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 Welcome to
Mrs. Cooley's Class Page
I am looking forward to talking with you at conferences. The students have made a lot of growth socially and academically. It is fun to watch them in our room now that they are familiar with each other and the routines. Please come and visit any time your schedule allows.
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| 1 | KEEPING IN TOUCH with you:
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Each week a newsletter will be sent home. It will provide you with information on what's happened in our classroom, and keep you posted on events in the weeks to come. If you haven't already done so, be sure to subscribe to my list-server by clicking the Pathways sign-up link below.
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"Pathways" which is Diamond Path's electronic mail list-service. By subscribing to Pathways, you will receive weekly mailings with timely news and information about our entire school. Click here to go to the Pathways Sign-up Page.
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| 2 | GETTING IN TOUCH with me:
You can contact me in any of the following ways:
Email - nancy.cooley@district196.org
Front Office - call the school's main office (952-423-7695) and the front office staff will take a message for me. I will return your call as soon as I'm available.
Voice Mail - 651-683-6969, 95011
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| 3 | Important Dates and Events:
For the most current and comprehensive listing of Diamond Path events,
visit the School Calendar page.
Picture Person, a presentation of art from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is November 4.
Kindergarten Writing Night is November 10 at 6:30. This is for your kindergarten child and parent(s) or an adult.
Grandparent and Special Friend Day is November 25. The children will be putting on a program and doing a project in our room. It is a very fun day.!
Outside days are November 5th and 12th. Dress your child for the weather.
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| 4 | Areas of Focus for the First Trimester:
In math: Counting forward and backward
Number before and after a given number
Writing and reading numerals to 10
Extending and making patterns
In reading: Learning about the Concepts of Print
Listening to a story and making predictions
Learning about letters and sounds
Hearing patterns or repeated patterns in stories
Retelling a story
Noticing some high frequency words
In writing: Hearing and recording sounds in words
Telling their own story
Writing some high frequency words
Labeling their picture
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Painting patterns in nature
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