DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Tues., Oct. 29th—Volleyball Dig Pink @ 6:00
-Thurs. Oct. 31st—Halloween Party @ 12:15
-Fri., Nov.1st—No School – Professional Development
-Wed., Nov. 6th—Picture Retakes
-Fri., Nov. 8th—Report Cards Home
-Thurs., Nov. 14th—No School—Parent Teacher Conferences & Book Fair
-Fri., Nov. 15th—No School—Deer Day
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
Our student of the week is Anna Schantz. Anna enjoys swimming in the pool and her favorite place to go is to the playground. Her favorite color is purple and she enjoys eating fruit. When she grows up, Anna aspires to be a star! Congratulations to Anna on being Student of the Week!
HALLOWEEN PARTY:
**Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag (labeled with their name). Students will change into their costumes after lunch.
**Please do not send any make up or toy weapons (swords, guns, knives, etc.) to school.
**Parent volunteers—please plan to arrive by 12:15 to help students get into their costumes.
**Schedule:
-12:15-12:45—Change into Costumes
-12:45-1:00—Photos
-1:00-1:40—Parade Downtown (K-4)
*K will not be visiting the 4th grade wax museum this year.
-1:40-2:20—Halloween Activities & Change
-2:20-2:40—Halloween Snack
2:40-2:50—Pack up
READING:
This week we will be reading Officer Buckle & Gloria and several seasonal books related to Halloween. Our focus letter for this week is Ff and our new sightword is blue. At literacy stations, students will continue to work on rhyming, retelling, syllables, sightwords, letters & sounds. Students will also begin using Successmaker on the computer this week. Last week they enjoyed reenacting The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything; we will practice retelling the story a few more times this week, so that the students will have chance to play all of the roles.
WRITING:
This week we will finish up our October Journals with an entry about what we will be for Halloween. I will save their October Journals to share with you at conferences. We will also practice storytelling using characters and voice with the app—Sock Puppets.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will read several stories related to Halloween and Pumpkins. Today we carved our jack-o-lantern. With elections just around the corner, we exercised our ‘democratic right to vote’ as we voted on what kind of mouth to give our jack-o-lantern.
MATH:
This week we will incorporate several Halloween activities into our math stations as we focus on sequencing by size, ordering numbers, and counting. We will work on identifying the Tricky Teen numbers and play several games related to the teens. We will also work on describing and comparing pumpkins and gourds.
1 dozen plain doughnuts—Angie, Ayla, & Coleman
1 can of white frosting—Carlee, Madelyn, Akira
1 bottle of Halloween Sprinkles—Lauren & Wesley
1 large bottle of apple juice—Dylan & Avery
1 large bag of cheese popcorn—Miley
2 dozen plastic knives—Drew
Halloween Plates (24) - Lily
Halloween Cups (24) - Wesley
Halloween Napkins (24) - Grayson
Parent Volunteers—October 31st (12:15-3:00)
Becky Brandal, Katy Hill, Ivy Cross, Tiara Valle, Genna Nelson, Aaryn Gilde, Christin Carpenter, & Brandi Shepardson
