October is here and we are settling into our school routine
and working really hard in the classroom.
Here are some of the things we have been doing:
We have been learning about Thanksgiving and talking about
what we are thankful for in our lives. Working
on Thanksgiving booklets, making turkeys and writing about things we are
thankful for.
We have had three spelling units so far. Remember that after four units/tests we will
have a BlockBuster Quiz where the students will be tested on 20 words from the
previous four spelling lists. A list of
the 20 words to be studied for the week will be sent home on Monday. This is a review as the students have already
been tested on all of the 20 words. There
will be no dictation sentences tested on review weeks. Please continue to help your child study
these words and get their spelling homework finished each week. Please also continue to sign the tests that
are sent home in their spelling duotangs.
We are also working on our Phonics booklets and learning
about word families. We are learning to
sound words out based on their letter sounds.
This helps with both spelling and reading. We are doing a lot of reading and
writing. We are learning how to write a
proper sentence with capitalization and punctuation.
In Math, we have been practicing some basic addition. We are learning to use a number line and 100
chart to help us with our facts. We are
practicing our skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100.
In Science, we are looking at the characteristics of animals
and how those characteristics change or stay the same from the time they are a
baby until they become an adult. We have also learned that all food comes from
either a plant or an animal and talked about the four food groups.
In Social Studies we are learning about what it means to be
a community. We will be looking at the
different groups of people, places and services that it takes to make up a
community. For example, stores, schools,
post office, fire station, homes, workers, etc.
**Important dates to remember:
·
Tuesday, October 9th – Picture Day and
Early Dismissal at 2:25
·
Tuesday, October 16th – Mass
·
Friday, October 19th – No School In-Service Day and Halloween Family Party
7:00-10:00p.m.
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Wednesday,
October 31st - N.U.T. Day
Wear orange and/or black
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and a Happy
Halloween!
Mrs. Shade