October 10th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Mrs. DeRosa is back this week and ready to apply the new learning she gained in Ohio last week!  This week we'll get started with guided reading, now that we have learned how to do each of our centers.  Our centers have become one of the favorite parts of our day.  During this time students are reading independently or with a buddy, or with a small group.  In some centers we read with big pointers and in some we're reading the poems we learn during shared reading.  A new favorite is the listening center, where students use tablets and their headphones to listen to a variety of picture books, which are changed weekly.  We're also doing some word work, some free writing, and even some art!  Often we will be illustrating pieces of writing we did as a whole group and hanging them in the hallway to share.

Please remember that reading to you child is extremely important.  Modeling for your child with expression and sharing what you are thinking will truly set your child up for success later on.  Thank you so much for your support!  

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 and writing by 2’s, 5’s and 10's.  We will be reviewing time and working on story problems.  Look for Home Links numbers 2.10 and 2.11 to come home this week.  Please practice counting combinations of nickels and pennies, telling time to the hour, and practicing subtraction facts to six.

This week we will be continuing our Land and Water science unit.  We will be learning about natural resources, minerals, and soil.

Special Points of Interest

• Annual Donut Breakfast is this Thursday, October 13th
• Scholastic Book Orders are due Monday, October 24th. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX - Flyers will be coming soon