Newsletter

 
With Halloween just around the corner, I will be sending home a notice 
regarding our Halloween party. Please look for it in your child's Take Home 
folder. I could use 2 volunteers for the classroom as well as donations of 
snacks and paper-goods...

Shared reading- "Once Upon a Time"
We will discuss what folktales are as well as the function of quotation 
marks within a story.

Math- Addition and the concept that adding will be reinforced. I will 
introduce the vocabulary "addend", "sum", and "plus sign". We will practice 
adding vertically as well as sums to 7 and 8.

Writing- Students will continue journal writing with a given topic which 
will reinforce sentence structure, upper case letters, punctuation, and word 
spacing.
We will also discuss adjectives and their purpose within a story. We will 
think of our adjectives to describe a jack-o-lantern.

Spelling- We will practice short vowel "e" words and 
homework will be given Monday and Thursday.
spelling words: jet, set, met, bed, yes, leg 
challenge words: led, vest, mend, mess

Frienship Fridays- We will discuss things we care about and important people 
in our lives. They will create "I care" mobiles inclusing family, friends, 
pets.

Request:
A handful of students either did not complete or left their homework at home 
last week. Together, if we reinforce the importance of homework and reading 
every night, students will recognize the importance as well. This is a great 
time to start teaching to developing good study habitsas well as 
responsibility. Setting a homework time at night and finding a cozy, quiet 
place to complete it may help make it easier.
Thanks!
                         Have a terrific week!