch the parade, please plan on bringing camping chairs or blankets. You are welcome to set them up along the outside of either building (see map below—the yellow dots indicate where families can sit).

Costume guidelines:

Costumes should be modest and without blood or gore. Students are welcome to paint their faces and wear Halloween masks, but masks will only be worn when directed to do so by the classroom teacher (e.g. during the parade, when a class picture is taken, etc). No one should enter the school wearing a mask. Weapons and anything that depicts violence are not allowed on school property (knives, guns, swords, spears, scythes, etc.). If you have questions about costume accessories, please contact us. Just to reiterate, no blood or gore is allowed, either depicted on the costume or in makeup. Thanks!

Quest Administration

 Schedule for this week:

We have a fun week scheduled, here’s a quick summary to help you know what’s happening:

• Monday- Hat Day (Normal schedule)
• Tuesday- Wild Socks Day (Normal schedule)
• Wednesday- PJ Day and Safety Presentation 11:30am (Normal schedule)
• Thursday- Halloween Parade 9:00am and Party 11:45am (Early out 1:10pm)
• Friday- No School