What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. I feel relieved knowing that the craziness of a sick daycare lady, funeral, and destination wedding has come to an end. The class has done an amazing job adjusting and learning while being so respectful with the subs. Thank you again for all of your patience and understanding. Halloween InformationHalloween week has arrived! We will be celebrating by having our annual Halloween parade (weather pending) beginning at 1:00 on Thursday the 29th. Our parade will go from Park, down Van Buren, through the Laurels, and back to the school down Curtis. Please come and watch if you are able! Our Halloween party will take place at 2:35 on Thursday and will go to the end of the day. We will be doing a few fun group games and eating treats. If you have signed up to bring a treat to this party, a note will be coming home on Monday! Rake and RunThank you to those of you who have turned in your Rake and Run slips! This really is such a wonderful and fun event. It is the perfect way to kick off our service projects for the year. If you haven't yet signed up for our Rake and Run, please do so if you are able. It will be taking place on November 6th from 4:00 - 5:30. I am in need of one volunteer to take leaves from our work site to Roark's. If you have a trailer and are willing to make a few trips please send me an email. Mad Minute & MultiplicationStudents have been cruising along in their understanding of multiplication. I am very proud of their hard work! We will continue to test every Monday and Wednesday with new cards being added soon after the test is given. Please be sure that your child is practicing their flash cards each night. Focus on getting faster and not using fingers to count. SpellingStudents will have a new spelling list this week. This is a short week so practice hard during the next few days! Final spelling grades will be taken from both these tests as well as the spelling that your child does in their everyday writing. Book Club Sign-UpBook club is one of my favorite things in our class. We have selected our new book, Room One by Andrew Clements, and are planning a super fun mystery party. This book is available at the local libraries as well as on Amazon for $7. If you think that you will be able to attend our book club on December 3rd at 6:00, please send me an email. Curriculum UpdateMath - This week we will be starting up our all new math workshop time. This new workshop will allow for students to receive additional teacher time if needed, as well as a lot of independent practice. We will be starting Unit 2 which is more multiplication. Keep on practicing!
Science - This week we will be learning about plant adaptations. Students will investigate the different ways that plants have adapted to their environments. Be sure to ask them what an adaptation is! Writing- We will be starting our opinion writing unit this week. Students will begin by selecting a topic that they feel they have a strong opinion about. We will be working on writing a five paragraph essay based off of this opinion. Reading - We will be learning about some non-fiction genres of literature and how this can help us to form our opinions on new topics. Reminders: * Please send back your conference forms indicating that you are aware of your time. * PE - Monday & Thursday * Halloween Parade - Thursday @ 1:00 * Halloween Party - Thursday @ 2:35 * Rake & Run - November 6th 4:00 -5:30
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