Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning Date 9-30-16
News and Information Be sure to read with your child to help them meet their reading challenge. It is due Oct 14. The PTA school fundraiser orders are due Tuesday, October 4th.   We have a new district website at www.cleverbluejays.org  You can also download the app in the Google play store or Apple app store by searching for "clever rv school district".   The end result of the can drive was a donation of more than 4 truckloads of and one car load to FBC in Clever.  The final tally was 2,869 items donated district-wide!  Thank you again to everyone who participated! PTA Fall Festival at the Elemiddle playground from 5-7pm and then a movie after 7pm on October 8th!! We will have a fire truck, hay maze, bounce houses, raffle of prizes from local businesses, chick-fil-a concessions, and monopoly type game boards purchased for $10 to play at game booths (2 chances to play each game).
Language Workshop This week we finished our author study of Eric Carle.  We read the story The Greedy Python and The Honeybee and the Robber. We practiced asking and answering questions and retelling the story using key details. We also made up our own Eric Carle type story.	Math Workshop We tested over Topic 2, “Understanding Subtraction.” We started centers during our math time, which includes fun games and hands-on learning. We took the pretest for Topic 3 which will begin next week.
Word Study Next week we are reviewing the first grade sight words that we have covered so far. Here is a list of them: as, ask, add, an, go, get, his, has, had, man, men, no, plant, so, set, tan, tell, was, let, went, next. Be sure to practice these words at home!	Writing Worksthop We continued the first step in the writing process, prewriting.  We learned that when we prewrite we chose a topic and organize our thoughts. We have learned to use a four square and a web organizer. We also started introducing how to use a prewrite to make a draft.  We will continue to work on proper capitalization, punctuation, and spacing in our writing.
Next Week We will start learning about nouns. We will be sorting them as person, place, or thing. We will introduce poetry and read poems perfect for the season. Since it is fall, we would love to do something with apples. We are asking that everyone send in an apple sometime next week in order to make a special treat!  In Math, we will start Topic 3: Five and Ten Relationships. In writing, we will continue to learn about prewriting and drafting.	Important Dates     October 4: PTA Fundraiser “Cookie Sales” Due October 6: Cox Care Mobile October 8: PTA Fall Festival October 14: End of First Quarter October 14: Reading Challenge is Due October 17: No School October 18: Picture Day October 18 & 20: Fall Conferences