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Our Weekly Learning   10-7-16
News and Information Be sure to read with your child to help them meet their reading challenge. It is due Oct 14. 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".   PTA Fall Festival at the Elemiddle playground from 5-7pm and then a movie after 7pm on Saturday, 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). Please sign up for SeeSaw. This will allow you to see your child participating in various activities and I plan to use it for some assessments. It is very user friendly and lets me quickly share things to the whole class or to individual parents.
Language Workshop This week we started our poetry unit.  We read My Perfect Pumpkin Pick and Scarecrows. We also learned that a noun is a person, place, or thing. Then we found nouns in our poems. We also practiced reading poetry to increase fluency. The students read their poetry to the class.	Math Workshop We started Topic 3, “Five and Ten Relationships” and continued practicing math centers. The kids are really enjoying the activities. We will be pretesting Topic 4 soon and using the scores to set class goals for the post-test. **If you have any dominoes, playing cards, or Uno cards, that you do not use--we would gladly take them off your hands to use for our centers.
Word Study We reviewed the word wall this week and tested reading and writing the words. Next week’s words are: his, big, did, ship, list, wish, slip, gift, lid, hit. Be sure to practice reading and writing these words at home!	Writing Workshop We continued working on the writing process by practicing prewriting and drafting. We also introduced the writing binders. Students will use their binders to organize their papers. The binders have 4 folders (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising/Editing, Publishing).
Next Week We will continue our unit on Poetry. We will practice responding to poems and continue finding nouns. In math, we will finish up Topic 3 and assess later on in the week. Writing will be a continuation of using the writing binders and we will introduce editing. On Thursday, we will get to learn about fire safety and on Friday, we will have our Read-a-thon. Also, our character word for October is Responsibility. Each month there will be a character student picked from each class.	Important Dates     October 8: PTA Fall Festival October 14: End of First Quarter October 14: Reading Challenge is Due October 14: Read-a-thon October 17: No School October 18: Picture Day October 18 & 20: Fall Conferences *You may call the office to to set up a time if you have not do so.  743-4810