Newsletter

Week Of:

Nov.5 -Nov. 7

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“ll”

Grammar-

“Plurals”

Vocabulary-

From the book “Martin’s Big Words” (realistic fiction):

Blistering

Convinced

Threatened

Movement

Protest

Segregation

Admire

Preach

Discover

Spelling Words week 8

red

win

drum

will

bell

doll

skull

said

here

windmill

Spelling test- Friday, Nov. 7^th.

Math

We will continue our unit on addition and subtraction to 12. This would be a good time to start practicing math facts with your student (ex 1+2, 3+5). We will begin to assess Math fact fluency in the coming weeks.

(Math test November 7^th)

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night. There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

Exploration stations

 “Settling of America”.

IPADS

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

(There have been a few problems with Starfall and Spelling city. We are currently trying to solve some of the issues. If they are working for you, please continue to use them.)

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

-     With the cold weather on its way, please make sure your child has a jacket to wear outside.

-     This week’s “Monkey of the Week” was Emily. Emily had a great week being our classroom leader. Congratulations to Emily for an awesome week!

-     Thank you to all the parents who came for conferences. I truly appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to meet with me. I think we had some good conversations. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

-     MONDAY, NOV. 3rd - NO school

-     TUESDAY, NOV. 4th - NO school (Election Day/Teacher Institute Day)

- Thank you to the parents and family members that made our Halloween party a success! We truly appreciate all of your help and hard work!

Have a great weekend!!!

Newsletter

Week Of:

Oct.27 -Oct. 31

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“ff”

Grammar-

“a” or “an”

Vocabulary-

From the book “Ruby Bridges” (realistic fiction):

Courage

Arrest

Irritated

Confident

Persuade

Spelling Words week 8

up

man

crab

off

cliff

stiff

cuff

come

some

stuffing

Spelling test- Friday, Oct. 31^st.

Math

This week we began our unit on addition and subtraction to 12. This would be a good time to start practicing math facts with your student (ex 1+2, 3+5). We will begin to assess Math fact fluency in the coming weeks.

(Math test November 7^th)

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night. There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

Exploration stations

 “Settling of America”.

IPADS

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

(There have been a few problems with Starfall and Spelling city. We are currently trying to solve some of the issues. If they are working for you, please continue to use them.)

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

-     With the cold weather on its way, please make sure your child has a jacket to wear outside.

-     This week’s “Monkey of the Week” was Jack. Jack had a great week being our classroom leader. Congratulations to Jack for an awesome week!

-     PTO Halloween Party- Friday, October 24^th 6:00pm

(If you did not receive tickets, you may pay at the door)

-      Classroom Halloween party- Friday October 31^st

Our Halloween festivities are scheduled for Friday, 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.

-     Conferences will be October 28^th and 29^th please sign up with this link-

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444AAA82AA75-fall2 

Have a great weekend!!!

Newsletter

Week Of:

Oct.20 -Oct. 24

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“Short vowels”

Grammar-

ABC order

Vocabulary-

From the book “Chrysanthemum”:

wilted

dreadful

winsome

beamed

indescribable

Spelling Words

dog

bran

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

you

your

Saturday

Spelling test- Friday, Oct. 24^th.

Math

Last week we finished up our unit on base 10. Next week we will begin our unit on addition and subtraction to 12. This would be a good time to start practicing math facts with your student (ex 1+2, 3+5). Next week I will send home some information regarding a math program called Xtramath.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night. There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

Exploration stations

 “Settling of America”.

IPADS

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

(There have been a few problems with Starfall and Spelling city. We are currently trying to solve some of the issues. If they are working for you, please continue to use them.)

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

-     With the cold weather on its way, please make sure your child has a jacket to wear outside.

-     This week’s “Monkey of the Week” was Dane. Dane had a great week being our classroom leader. Congratulations to Dane for an awesome week!

-     PTO Halloween Party- Friday, October 24^th 6:00pm

-      Classroom Halloween party- Friday October 31^st

Our Halloween festivities are scheduled for Friday, 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.

-     Our class pizza party was a huge success. The students and I had so much fun! Thank you to the students, parents, and PTO representatives for all their hard work!

-     Conferences will be October 28^th and 29^th please sign up with this link-

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444AAA82AA75-fall2 

Have a great weekend!!!

Newsletter

Week Of:

Oct.14 -Oct. 17

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“ar”

Grammar-

Common nouns

Vocabulary-

From the book “Pigeon Needs a Bath”:

coincidental

reflective

filthy

recently

opinion

Spelling Words

at

yes

slug

arm

hard

scarf

card

are

all

morning

Spelling test- Friday, Oct. 17^th.

Math

This coming week we will continue our unit on “Base Ten”. We will work with tens in both creating and counting.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night. There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

Exploration stations

 “Settling of America”.

IPADS

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids and Nearpod. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills.

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!  

Reminders/notes

-     With the cold weather on its way, please make sure your child has a jacket to wear outside.

-     This week’s “Monkey of the Week” was Jada. Jada had a great week being our classroom leader. Congratulations to Jada for an awesome week!

-     Halloween Party- Friday, October 24^th

-     Our class has won a pizza party from the magazine drive! Thank you to all the students and parents who participated!!!- date-to be determined

-     Conferences will be October 28^th and 29^th please sign up with this link-

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444AAA82AA75-fall2 

-     Monday, October 13^th- No school- Columbus day

Have a great weekend! 

Newsletter

Week Of:

Oct.6 -Oct. 10

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“qu”

Grammar-

Proper nouns

Vocabulary-

From the book “Big Al”:

delightful

clumsy

capture

fierce

rescue

suspense

Spelling Words

on

but

plum

quick

quiz

queen

squid

to

do

squirrel

Spelling test- Friday, Oct. 10^th.

Math

This coming week we will begin a unit on “Base Ten”. We will work with tens in both creating and counting.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night. There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

Exploration stations

 “Settling of America”.

IPADS

Starting next week, we will begin to incorporate IPads into some of our daily work.

 The IPads will switch between classrooms on a monthly basis. As students become more comfortable with their own IPad, we will begin to send them home.

(More information to come)

Reminders/notes

-     With the cold weather on its way, please make sure your child has a jacket to wear outside.

-     This week’s “Monkey of the Week” was Ryan. Ryan had a great week being our classroom leader. Congratulations to Ryan for an awesome week!

-     Daily 5 literacy night (for parents and students)- Tuesday, October 7^th

-     Picture day October 8^th

-     Friday, October 10^th- Early dismissal. Students will be released at 12:00pm

-     Monday, October 13^th- No school- Columbus day

Have a great weekend!