Piggly Wiggly Healthy Food Choice Challenge

I just found out about a wonderful opportunity from Piggly Wiggly for the children to complete if they would like to.  If they choose to do this activity before November 7th, our school could get some great incentives. They have not received many entries, so there is still a great chance for Thorson to get some entries in.

Check out the link below and feel free to enter!

http://www.shopthepig.com/mrpigchallenge/

Book Orders due this Friday

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by Friday, October 31st.

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

October 27th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will be working on reading for understanding.  The children will be practicing retelling the stories that they read in their own words.  We will be working on reading fluently in our guided reading groups.  Additionally, we will be introducing proper nouns.  The children have also been working on the short vowel sounds.  This week’s short vowel sound is u as in nut.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ug as in bug.

We will be starting a new unit in math.  The Unit 3 parent letter was sent home last week with information about this new unit.  This week we will be working on pattering skills, odd and even numbers, and reviewing basic number line concepts.  Your child should be able to add and subtract using a number line.  Look for Home Links 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4.  Ask your child to sing the “Doubles” song we’ve been learning, too!

In science, we will begin learning about African animals.  The students will learn about where Africa is located and general information about Africa.  They will be writing reports about multiple animals that are found in Africa.

Special Points of Interest

• Remember to bring in your pumpkin for Pumpkin Days!
• Halloween parties will be on Friday afternoon, please send your child's costume in a bag.  The children will be changing right before the party.
• No school next Friday, November 7th.  It is teacher progress report writing day.
• Have a Happy Halloween on Friday, October 31st!

Halloween Party

We are in need of a few items for our Halloween party next Friday, October 31st.  Please contact me if you are interested in providing 25 large cookies, 25 bags of popcorn, or napkins.  Thank you in advance for your generosity!

October 20th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading will be focusing on main ideas and finding details to support them in the stories we read.  We will also be learning about plural nouns.  The sounds we will be focusing on this week are the sh and th sounds in both the beginning and ending position of a word.  Remember to practice the Unit 2 vocabulary/high frequency words that were sent home earlier this month.

In math this week, we will continue to explore counting combinations of nickels and pennies.  Children will learn to exchange pennies for nickels.  We will also be working on subtraction number models and number stories.  Look for Home Links numbers 2.12, 2.13, and the Unit 3 Family Letter to come home this week.  Please continue practicing skip counting by 2’s and 5’s, counting combinations of nickels and pennies and memorizing addition and subtraction facts.

In science, we have been working on our Land and Water unit.  Your child has been learning about natural resources and their uses in the environment.  We will also be investigating the properties of rocks.

Special Points of Interest

• Box Tops will be collected this week.  Please send in all of the Box Tops you have been collecting to our classroom this week!
• Pumpkin Days are October 27-31 - Bring a decorated pumpkin to school to be displayed in the IMC
• Our Halloween party is next Friday, October 31st.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 31st. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX - I will send home flyers as soon as I receive them (if I receive them), but feel free to order online!

Field Trip Reminder

                                               

Our field trip to Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary is tomorrow,

October 17^th.  Please remember to send a cold lunch and a drink with your child.  We will be outside most of the day, so make sure your child is dressed for the weather.  Thanks in advance!

Room Parent Found!

                                             

Special thanks to Ella R.'s mom for offering to be our room parent!  She will be contacting you about future opportunities to chaperone field trips and volunteer to donate food or help with classroom parties.

Room Parent Needed

                                        

Our class does not have a room parent yet this year.  The job duties include:  finding parent volunteers for classroom parties, finding parents to donate food/beverages for classroom parties, finding volunteers for field trips (if needed), and doing the winter carnival classroom project.  I promise that it is not a lot of work!

Please email me ASAP if you are interested in being our room parent.  Thank you in advance!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

                  

If you have not signed up for conferences, please do so following the instructions below or contact me to schedule an earlier conference.  Due to the number of students in our class, there are not enough time slots available on November 24th and 25th.  I would love meet with you the week prior to the scheduled conference times (November 17th-21st).  Please email me at cmajinski@cedarburg.k12.wi.us if you are interested in scheduling an early conference.  Thanks in advance!

• Please click here: Parent/Teacher Conference .
• Enter your email information.
• Click on your child's teacher and select a time-slot for your conference.

October 13th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will concentrate on retelling and summarizing stories in order to check for comprehension.  Your child will be asked to identify characters and settings in a story.  We have been working on identifying nouns in sentences.  We will also learn about plural nouns this week.  We will continue to work on writing in complete sentences.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ed  as in bed.

  

This week in math we will be learning about counting up and back on a number grid, comparing quantities of pennies and nickels, and counting by 2’s and 5’s.  We will be reviewing time and working on story problems.  Look for Home Links numbers 2.10 and 2.11.  Please practice counting combinations of nickels and pennies, telling time to the hour, and practicing subtraction facts to six.

We have our first field trip of the school year on Friday!  We will be outside almost the entire time, so please dress your child for the weather.  They also need a cold lunch AND something to drink, we will be eating at Shalom.

Special Points of Interest

• Donuts with Dad is next tomorrow, October 14th starting at 7:30 a.m.
• Picture Retake is on October 22nd
• THANK YOU for sending in Ziploc bags, paper towels, and napkins.  I really appreciate your generosity!
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 31st. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX - I will send home flyers as soon as I receive them (if I receive them), but feel free to order online!

October 6th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We will be concentrating on the main idea and details in the stories that we read this week.  We will continue to talk and write about animals that we see in the fall.  Additionally, the students will learn about all about nouns.  The sound we are focusing on is the short o as in box and  pot.  Our chunk of the week this week is –ot.  We will also be adding some new fall poems to our poetry binders.

This week in math we will be learning about telling time to the hour and half hour and counting by 2’s and 5’s.  We will continue to work on our addition facts to ten.  Please practice with your child at home until they become fluent with these facts.  Look for Home Links 2.5, 2.6, and an addition practice sheet to come home this week.

We are looking forward to our first field trip next Friday!  We are excited to see the animals up close in their habitats, which will enhance our fall animal study.  If you haven't sent back the permission slip and money for the field trip, please do so as soon as possible.

Special Points of Interest

• Scholastic Book Fair begins this Thursday, October 9th
• Fall Family Fest is this Friday, October 10th from 5:30-8:30 here at Thorson
• Donuts with Dad is next Tuesday, October 14th starting at 7:30 a.m.