Week of Oct. 27th - Oct. 31st

Looking Ahead

Oct. 20th - Oct. 24th

 

Reading Strategies

KWL Chart (What we know, what we want to learn and what we have learned)

Comparing & Contrasting

Phonics

Jolly Phonics - "ff" endings

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Using "a" and "an"

Sight Words

long

would

right

wash

tell

always

Close Reading

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Vocabulary Words (The Story of Ruby Bridges)

mob

irritated

arrest

confident

courage

persuade

Spelling Words

up

man

crab

off

cliff

stiff

cuff

come

some

stuffing

The test on these words will be on Friday, October 31st.

Your student brought home their spelling test from today - please make sure to look it over with them! :)

Math

This week, students learned addition and subtraction strategies to 12. We have spent time on doubles ( 5 + 5 = 10 & 7 + 7 = 14 etc.) as well as near doubles (5 + 6 is 5 + 5 + 1 more). We will continue this unit throughout the next week. Also, if you have any old (clean) socks at home that are missing a match or have a hole in them, have your student bring it in. We are going to be using them as erasers in math (a piece of felt works too!). 

Conferences

If you have not had a chance to sign up, please click the link below to look at available times. I am looking forward to seeing all of you and talking about your student's progress thus far in first grade.

Link - www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090444A8AA23A57-fall2

Halloween Party

Our classroom Halloween festivities are scheduled for Friday, October 31st. The costume parade will begin at 1:40pm outside of the school (weather permitting). Everyone is welcome to come and watch. Our classroom party will follow afterwards at 2:00pm. Only the parents who volunteered to help are allowed back to the classroom. Students should bring their costumes to school in a bag. Please try to make the costumes simple for them to put on. Costumes must go over their clothes and no make-up can be applied at school. Their will be no exchange of candy to be passed out because of food allergies. If you have any additional questions please contact me at alibeseth@ccsd66.org. Thank you!

Junior Achievement

Our class is starting the Junior Achievement program next week.  This program will last for 5 weeks and will cover the following topics:  families, needs & wants, jobs, and paying for needs & wants.  Our volunteer presenter is Chris Dietel. He will come into our classroom once a week for 30 minutes to teach each lesson. These lessons coordinate with our social studies curriculum.

Scholastic Books!
I have created a link on my blog to Scholastic book orders! If you are interested in ordering any books for friends, relatives, or for your student, feel free to place an order online and use the code - LVB2T. When you order online, you can shop all Book Club flyers, enter your online orders, and pay with a credit or debit card. Every time you place your order online, you earn a FREE Book Pick and I earn a $3 coupon for our classroom! I will be receiving flyers that I will send home within the next few weeks if you don't want to do it online. If you have any questions please let me know!

Important Dates

• Friday, October 24th - PTO Halloween Party (6:30 - 8pm)
• Tuesday, October 28th & Wednesday, October 29th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Thursday, October 30th - Spooky Story Day - Wear black and orange to school and bring a Halloween book from home to read with a partner.
• Friday, October 31st - Classroom Halloween Parties
• Monday, November 3rd - No School
• Tuesday, November 4th - No School - Institute Day

Reminders/Announcements

• Box Tops - Please continue to turn in any box tops that you have at home. This is a wonderful fundraiser that helps raise money for our school. Feel free to ask aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, and neighbors! :) 
• Sight Words - Students brought home 6 sight words last week. They are the words that they need to know for the week. Next week there are 6 new words. Please continue to work with your student at home.
• Please send a note if your child will be picked up or taking another bus home.
• If you have any questions - please feel free to email me at alibeseth@ccsd66.org

I hope you have a nice weekend!
Miss Beseth