Tonight when your child goes trick or treating, he/she will get a huge pile of candy. What are you going to do with all that candy?! Donate it to our school! Candy donations will be sent overseas to our troops. You can drop off your donation at the school office during school hours.

Another option is to donate your Halloween candy to Silverado Dental Care. They, too, will send the candy to our troops in Iraq and Aghanistan, and they will give you $1 for every pound of candy! Donations will be...
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Start a wonderful family tradition this Thanksgiving that will be enjoyed and treasured for many years to come. Purchase a table cloth that fits your dining table (the bigger, the better), one or more bottles of festive acrylic paint, disposable pie pan, and a permanent black Sharpie pen.

When everyone is relaxing and digesting your delicious dinner, break out your supplies! Fill the pie pan with enough paint to cover the bottom of the pan. Have each guest place one hand, palm side down, into...
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Thanks to Andrew's mom, I was able to post great photos of the field trip to Stanly Pumpkin Patch and Playground Fantastico. Take a peek >>
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I love hearing children's take on things. You can always get a good laugh. That's why I asked the children, "What is Halloween?"

Here are some of their responses (written exactly how they answered):

Anthony
It's when you go trick or treating and get candy with their costumes.

Victoria
It's when you get to wear your costumes and go trick or treating. You get a lot of candy. You would get scared if you saw something. You would see bats.

David
We get candy. We go up to people's houses. That's it.

Ryan
I...
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Tomorrow morning will likely be chaotic because the children will be really excited and wanting to show off their costumes. To reduce the chaos, please help your child with putting any accessories to their costume in their cubby. Accessories may include a mask, handheld items, and anything that dangles. Encourage your child to quickly sign in, answer the question-of-the-day, and get his/her homework folder out.

Your help will make a BIG difference! Don't forget to bring your cameras and stay f...
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We will have a parade through the school on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. Family members are invited to watch our parade!

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Beginning November 9th, we will be following the extended day schedule. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays school will end at 1:40 p.m., therefore you will need to pack a snack AND a lunch for your child. On Wednesdays school will continue to end at 12 p.m., so you need only pack a snack.
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Sebastian really cracked me up on Monday! I called him to the back table to do some testing with me. When he sat down I said, "Your hair looks really nice." He looked at me and said, "Your hair is crazy!" I laughed and replied, "Is that good or bad?" He responded, "That's veeeeery, veeeeery bad!"

Eliza came back for testing next. Right off the bat I asked her, "How does my hair look?" She took a good look at my hair and then lowered her eyes. It was written all over her face! I said, "It's oka...
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This Saturday, Connolly Ranch will be having their Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Families get to meet the farm animals, tour the ranch and participate in fun Halloween activities. The event is FREE! For more information, call 224-1894. Be sure to check out other community events and activities going on this month.
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Here's a great idea from Mrs. Smith in Room 3:

Play the classic game "Go Fish" with your child. First, use playing cards to teach the game. Then, once your child is familiar with the game, make "Go Fish" cards with our sight words (see, I, my, like, to, he, is,etc.). You will need two cards for each word. If your child needs practice with letter names or sounds you could also make cards with letters on them!

Thanks for the idea, Mrs. Smith!
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Our field trip to Stanly Pumpkin Patch and Playground Fantastico is on Wednesday. Be sure to bring in your permission slip so your child can attend!
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The book swap has been postponed until further notice. Please gather your books together, but keep them aside. I will anounce a new date soon!
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This week, Mrs. Blair read the popular book, Where The Wild Things Are. Then the children drew their own "wild thing". Take a look at the Classwork page! Also, the movie of this book opens this Friday at the Cinedome 8 Napa. Don't miss it!
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Introduce your child to Spanish! Northwood is offering an After School Enrichment Program, "Say Hola to Espanol", for Kindergarteners through 2nd graders. Children will learn basic Spanish speaking skills, play games, have fun, all while feeing comfortable speaking the language. Classes start October 20th!

Days: Tuesdays
Location: Room 4
Time: 3:10 - 4:10 p.m.
Class dates: Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, and 10
Cost: $10 per class or $25 for all four classes
Class size limit: 15 children

After School Enrichmen...
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When it's raining outside, our routine remains the same, but with a couple little adjustments. We will still take morning walks, however, they will be around the campus hallways under the roof. Your child will need his/her raincoat, but not an umbrella. For snack/recess time, the children will go to the Multi-Purpose Room. The teachers have many fun indoor games to play!
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Due to the weather, the Walk-a-Thon will now be on Thursday, October 15th at 9:00 am. We really need parent volunteers to make this successful! Please come out and help if you can. Set up begins right after drop-off at 8:10 am. The Walk-a-Thon is from 9:00 am – 10:00 am. Help tally laps for your child’s classroom! It is fun! Clean-up begins right after the event and should be completed by 11:00 am. Thanks for your support!
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Thank you to everyone who donated a dessert for the fundraiser for Mrs. Moffett's son, Tyler. We are happy to report that the Tyler's Team fundraiser was a success and a lot of fun! Please keep Tyler in your thoughts in the coming weeks as he will be returning to the hospital for a bone marrow transplant. Mrs. Moffett feels extremely supported by all of your love and positive thoughts. It makes me so very proud to be part of the caring Northwood Community!
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On November 2nd, we will be having a children's book swap. Children will get to trade in their gently used books they've outgrown or no longer enjoy, and get to choose other gently used books! No money is exchanged - it's FREE!

How does it work?
1. Go through your child's books. (Children's books only, please!) Select ones that your child would like to donate.
2. Use a marker to write "Donation" on the inside cover. (This way they won't get mixed up with Room 1 or library books.)
3. Bring the b...
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On Friday, October 9th, all Kindergarten classes were invited to attend a playdate at PB&J's since there was no school. I saw many familiar faces: Diego A., Isabella, Reese, David, Daniel, Joe, Mailie, Christian and others. It was packed, so there may have been others I didn't see. It was so much fun to get all the children together outside of school. I hope their friendships have blossomed! Thank you to all who were able to make it!
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There is so much going on at school this month, and this week is especially busy since we have off school Friday. So here's a quick reminder for our last day at school this week, Thursday:

Return library book
Return homework folder
Return Raising A Reader bags
Return parent journals
Return yellow permission slip for sunscreen
Donate a dessert Friday in Room 3 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Come to our Kindergarten play date at PB&J's on Friday at 10 a.m.!

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On Wednesday, October 14th, we will participate in our annual Walk-A-Thon to help raise money for our school. Pledges can be per lap or a set amount. All pledge money must be turned in by October 21st to qualify for prizes. (Do not send in your pledge envelope until AFTER the event and all funds are collected.) On October 23rd, we will have a Prize Assembly to hand out prizes to the children. Let's make the Room 1 goal $1500 ($75 per child)! We can do it!
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I've added a calendar of Napa events occurring in October. Some of the events include Stanly Pumpkin Patch, Zoppe Italian Family Circus, Harvest Festival, Science Night, parades, haunted houses and more! Take a look!
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Dinner time is a great time to get together and talk about your day. If your child is like mine, you probably don't get many details or find it difficult to start a conversation to really get your child to talk. I came up with Super Suppers - table discussions/games that will get the conversation going!

1. Take turns giving compliments to each person at the table. 

    Example compliments:
        "Your hair is pretty!"
        "You give the best hugs!"
        "I enjoy reading with you!"
        ...
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If you've forgotten when your Teacher Conference is, check the Handouts page. BTW, you can bring your children with you - even siblings.
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This week's homework said to return your permission slip for our field trip to Stanley Pumpkin Patch, however they have not been distributed yet! No worries. They will be distributed next week with plenty of time to get them back to Room 1. Thanks for your patience!
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Don't forget that the following items are due Friday:

• library book
• journal
• Raising the Reader bag
• homework

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As you know, Mrs. Moffett's 15-year-old son, Tyler, has been fighting neuroblastoma cancer, an extremely rare cancer occuring in less than 10 individuals his age per year. You can help him in his fight by donating a dessert for the Wine and Dessert event! Dessert donations will help support treatments, uninsured expenses and ultimately neuroblastoma research. If you'd like to donate a dessert, please bring one (or more!) to Room 3 on October 9th (no school day) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Your...
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