Newsletter

Week: October 29^th – November 2^nd

Phonics-

“ff”

Writing/Grammar

“a or an”

Spelling

up

man

crab

off

cliff

stiff

cuff

come

some

stuffing

(Test November 2^nd)

Reading Strategies

Next week we will continue practicing summarizing and evaluating. We will also be reviewing predictions and inferences. Please continue to practice these strategies at home with your student.

Math

Our Chapter 5 math test will be held on Monday, October 29^th. Please review the Chapter 5 concepts with your student (adding to 12- Count on, number lines, doubles facts, near doubles facts and drawing a picture). You can use the worksheets the students completed in class for examples.  We will begin Chapter 6 (subtraction strategies to 12) on Tuesday, October 30^th. The concepts we will discuss are; using a number line to count back and relating addition problems to subtraction problems (fact families).

Notes

Our Halloween festivities are scheduled for Wednesday, October 31st. The children’s costume parade will begin between 1:40-1:45 p.m. outside the school (weather permitting). Our classroom party will begin at 2:00 p.m. Students should bring their costumes to school that day in a bag with their name clearly marked on it. Please try to make their costumes easy to put on over their regular clothes. Makeup cannot be applied at school and toy weapons are not allowed.

Also, children are not allowed to bring candy or edible treats to pass out to their classmates on this day. The students will be having a small treat and drink in the classroom during the party. 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

Monkey of the week

Last week’s “Monkey of the week” was Anna! Anna’s favorite subject is science and her favorite food is rice. Her favorite book is “Worlds cutest 3-D kittens”. Congratulations to Anna on her awesome week!

Reminders

We will continue our exploration stations (Settling of America).

Parent teacher conferences are October 29-30th.

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The Halloween Party will be held on Wednesday, October 31^st.

Newsletter

Week: October 22^th -26^th

Phonics-

“Short Vowel Sounds”

Writing/Grammar

Alphabetical Order

Spelling

dog

bran

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

you

your

Saturday

(Test October 26^th)

Reading Strategies

Next week we will continue practicing Summarizing. We will also be discussing Topic, Main Idea, Details, and how to evaluate a story. Please practice these strategies at home with your student.

Math

We will continue chapter 5 in our math series. In this chapter we will discuss new strategies for adding to 12. We will learn to start with a whole number and count on. We will also discuss adding doubles. Please continue to practice addition facts with your student.  

(Next test-MONDAY October 29^th)

Notes

Our Halloween festivities are scheduled for Wednesday, October 31st. The children’s costume parade will begin between 1:40-1:45 p.m. outside the school (weather permitting). Our classroom party will begin at 2:00 p.m. Students should bring their costumes to school that day in a bag with their name clearly marked on it. Please try to make their costumes easy to put on over their regular clothes. Makeup cannot be applied at school and toy weapons are not allowed.

Also, children are not allowed to bring candy or edible treats to pass out to their classmates on this day. The students will be having a small treat and drink in the classroom during the party.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

Monkey of the week

Last week’s “Monkey of the week” was Ethan! Ethan’s favorite subjects are Recess, Reading, Gym, Art and Music. His favorite food is pizza. His favorite book is “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”. Congratulations to Ethan on his awesome week!

Reminders

We will continue our exploration stations (Settling of America).

Parent teacher conferences are October 29-30th.

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On Monday, the students will eat lunch with me in the classroom. Please congratulate your student on being a good classroom teammate!

The Halloween Party will be held on Wednesday, October 31^st.

Thursday, October 25^th is half day. Students will be dismissed at 12:00.

Newsletter

Week: October 15^th -19^th

Phonics-

“ar”

Writing/Grammar

Common nouns

Spelling

at

yes

slug

arm

hard

scarf

card

are

all

morning

(Test October 19^th)

Reading Strategies

Next week we will be practicing Summarizing. We will discuss using the characters, setting and the most important details of the story. Please practice these story elements at home with your student.

Math

We will finish chapter 4 in our math series and take our test on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin chapter 5 in our math series. Chapter 5 will discuss skills for addition facts to 12. Please continue to practice these skills at home.

(Next test-TUESDAY October 16^th)

Notes

Our Halloween festivities are scheduled for Wednesday, October 31st. The children’s costume parade will begin between 1:40-1:45 p.m. outside the school (weather permitting). Our classroom party will begin at 2:00 p.m. Students should bring their costumes to school that day in a bag with their name clearly marked on it. Please try to make their costumes easy to put on over their regular clothes. Makeup cannot be applied at school and toy weapons are not allowed.

Also, children are not allowed to bring candy or edible treats to pass out to their classmates on this day. The students will be having a small treat and drink in the classroom during the party. 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

Monkey of the week

Last week’s “Monkey of the week” was Dominic! Dominic’s favorite subjects are Math, Gym, Art and Music. His favorite foods are watermelon, carrots, and BBQ ribs. His favorite Movie is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Congratulations to Dominic on his awesome week!

Reminders

We will continue our exploration stations (Settling of America).

Parent teacher conferences are October 29-30th.

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The Halloween Party will be held on Wednesday, October 31^st.

Newsletter

Week: October 8^st -12^th

Phonics-

“qu”

Writing/Grammar

Proper nouns

Subject of a sentence

Spelling

on

but
plum

quick

quiz

queen

squid

to

do

squirrel

(Test October 12^th)

Reading Strategies

Next week we will be practicing the difference between fantasy and realism. We will also discuss Fiction and Non-Fiction

Math

We will begin chapter 4 in our math series. Chapter four discusses the relationship between addition and subtraction. Please continue to practice these skills at home.

(Test TUESDAY October 16^th)

Notes

Our new Author of the month is Lois Elhert! Please ask your students about the books we have read.

Your student’s homework was sent home today (Friday, October 05). Please have your student return it either Tuesday or Wednesday, thank you.

Monkey of the week

Last week’s “Monkey of the week” was Leena! Leena’s favorite subjects are Gym, Art and Music. Her favorite food is Mango and her favorite book is Red Fox by Eric Carle. Congratulations to Leena on her awesome week!

Reminders

We will continue our exploration stations (Settling of America).

Parent teacher conferences are October 29-30th.

The Halloween Party will be held on Wednesday, October 5^th.