Newsletter Updates for the Week of October 12th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Friday, October 16th—Book Orders Due

-Monday, October 19th—Delayed Start

PLEASE SIGN & RETURN: 

Last week you received an envelope with some information from the office; included were 2 forms that need to be signed and returned: a Concussion Form and a Home Language Survey.  Please be sure to return these ASAP, as we are required to keep them on file in the elementary office. :)

BOOK FAIR: 

The PTO is sponsoring our annual Book Fair November 10, 11, 12, 13, 16,17, & 18.  I am

currently working on organizing the event and am seeking parent/grandparent volunteers to help run the fair during school hours (11:30-3:00), as well as Thursday November 19 during Parent Teacher Conferences from 1:00-6:00.  If you, or someone you know, is interested in helping out please contact me at sherrybrinks@gmail.com.

COINS FOR KIDS: 

Great job sending in those coins—Keep up the good work!!

ITEMS NEEDED—PLEASE SEND IN:

-Each student needs to bring in 1 full roll of

toilet paper for an upcoming art project:)

READING: 

This week our reading lessons will focus on the letter Aa and we will introduce the sightword—we. Our focus stories for this week are Pouch! and Baby Animals on the Move, which we will use to practice building our listening and comprehension skills. This week we will practice using Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish during Read to Self time, as we ‘read’ some ‘good-fit’ materials from our book boxes. We will also begin ‘partner reading’ where we will practice building our accuracy, fluency, and comprehension skills while reading with a friend. The students are doing a GREAT job with our new expanded literacy stations and are working on so many foundational reading skills each day—letter ID, sounds, rhyming, handwriting, retelling stories, computer skills, sightwords, & listening to stories on CD/ipads.

WRITING: 

This week we will be writing about Fall.  We’ve been learning about the qualities of Informational Texts and will put what we know into practice; we will work together with a partner to observe, draw, and label a page for our class book about Fall.  We will also draw and write about a fire truck, including as many details as we can.

MATH: 

This week we will play several math games involving counting and determining quantities. We will continue to practice identifying and naming numbers 0-10 and spend a couple of days working on sorting by various attributes.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

This week we will focus on Fire Safety and Prevention. We will read several informational texts related to fire safety and watch several video segments to spark our discussions. October is Fire Prevention Month; please be sure to check the batteries in your smoke detectors at home & discuss and practice an escape plan for your family.

A special thanks to the Peterson Family for blessing us with a special ice cream treat last week!:)