Our class was excited to check out books from the school library for the first time today! Here are a few things to note about library:
Library books are due every Friday. Checking out books from our school library is a privilege. To check out books students are expected to:
1- Follow the library rules (be respectful, follow directions, use a library voice, etc.)
2- Return library books (no outstanding books)
3- Select a book during the allotted time
Books can easily be damaged due to leaky water bottles, so we encourage students to keep their water bottles in the side pockets of their backpack and to check them regularly for leaks. Thanks for helping us protect our library books!
*”Reading Writing Companion” workbooks will come home after we’ve finished that particular unit in Language Arts (about every three weeks). We’ve encouraged the students to share their work and read the stories to you that we’ve been practicing in class!
Looking Ahead:
- Thank you for helping to support our school (and our class) with the Cookie Dough Fundraiser!
- October 1: Picture Retakes
- Monday-Tuesday, October 14-15: EARLY OUT and Parent Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday-Friday, October 16-18: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
- Tuesday, October 22: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky delivered to the school
- Thursday, October 31: Halloween Parade (9:00) & Party
- Friday, November 1: No School
Here’s a quick overview of what we learned this week:
Comprehension strategy/skill: “Ask and Answer Questions” and “Topic and Details” . We read informational texts and poems to go along with our theme “How can your senses help you learn?”
New High Frequency Word: “see” (please continue to practice “we”, “I”, “can”, “the”, “a”)
Phonics: Sound and Spelling of Ss.
Phonemic Awareness: rhyming words, syllables, first, middle and last sounds we hear in words, adding, taking away and replacing words in compound words (or prefixes and suffixes), and blending sounds we hear to make a word.
We learn 5 new vocabulary words each week. This week’s words include: senses, explore, feast, kneads, finished.
Math: Lesson 11 “Count, Show, and Write Numbers 6 to 10”. We encourage students to use the lesson 11 worksheet packets that are sent home for extra practice!
Science: We’ve been investigating the effects of sunlight on Earth’s surface. After a brief review of the unit, students gathered observations of how shade influences the warming effect of sunlight, and then used those observations to predict where sunlight can be used to cook food.