Chestnut Street Parent Newsletter
November 2021
WHUFSD Vision
#RamPride #RamFam
Parent-Teacher Conferences Monday, November 1st!
Annual PTA Scholastic Book Fair!
Last Chance to Donate to Movers for Mutts!
Support the #RamFam! Kayla Glicker, the organizer of this drive,
is a West Hempstead graduate!
November Reminders...
Please be sure to revisit this newsletter throughout the month for updates!
- Please complete the Digital Equity Survey above by November 19, 2021!
- Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTC) will be held in-person on Monday, November 1st from 8:30-2:30 and 5:30-9:00. Please check TeacherReacher for the appointment time that you scheduled. TeacherReacher appointments will be strictly followed.
- There is no school for students on Monday, November 1st for PTC, Tuesday, November 2nd for Election Day, Thursday, November 11th for Veteran's Day, and Thursday, November 25th and Friday November 26th for Thanksgiving.
- Our first field trip of the year will be to Tanglewood Preserve on Thursday, November 18th!
- We will be learning about persistence over the next few months. You might hear your child use phrases like, “I think I can, hang in there, keep at it, you can do it!” Please encourage them at home and check out the bottom of this Newsletter for more information on our work with the Habits of Mind.
- 1st Quarter Report Cards will be distributed on Friday, November 12th.
- Book exchange has begun in STELLAR class! Be on the lookout for your child's library book selection. Be sure to read it with them each night. It must be returned the following week when they have STELLAR class. Enjoy!
- If your child will be absent, please call Nurse Angela before 8:30 AM at 516-390-3155
- If there will be a change in your child's afternoon transportation, please write a note or email to the teacher. For last-minute changes, please call Ms. Leto before 2:00 PM. 516-390-3150.
- SEPTA meeting Wednesday, November 3rd at 7:30 in the Cornwell Avenue STELLAR Room.
- PTA meeting Monday, November 29th at 7:30 PM in the George Washington cafeteria.
Mr. Ianniello's Class
Mrs. Pospisil's Class
Ms. Wagner's Class
Mrs. Angelo's Class
Mrs. Setera's Class
Ms. Dempsey's Class- WHHS
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Conversation Starters
Sight Words- Try at Home!
- Concentration: Make two sets of word cards and play “Concentration.”
- Go Fish: Make two sets of word cards and play “Go Fish.”
- Make the words using play-dough or clay.
In Reader's Workshop...
The books in your child's special take home bag are meant to be read and returned to school.
We will continue our We Are Readers Unit and Interactive Read Alouds will model and reinforce good reading habits, concepts of print, and academic vocabulary development.
Guided Reading groups are in full swing! Your child will come home with books to read with you.
Your child will also bring home books from the classroom library. Please be sure to practice reading those books with your child and then return them to school.
The paper books from Reading A-Z from our weekly Sight Word study can remain in your home. Practice reading and rereading those as well!
Use RazKids to find a digital library of age-appropriate books for your child to read at home!
In Writer's Workshop...
From mid-October through December we will officially launch Writer's Workshop and begin our List/Label Unit! Students will begin to put pencil to paper and use their knowledge of letter sounds to begin to label illustrations! Please be patient with your child! Encourage them to listen for the beginning sound of the word they want to write. They are not expected to spell words correctly. Phonemic awareness is the goal- matching letters to their sounds.
Some of the 'Non-Negotiables' that you can expect from your child's writing include:
Use more than one color when drawing
Use real-life, appropriate colors
Figures have shapes for body
Sketch matches the “label” (word, letter, etc.)
In Math Workshop...
Students will answer the essential questions below. Be sure to ask your child these questions!
- What is counting and how can it be used?
- How do we measure things?
- Why do we measure things?
Students will work on the following skills:
- Counting and representing quantities
- Comparing and ordering quantities
- Understanding length
We are also using ST Math to support deep conceptual understanding via personalized learning. You must use ClassLink to access ST Math. The link is below.
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