Class News Sept 24th

Book orders have been placed and should be here in about a week.  The October book orders are up if you didn't get a chance to order last month. 
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Use our class activation code to order: GRDFQ

Conferences are coming up beginning October 4th.  Please see the calendar above for your time.  If you don't have a time yet please pick one of the times that says OPEN and email me the time you would like. 

Picture Day - Tuesday September 28th is picture day.  If you would like to order pictures please send in the packet by Tuesday. 

Chick Fillet Night - Wednesday September 29th is the fundraiser at Chick Fillet.  Come on over for dinner! 

Fall Break -  Don't forget there is no school from October 11-15. 

The kids have been working so hard these last few weeks.

Math - We are finishing up Chapter 1 in math. Here are some of the topics we have covered:

• writing numbers
• ordering numbers
• counting coins
• telling time
• addition facts 1-10
• finding missing numbers
• patterns
• odd and even numbers
• place value tens and ones

Science - We are learning about weather.  The kids have been observing it each day.  We have learned about:

• temperature
• clouds
• wind
• types of weather

Writing - You can see our classes writing in the hall way near the library.  The kids wrote awesome stories about what life would be like as an object.  Stop by and read them and see there amazing illustrations.  We have been working on:

• using good ideas
• sticking to the topic
• using capitals and punctuation

Reading - Each reading class has been working on these reading concepts:

• Characters
• Setting
• Sequencing Events
• Problems and Solutions
• Cause and Effect

Spelling - Each day the class gets to play with letters and make words.  We spent 5 weeks reviewing short vowel sounds.  Just this week we have started learning about long vowel sounds and the "magic e".  Students are learning about word families and rhyming words.  Ask you child what silent or magic e does to the letter a.