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)