Food Permission for the Halloween Party

Parents,
On Friday, we will be having our Halloween Party.  We will be having treats that this party.  Listed below is items we will be having.  If your child has an allergy, or if you have issues with the treats, please email me and let me know.  If I do not hear from you, I will assume that your child can have everything on the list. Thanks!

  • Sugar Cookies
  • Frosting
  • Small pieces of candy for decorating, etc.
  • Suckers
  • Cans of soda (to be opened at home)
  • Small packages of either carrot sticks or apple slices
  • Cheetos
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Homework for the Week of October 26th!

  • Positive me week!
    • Mon.  “Scare Away Bad Health”- Wear crazy socks.
    • Tues. 27th: “Scare Away Drugs”- Wear red.
    • Wed. 28th: “Scare Away Bullies”- Show team spirit by wearing a team jersey or t-shirt.
    • Thur. 29th: “Scare Away Negativity”- Wear favorite accessory such as a bracelet, necklace, pin, hair bow, belt, tie, Please no hats.
    • Fri.30th: “Scare Up Some Fun”- Wear a costume
  • Friday we will have our Halloween parade from 9-10.
  • The Halloween party will be from 10:00ish to 11:15.
HOMEWORK
Reading
– 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home:
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Pink Group                                Yellow Group                            Blue Group
Kenzie                                                Guillermo                                       Bethany
Grant                                                  Evan                                                Samantha C
Joe                                                      Cohen                                              Kadynce 
Tyler P.                                              Makeila                                           Christian
Abby C.                                                                                                        Maggie
Halle                                                                                                            Abbi H.
                                                                                                                      Nikolas
Purple Group                            Green Group
Carrie                                                 Jake
Mallorie                                             Kaydin
Samantha O.                                     Karlos
Sadie                                                   Tyler
                                                             Keylie

Math
Monday – Perimeter
Key attached

Tuesday – Perimeter 2
Key attached

Wednesday – Perimeter
Key attached

Thursday – Composite Shapes
Key attached



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Book Orders

Parents,
A few weeks ago I sent home a book order form.  I will be submitting the book order form next Thursday, the 29th.  If you would like to order anything from the October flyer, please do so by then.  By ordering books through Scholastic, you are helping build our classroom library.  The link to Scholastic is located on the side links on my blog.  Just click and start shopping. 
Thanks!
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Homework for the Week of October 19-22

Reading – 20 minutes every night
Students may use RAZ-KIDS for reading.  Username lbeckstead0 (0=zero, not the letter)

Sorts – Please print the words out and have them pick from the following categories to do nightly at home:
1. Sort your words into categories -Always do this one on Monday night and have your child explain the rule to you.  The rest of the week, your child may choose what he/she would like to do for the rest of the week.
2. Turn the word sorts face down. Time your child to see how long it takes them to sort them into the correct categories.  Do this 3x (You may only choose this sort to do once a week)
3. Write the words 3x each.
4. Write the words in ABC order
5. Give your child a practice spelling test.
6. Play ball – Have your child grab someone to play catch and let the fun begin.  The person helping your child will say the word to him/her and he/she will spell the work back to you. Every time your child throws the ball have them say one letter of the word.  Continue until your child has spelled the word.  If your child makes a mistake, correctly spell the word for them, and have them start over.
7. Glue Down Sort – Glue down your sorts and a piece of paper in the correct categories.
8.  Syllable Sort – Sorts your words according to how many syllable each word has
9. ABC Sort – Write your words in their correct categories in alphabetical order

Pink Group                                Yellow Group                            Blue Group
Kenzie                                                Guillermo                                       Bethany
Grant                                                  Evan                                                Samantha C
Joe                                                      Cohen                                              Kadynce 
Tyler P.                                              Makeila                                           Christian
Abby C.                                                                                                        Maggie
Halle                                                                                                            Abbi H.
                                                                                                                      Nikolas
Purple Group                            Green Group
Carrie                                                 Jake
Mallorie                                             Kaydin
Samantha O.                                     Karlos
Sadie                                                   Tyler
                                                             Keylie

Math – Play Prodigy 3 times this week for at least 15 minutes.  

Reminder that there is no school on Friday.  We are at the end of our first term.  Please have homework submitted by Thursday night. 


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Food Permission Form

I know that fall break has started, but I do need a permission slip for a few lessons that will include food in the few weeks. Please mark all the things that your child may have. If you do not reply, or there is anything they may not have, they will have an alternative activity. Thanks for your help!

Food Permission Link Form – Click on to see form!
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Apple Witches!!

Parents, thank you for gathering materials for our Apple Witches!  They turned out so cute!  A HUGE THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Nicole Maxfield, Vivianne Smith, Mary-Virginia Parker, Kristie Day, and Corrie Cyr who braved our classroom this morning to help put these witches together.  Starting next week, we will be creating a personality to fit our witch and then the story process will take place.  Here are a few pictures of the amazing Apple Witches!

Apple Witches   photo 2          photo 1
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Water Bottles

Parents and Students,
Please remember to bring an empty water bottle tomorrow (Wednesday).  We will be using these for the witch bodies.
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Homework and Apple Witches

Homework
We have a short week this week, so the only homework we have is reading for twenty minutes each night.  Please turn in your reading minutes on the Online Homework Form.  Just leave the sort section blank. 

Apple Witches
We will be dressing our Apple Witches on Wednesday and I need every student to bring a water bottle on Wednesday.

Reminder that this week is Fall Break.  We will get out on early on Wednesday, at 1:00, and then we have Thursday and Friday off.  Have a great Fall Break!
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Free Day Friday

We will be having a Free Day Friday in the afternoon.  This day is for all those students who have completed all work during the week.  Students may bring something to play with during this time.  For those who have not completed all of their work, they will go into a different classroom to complete their work.
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Apple Witch Outfits

The following information will be sent home today, so look for it in your child’s backpack.

Apple Witch Letter

Apple Witch Patterns

I have a list of moms who will help sew outfits for our witches. Please read the letter for more information on what your child needs to bring. 
Here is a picture of the witch dresses and twigs that the students need to bring in. 

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