October
31- Classroom Halloween Parties/Parade 1:30 – Parade, 2:00 – Party
November
4 – Teacher's Institute – No School
5 – Field Trip – Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
6 – Picture Retakes
11 – Veteran's Day – No School
Student of the Week Saahil Sorakayala was our student of the week this week. He did a nice job of writing the date on the board.
Exp
loration StationsWe began our weather unit on Thursday. In the weeks ahead, the children will be learning about tornadoes and hurricanes with Mrs. Cornfield, seasons with me, the water cycle with Mrs. Hull, weather terms with Miss Tracy, lightning with Mrs. Sis and clouds with Mrs. Amish. They will bring home the materials from this unit on November 7th when we complete the unit.
Movie NightFriday, November 14th is movie night for the Ide children. The movie will be shown at Praireview beginning at 6:45. Your child will bring home a flyer with all the details.
Reading Next week we will be reading stories about bugs. In Quit It, Bug!, two children try to have a picnic on a log and a bug wants to go to his home in that log. In A Surprise for Zig Bug, some bugs think they are swimming in a pool, but it is really a jug. We also have a Science Link story called Insects.
Comprehension
- summarizing and story structure.
Vocabulary
The vocabulary words are:
are, away, does, he, live, pull, they, where, quit, up, zig, zag, bug, & jug
Phonics
- the vowel sound of short “u”
- blending words with the CV and CVC pattern
- review the short “e” sound also
Grammar
We will focus on using action words.
Big Words
Our big words for this week are: challenge, grateful, deserve, deceive, amble, and plead.
MathI sent home the math tests we have taken so far this year. Please look over these tests and help your child with any of the answers they may have missed. Please sign & return the green sheet so I know that you received them. Thanks.
Have a great weekend!
