Newsletter 10/20

Our Weekly Learning           10-20-17
News and Information Our Halloween Party will be on Friday, Oct. 27th.  Parents can arrive at 11:30 to help set up and get the kids dressed in their costumes.  Please send your child’s costume to school with them on Friday (please don’t wait and bring it with you, just in case you are running late-- kids tend to get a little frantic if it’s not here).  The parade will start at 12 with the party following after.  Special note about costumes--NO weapons of any kind, please keep blood and gore to a minimum.   READING CHALLENGE- 2nd Quarter Reading Challenges are in your child’s folder.  They will be due before Christmas Break--have fun finding exciting ways to read! Our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch will be Wednesday, October 25th.  Don’t forget to have them wear tennis shoes and to bring a sack lunch and drink (unless they ordered one from the school cafeteria).  We plan to start loading buses in the bus lane just after 9 if you are coming and would like to follow the bus.  Remember, parents must pay $3 at the pumpkin patch to attend. Next week we will celebrate Red Ribbon Week.   Please see the following schedule:  **Please note 1st grade will not dress up on Wednesday due to our field trip!                              Monday: We are crazy about healthy living- wear crazy/mismatched socks                           Tuesday: Team up against drugs- Wear your favorite jersey or team shirt                           Wednesday:  Field trip                           Thursday:  Hats off to living healthy- Hat day                           Friday:  Party day- bring your costume to school
Language Workshop This week we continued our fairy tale unit by reading Cinderella and Ponyella.  Ask your child which of the stories they enjoyed the most.  We are still working on story elements and pronouns.	Math Workshop In Math we are still working on Module 1--Sums and Differences to 10.  We are learning to use a number line to subtract and to write related addition and subtraction number sentences.
Writing Workshop We finished up our opinion pieces by drafting, editing, and publishing this week.  The students are getting better at using this process with each piece that they write.	Word Study We finished up learning about long and short vowel sounds.  We also practiced pushing out the individual sounds that we hear in words.
Next Week Next week we will continue our fairy tale unit by reading different versions of Jack and the Beanstalk.  We will also continue using the writing process to write opinion pieces.  In Math we will continue to work on subtraction.	Important Dates 10/25 Field Trip 10/27  Halloween Party 11/2 PTA Fundraiser Pick-up (FEMA shelter)

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Newsletter 10/12

Our Weekly Learning            10-12-17
News and Information FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL TOMORROW Canned food drive is next week so please be bringing in all your canned goods to donate to our community to help those in need. Next week is our Fall Book Fair this is a great time to get new books your child may be interested in reading. You can send them to school with money to shop during the day or you can shop with your child after school on Monday or Tuesday. READING CHALLENGE- The students enjoyed the read a thon and we will be starting our 2nd quarter reading challenge soon! Be sure to save your BOX TOPS and send them to school with your child.  The class that collects the most wins a prize and the money raised goes to buy things for our school!  Win-Win!! Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday and Wednesday, October 16th-18th. Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d44a5a92fa6fb6-fall5 Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch on October 25th! Please return permission slips and $5 to school by Wednesday, October 18th.
Language Workshop We started a very magical unit this week on fairy tales. We have been talking about story elements in our stories. We also learned that a pronoun takes the place of a noun.	Math Workshop This week we continued our module on Sums and Differences to 10. We focused on solving story problems. The students practiced reading the story, drawing a picture to match and writing the number sentence to find the missing part.
Writing Workshop This week we started our opinion writing. The students are defending their opinion on whether or not first graders should have a bedtime. They have to state their opinion and give 2 reasons why.	Word Study We are spending this time working on knowing the difference between short vowels and long vowels in a word.
Next Week Next week we will continue our fairy tale unit with different versions of Cinderella. We will also continue the writing process by publishing and start a new opinion piece.	Important Dates Parent Teacher Conferences- 10/18-10/19 Canned Food Drive- 10/16 - 10/20 Book Fair- 10/16 - 10/20 (We go Monday!) Field Trip 10/25

Read-a-thon Tomorrow October 12th

Tomorrow we will celebrate those who have completed their reading challenge for 1st quarter.  Send in those reading challenge papers tomorrow!!  If your child has completed their reading challenge they can bring one stuffed animal and their favorite book from home.

It will be a fun filled day of reading, listening to stories, and we will even have a guest reader!

Snacks

Our snack supply is running low. If you are out and about we could use some snacks.

Thanks!

Cox Care Mobile-October 12th

The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever Schools on Thursday, October 12th. The Care Mobile is a medical office on wheels that provides FREE services to children ages birth to 18 years. This service is provided whether you have insurance or not. You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment, and to receive the necessary paperwork. Thank you!

Lunch Menu Changes

Some changes have been made to the October lunch menu. Please see the link for an updated October lunch menu.

October Lunch Menu

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning            10-6-17
News and Information PTA Fall Festival When: Saturday, October 7th Where: Clever Elementary Playground 5-7:30pm What: Games, Prizes, Concessions, and More! Movie to follow the festival...stay for a family event and enjoy popcorn and hot coco! READING CHALLENGE- Keep on reading! Be sure to save your BOX TOPS and send them to school with your child.  The class that collects the most wins a prize and the money raised goes to buy things for our school!  Win-Win!! Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday and Thursday, October 18th-19th. Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aeac28a13-fall3 Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch on October 25th! Please return permission slips and $5 to school by Wednesday, October 18th.
Language Workshop We continued learning about nouns and learned how to count syllables in a word by clapping out the sounds we here. We read “The Biggest Pumpkin EVER” and Perfect Pumpkins.  We learned how to make predictions while reading and the differences and similarities between a fiction and nonfiction text.	Math Workshop This week we continued our module on Sums and Differences to 10. We focused on solving story problems. The students practiced reading the story, drawing a picture to match and writing the number sentence to find the missing part.
Writing Workshop This week we started our first unit on narrative writing.  We learned to prewrite and use our writing binders to keep organized.	Word Study Group A continued working on words that start with the “wh” and “th” sound. Group B worked on the the “-en”, “-et”and “-eg” word families.
Next Week In writing, we will continue to learn how to write an opinion piece. We will also keep working on our first module for math, Sums and Differences to 10. In language we will be learning about pronouns. In reading we will be learning about fairy tales with characters, setting, problems and solutions.	Important Dates Fire Safety Week-10/9-10/12 Read-A-Thon 10/12 Parent Teacher Conferences- 10/18-10/19 Field Trip 10/25

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning            10-6-17
News and Information PTA Fall Festival When: Saturday, October 7th Where: Clever Elementary Playground 5-7:30pm What: Games, Prizes, Concessions, and More! Movie to follow the festival...stay for a family event and enjoy popcorn and hot coco! READING CHALLENGE- Keep on reading! Be sure to save your BOX TOPS and send them to school with your child.  The class that collects the most wins a prize and the money raised goes to buy things for our school!  Win-Win!! Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday and Thursday, October 18th-19th. Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aeac28a13-fall3 Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch on October 25th! Please return permission slips and $5 to school by Wednesday, October 18th.
Language Workshop We continued learning about nouns and learned how to count syllables in a word by clapping out the sounds we here. We read “The Biggest Pumpkin EVER” and Perfect Pumpkins.  We learned how to make predictions while reading and the differences and similarities between a fiction and nonfiction text.	Math Workshop This week we continued our module on Sums and Differences to 10. We focused on solving story problems. The students practiced reading the story, drawing a picture to match and writing the number sentence to find the missing part.
Writing Workshop This week we started our first unit on narrative writing.  We learned to prewrite and use our writing binders to keep organized.	Word Study Group A continued working on words that start with the “wh” and “th” sound. Group B worked on the the “-en”, “-et”and “-eg” word families.
Next Week In writing, we will continue to learn how to write an opinion piece. We will also keep working on our first module for math, Sums and Differences to 10. In language we will be learning about pronouns. In reading we will be learning about fairy tales with characters, setting, problems and solutions.	Important Dates Fire Safety Week-10/9-10/12 Read-A-Thon 10/12 Parent Teacher Conferences- 10/18-10/19 Field Trip 10/25