Almost Fall Break!

book fair

Don't forget about parent night at the book fair this Thursday from 5-7pm!

family and school conferences

This is a friendly reminder that family school conferences are Wednesday and Thursday night this week!  If you need a reminder of your time, please let me know.  Please be on time, and wait in the hall until your time.  I'll come out and greet you!  There will also be a leaf to write your child a note on while you are waiting.  We will do something special with those in class after conferences!

report cards

The 1st 9 weeks of school ended on Friday, October 1st.  Report cards are now available to view in PowerSchool and I will have a printed copy for you at conferences.

bear day

To celebrate the start of Fall Break, and the end of a 2 week unit in Wonders on animal offspring, we are having bear day on Friday!  Please allow your child to bring a small stuffed teddy bear to school on Friday.  Thanks!

Early Release

Don't forget--tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means early release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40.

Writing

Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• writing choice boards

• writing autobiographies

• writing facts about bears

High Ability

Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• similies and metaphors

• creating new words for things

• context clues

• Reading--Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Math

Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• multiplication strategies
• number stories
• multistep number stories
• equal groups number stories
• modeling division

Wonders Reading

Here is what we are working on this week in reading:

• essential question--How are offspring like their parents?
• genre--expository text
• phonics--short u vs long u
• Grammar--singular vs. plural nouns
• vocabulary---homographs
• writing--expository essay
• writing--research questions
• writing--organization--order ideas
• comprehension--reread
• comprehension--main topic
• text features--diagrams and labels

Upcoming Dates

 

Here are some upcoming dates to add to your calendar!

• 10/6--Family School Conferences
• 10/6--early release @1:40
• 10/7--Family School Conferences
• 10/9-10/17--FALL BREAK-NO SCHOOL
• 10/20--early release @1:40
• 10/27--early release @1:40
• 10/29--Franklin Field Trip

Have a great week!!