October is here and we are settling into our school routine and working really hard in the classroom. We already took our first field trip to Fort Whyte Alive and we had such a great day! Thank you to all the parents that were able to join us to help make the day such a success.
Here are some of the other things we have been doing so far this year:
We have had two spelling units so far. Students are given 12 spelling words based on
the phonics skills we are learning for the week. Please continue to help your child study
these words each week.
We are working on a new ELA program called Ufli. We are learning to segment words based on their
letter sounds and blends. This helps
with both spelling and reading. We are
learning how to write a proper sentence with capitalization and
punctuation. We have started writing in
our journals and we are learning how to properly write in a notebook.
In Math, we have been practicing some basic addition and
subtraction. 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. We have also
learned about surveys and graphs. We
created a class birthday graph and height graph. We are learning how to read a graph and
survey in order to answer questions about them.
In Science, we are looking at the characteristics of humans
and animals and how those characteristics change or stay the same from the time
they are a baby until they become an adult.
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:
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Monday, October 13th – No School
Thanksgiving Day
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Tuesday, October 14th – Early
Dismissal at 2:20/Mass 11:00am
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Thursday, October 16th – Picture Day and
Feast of St. Gerard
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Friday, October 24th – No School
In-service Day and Halloween Dance
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Friday, October 31st -
N.U.T. Day Wear orange and/or black
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and a Happy
Halloween!
Mrs. Shade