• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15
• Thurs: Character Ed
• Fri: Free dress down – Wear an ugly sweater. Holiday Party. Early Release 1:00
• Winter Break is Dec. 21-Jan. 1

Announcements:  We will be having our Christmas Around the World celebration this Friday. Please fill out the food permission slip.

****Also, when we get back from winter break we will be assessing the students for their mid-year progress in reading . Please have your child read over the break! ****

Reading in Class

• We will be reviewing all that has been taught up to this point.

• Math in Class
• We will be testing Wednesday on simple 2-step word problems within 20. Then we will review 2-digit subtractions so we can be ready to start 3-digit subtraction when we come back from break.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

*Students are welcome to read their decodables from class. If they read it 3 times with you, please sign it and have them bring it back for class money. *
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15
• Thurs: Character Ed
• Fri: Early Release 1:00

Announcements:  

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How can people help out their community?“
• Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
• We will be focusing on the spellings for long o: (o, oa, oe, ow) in our spelling words: told, most, float, coat, toast, grow, mow, show, Joe, toe Review: light, mind, only, our, who
• Our Vocabulary words are: across, borrow, countryside, idea, insists, lonely, solution, village

• Math in Class
• We will be working on word problems for the next couple of weeks. Word problems can be hard for students because it requires comprehension to understand if we are subtracting or adding. Create stories that include adding or subtracting and see if they can come up with the answers.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

*Students are welcome to read their decodables from class. If they read it 3 times with you, please sign it and have them bring it back for class money. *
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 / **Remember library books!!
• Thurs: Character Ed “Be the reason someone smiles today.”
• Fri: $1 Dress Down. Early Release 1:00

Announcements:  

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What can we see in the sky?“
• Comprehension Skill: Plot: key details in sequential order
• We will be focusing on the spellings for long i: (i, y, igh, ie) in our spelling words: light, sight, mind, cry, tie, high, wild, dry, try, lie. Review: hay, steak, begin, those, apart
• Our Vocabulary words are: adventure, delighted, grumbled, dreamed, enjoyed, moonlight, nighttime, neighbor

• Math in Class
• We will be working on word problems for the next couple of weeks. Word problems can be hard for students because it requires comprehension to understand if we are subtracting or adding. Please watch for a family letter to come home that will help you incorporate this skill in their real life. Create stories that include adding or subtracting and see if they can come up with the answers.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

*Students are welcome to read their decodables from class. If they read it 3 times with you, please sign it and have them bring it back for class money. *
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

We had a wonderful day showing off our dioramas and making balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. I hope you all have a fun, relaxing, and safe break. Thank you for sharing your children with me. We laugh and learn everyday, and I am very grateful for each and every one of them!

Enjoy the parade!

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 / **Remember library books!!
• Thurs: Character Ed “I do not blame others for my wrong actions.”
• Fri: $1 Dress Down. Early Release 1:00
• UPCOMING: Thanksgiving Break is next week Nov. 23-27

Announcements:  

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How do the earth’s forces affect us?“
• Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
• We will be focusing on the spellings for long a: (a, ai, ay, ea, eigh, and ey) in our spelling words: nail, train, main, hay, stay, break, steak, weigh, sleigh, prey. Review: scrape, strange, good, often, two
• Our Vocabulary words are: amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed, true, weight.

• Math in Class
• We will be taking our test on subtracting 2-digit numbers with regrouping on Wed. 11/18. We will then begin our lessons on simple 1 step word problems.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

*Students are welcome to read their decodables from class. If they read it 3 times with you, please sign it and have them bring it back for class money. *
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 / **Remember library books!!
• Thurs: Character Ed “I can’t control anyone else…but I can control MYSELF.”
• Fri: Early Release 1:00
• UPCOMING: Thanksgiving Break Nov. 23-27

Announcements:  We will begin building our dioramas in class on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Please send a box about the size of a shoe box with your child. Your child may also bring any supplies they would like to use to create their habitats for their animal.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What do we love about animals?“
• Comprehension Skill: Key details & Multiple Meaning Words
• We will be focusing on 3-letter blends (scr, spr, str, thr, spl, shr) in our spelling words: scratch, scrape, spring, throne, stripe, strange, shred, shrub, splash, split. Review: catch, sting, far, flower, until.
• Our Vocabulary words are: behave, flapping, express, feathers.

• Math in Class
• This Monday we will be taking our test on adding up to four 2-digit numbers ( 21 + 34 + 17 + 43). We will then begin our lesson on subtracting 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

*Students are welcome to read their decodables from class. If they read it 3 times with you, please sign it and have them bring it back for class money. *
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 / **Please remind your student to bring their library books!!
• Thurs: Character Ed “I am in charge of how I feel, and today I am choosing happiness.”
• Fri: Early Release 1:00

Announcements:  

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How are offspring like their parents?“
• We will be focusing on digraphs (wh, sh, th, ch, tch, and ng) in our spelling words: chop, catch, shape, trash, phone, that, sting, thin, bring, and while. Review: place, badge, seven, isn’t, and early.
• Our Vocabulary words are: giant, groom, mammal, offspring, adult, alive, covered, and fur.

• Math in Class
• We will be learning how to add up to four 2-digit numbers ( 21 + 34 + 17 + 43). We will test on Friday.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 / **Pickup Cookie Dough & Jerky**
• Wed: CODE 11:45-12:45
• Thurs: $1 Dress Down, Character Ed: 12-12:40
• Fri: Halloween parade and party. Early Release 1:00

Announcements:  Thank you so much for coming to parent teacher conference. I loved talking about your child and celebrating their growth. I can’t wait to see them achieve even more.

Fundraiser pickup times are as follows: Monday October 26th 11-12:30pm and 2-6pm. Please make sure to pickup all orders as we have no way of keeping them refrigerated. Prizes have been ordered and will be distributed as soon as we receive them.
POQA still has Little Caesars bread cards available for $10 If interested please contact Nicole Boucher at nboucher@questac.org Many thanks, POQA

Parade: The parade will be at 9:00, so please have your students wear their costumes to school. Watch from home: parents will be sent a link to a YouTube live streaming session. On-campus children: Parents are welcome to bring camping chairs or blankets and set them up along the outside of either building (the yellow dots indicate where families can sit). Everyone watching the parade on campus needs to be wearing a mask and should position themselves as close to the building as possible to allow our students to parade on the sidewalks surrounding the schools. Families should also allow six feet between them and neighboring families. **Costumes should be modest and without blood or gore. Also, face coverings must be worn throughout the entire day. Students are welcome to paint their faces and wear Halloween masks; however, those masks will only be worn when directed to do so by the classroom teacher (e.g. during the parade, when a class picture is taken, etc). Weapons and anything that depicts violence are not allowed on school property (knives, guns, swords, spears, etc.).

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What are features of different animal habitats?”
• We will be learning the soft c (ce, ci), and the soft g (dge, ge) sounds for our spelling: trace, place, badge, cage, space, ice, bulge, range, barge, mice. Review: mule, huge, out, wash
• Our Vocabulary words are: buried, escape, nature, habitat, journey, peeks, restless, spies

• Math in Class
• We have been working really hard on 3-digit addition with regrouping. We will take our test this week and review what we have already learned this year.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

• This Week’s Happenings: 
  Mon: Library 11:45-12:15
  Tues: Virtual PTC
• Wed: Virtual PTC
• Fri: No School

Announcements:  Parent teacher conferences will be Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Wednesday, Oct. 21. Please see sign-ups on bloomz. They will be 15 minute virtual meetings. I will email the zoom link out again on the day of your conference.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What can animal stories teach us?”
• We will be learning short ‘u’ and long ‘u’ (u_e) for our spelling: mule, fuse, plum, use, dug, cub, hum, huge, must, fun.  Review: rope, nose, look, yes, their
• Our Vocabulary words are: believe, delicious, feast, fond, lessons, remarkable, snatch, and stories.

• Math in Class
• We will continue learning how to use different strategies to solve 3-digit addition equations. We will take the test on Thursday.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.