October 29-November 2

We hope the students enjoyed a few extra days off and will return to school refreshed and ready to continue working hard.  We cannot believe it is nearly November and we will soon be meeting you for conferences.  The link to sign up for a conference time went out through Campus messenger last week, please let us know if you have questions about signing up.  Also, the PSC is in need of help on conference nights, check out the sign ups below. 

Important Dates and Reminders:
October 31: Wear Orange and Black
November 8 & 13: Portfolio Conferences
November 15: Packer Wear
November 16: Half Day
November 19: Veteran's Day Concert
November 21-25: No School

Fall 2018 Teacher Conference Meals

Fall 2018 Teacher Conference Meals

Fall 2018 Book Fair

Fall 2018 Book Fair

Here is a peek at the week:

Math: Mathematicians will learn all about numbers 6-10 and how using a five group can help us to see and build those numbers quickly! We will use different tools to build these numbers and make equations to match. Mathematicians will also explore equal and not equal by comparing both digits to objects and objects to objects.  

Reading: This week in reading we will continue to read unknown books and learn more strategies to do so.  One thing readers will learn to do is take a picture walk by checking the cover and then looking at all the pictures to get an idea of how the book might go.  We will also pay attention to how many words are on a page and then try to match what we say to that (ex. if there are four words on the page, try to say four words).  Lastly, we will work on rereading books again and again using a smooth voice.

Writing: Writing this week will focus mainly on sentence writing!  Writers will learn that sentences are a way to share more information than labels.  We will be using the high frequency (or as we call them snap) words to create sentences in patterns across pages.  The snap words we have learned so far are: and, a, come, here, have, is, I, like, me, the, this, we.   These are words that your child can practice at home by writing them or finding them in books.

Science: This week we will begin an exploration of weather.  We will become "weather watchers" and will learn important things to be on the look out for when studying the weather.  We will be spending time outside to observe and write about the weather and will begin to discuss how the weather impacts people and the things they need.