October 19th 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 more 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.  The kids have been enjoying adding new poems to their poetry binders each week.  The poems help us work on our fluency.

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.

Special Points of Interest

• Pumpkin Days are October 26-30 - Bring a decorated pumpkin to school to be displayed in the IMC
• Our Halloween party is next Friday, October 30th.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 23rd. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX