October 25th Newsletter

                                                     

Week of October 25, 2021

Our school-wide Halloween celebration will be on Friday, October 29th. Students will have the opportunity to wear their costumes, but please be mindful of the following:

• Your child must be able to put on his/her costume independently in the classroom

• Costumes must fit over your child’s clothing

As mentioned in Thorson's Thursday Folder, all 3 elementary schools will be celebrating veterans as they drive past in a procession on Thursday, November 11. They're due to drive past Thorson at 9:30 and we'll be outside wearing red, white & blue, cheering, maybe singing, waving flags or signs to show our appreciation for their service. If you have a veteran you would like to participate in the processional, they are welcome. 

This week in literacy, we will…

• Hear and identify long vowel sounds

• Recognize and use consonant clusters at the end of words

• Read Little Bear and the Three Campers. We will read words with the initial digraphs th- and ch-, self-monitor using recognition of high-frequency words, and use features of print to track words when reading with others.

• Read a poem titled, Pumpkin Orange 

• Read books about Halloween, including Creepy Carrots and Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

In writing this week, we will…

• Share our opinions about different topics with others

• Use convincing statements to support our ideas

• Write to persuade others 

• Review and edit our work 

• Make comparisons in our writing to make our piece more convincing and interesting

In math this week, we will…

• Take our Unit 2 assessment

• Learn and practice our doubles facts 

• Count by 5s

• Look for patterns and make use of structure

In Science this week, we will…

• Learn about rocks and minerals

• Learn how people use Earth’s water

• Know the importance of water

Important Dates to Remember!

10/22- Early Release 1:45

10/25-Pumpkin Days-Decorate a pumpkin for the IMC

10/29- Outdoor Halloween Parade

11/3- Picture Retake Day

11/5- No School- Professional Development and Records Day