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Our Weekly Learning Date 9-15-16
News and Information NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!  9/16/16 Wow!  We have had another busy week!  The highlight of the week included a presentation from the Clever FFA.  The kids were able to see horses, goats, cows, pigs, chickens, and a giant tractor!  It was hot, but fun and educational! The Future Business Leaders of America students at the high school have invited us to participate in a canned food drive the week of September 19th-23rd.  Any donations would be appreciated.  You can send items to school in your child’s backpack.
Language Workshop This week we continued our author study of Eric Carle.  We read the story Pancakes! Pancakes!  Ask your child what all Jack had to do just to get a pancake for breakfast!  We also learned that the setting of the story is where the story takes place.  We are still working on capitalization and punctuation.	Math Workshop We continued our study of Topic 2, “Understanding Subtraction.” We learned about subtracting to compare numbers and we solved many different subtraction story problems.  Hopefully by now your child can correctly complete a number model and they know that when you write a subtraction sentence the WHOLE comes first!  Whole-part=part
Word Study Next week we will start working on “short e” words.  Our words will be:  get set tell men bed beg step felt help. Be sure to practice these words at home!	Writing Workshop This week we learned to respond to a writing prompt.  We are working hard to remember to use proper capitalization, punctuation, and spacing in our writing.
Next Week We will continue our author study of Eric Carle.  We will read the books The Grouchy Ladybug and Honeybee and the Robber.  We will work on asking and answering questions and retelling.  In Math we will continue working with subtraction.  In writing, we will start learning ways to organize our writing and to write about 1 topic.  Don’t forget to check your child’s folder daily for important papers coming home.	Important Dates     September 16: No School September 26: Watchdog Dad’s Pizza Night    6-8 pm.  Contact the office to RSVP October 14: End of First Quarter October 14: Reading Challenge is Due