Week of Oct. 22nd - Oct. 26th

Oct. 15th - Oct. 19th
This past week was a fun and exciting week for the students! They earned a classroom party on Thursday and choose to eat lunch with me in the classroom. We had so much fun! The students also accumulated 10 stars in music since the beginning of the year and earned themselves a party on Friday with Ms. Wyse. Students also brought home a few of their projects from last week in order to make room for some of our new Halloween ones! Here are a few pictures of our fall projects that I promised from last week!

These are the different leaves that each
student created.We brainstormed as a class the
different things that we see, hear,
smell, taste and feel in Fall :)

Here is what Riddhi sees, hears,
feels, tastes, and smells in the Fall

These are our Scaredy Squirrels :) We talked about different
things that we are afraid of and then wrote
 them on our squirrels. Underneath them are our
 different fall leaves that the students colored and then sprayed with
water to make a cool design!

This is Alec's squirrel! It was nice for the students to see what each
other were afraid of because then they expressed to
each other that it's OK to be afraid of different things.

Looking Ahead to Next Week~ Oct. 22 - Oct. 26th

Reading Strategies/Skills

We will discuss the comprehension skills - Topic, Main Idea, Details/Summarizing 

and the comprehension strategy - Evaluating

Phonics

Short Vowel Sounds - /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/

We want the students to be able to identify the different vowel sounds in words

Ex: bat, net, pin, box, bug

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Reviewing Common and Proper Nouns

Alphabetical order

Vocabulary

(Students will not be tested on these words - they are to help expand their vocabulary)

deserve

grateful

amble

plead

deceive

challenge

Spelling Words

dog

bran

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

you

your

Saturday

The test on these words will be Friday Oct. 26th

Math
This week we finished up our Chapter 4 test on addition and subtraction. We will continue to work on Chapter 5 where the students will learn different addition strategies to 12. Two important strategies to use when practicing at home are:

• Counting on - This is where you start with the first number and then continuing counting up.
• Ex: to add 7+2, your child should start at 7 and "count on" 2 more... 8, 9.
• Using a number line - This is where you start on the first number and "jump on."
• Ex:  to add 5+3, put your finger on the number 5 and then jump to 6, 7, 8. This strategy is good for our visual learners because they can see their finger move to each number.

Continue to practice addition and subtraction facts at home.  Using the strategies at home will help reinforce what they are learning at school. :)

Important Dates

• Thursday, Oct. 25th - Early Dismissal Day
• Friday, Oct. 26th
• End of 1st Quarter
• Spooky Story Day (wear orange and black)
• PTO Halloween Party at Elizabeth Ide - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
• Wednesday, Oct. 31st - Costume Parade & classroom parties
• Monday, Nov. 5th - No School
• Thursday, Nov. 8th - Picture Re-Take Day

Reminders

• Please have your student bring in an old but clean sock for math :)
• If you have not signed up for conferences I will be contacting you this weekend to let you know my available times that are left.
• Students brought home their Reading Anthology books - please take some time this week to read some or all of the stories and return the book to school by Friday, Oct. 26th!
• October Reading Calendars/Book Log - continue to read with your child and also allowing your child to read to you! The Calendars are due at the end of the month, so please make sure you are filling it out!
• Halloween Party :)
• Festivities are on Wednesday Oct. 31st. The costume parade will begin between 1:40-1:45pm outside the school (weather permitting).  Our classroom party will begin at 2:00pm. 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. Make-up cannot be applied at school and toy weapons are not allowed.  Children are also 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! And let me know if you have any questions!
• PLEASE BRING IN BOX TOPS! We are in FIRST PLACE out of the entire school! YEAH! GREAT JOB! :)