October 5th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In reading this week, we will be reading about pets.  Our main focus will be on characters, settings and sequencing.  As you read with your child, remember to ask them about the setting of the story, as well as the events that happened in the story.  We have been working on our reading strategies to help us with both our reading and writing.  Make sure to ask your child about the animals reading strategies they have been practicing at school.  Last week we worked on stretchy snake and this week we will be focusing on chunky monkey.  The students will be continuing to differentiate between telling and asking sentences.  Additionally, we will be working on r blends.  The blends are br, fr, cr, gr, and tr.  Our spelling test this Friday will be given in sentence form.  Having your child write their spelling words in sentence form at home would be very beneficial to them.

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 also continue to work on our addition and subtraction facts.  Please practice with your child at home until they become fluent with these facts.  Look for Home Links 2.4 and 2.5 to come home this week.

We are looking forward to our first field trip this Friday!  We are excited to see the animals up close in their habitats, which will enhance our fall animal study.  Please remember to send a cold lunch and something to drink with your child on Friday.  Also, remember to dress your child for the weather, we will be outside almost the entire time that we are gone.

Special Points of Interest

• Scholastic Book Fair begins this Thursday, October 9th
• Fall Family Fest is this Friday, October 9th from 5:30-8:30 here at Thorson
• Donuts with Dad is next Tuesday, October 13th starting at 7:30 a.m.
• THANK YOU to all of the families that sent in napkins, paper towels and brown bags, I appreciate your generosity!