Looking Ahead to the Week of October 1st (Double PE Week)

Reminders:

Monday:  Morning Fun Run

Tuesday: Library books are due

Wednesday:

Thursday: Fall Picture Day; Homework Packet #3 is DUE!  Homework Packet #4 is issued; Morning Fun Run

Friday: Spelling Test; Enjoy the weekend!

Spelling List

The Power of Magnets (Test Oct. 5):

1. Cut

2. Dear

3. Done

4. Float

5. Stone

6. Those

7. Choke

8. Alone

9. Row

10. Cold

11. Nose

12. Toad

13. Snow

14. Globe

15. Hope

Our SAIL Schedule for This Week:

Monday--Art
Tuesday--PE (Please wear sneakers)
Wednesday--Music
Thursday--PE (Please wear sneakers)
Friday--Advanced Clubs

October Birthdays:

Kasen

Ryder

Sophie

Rodrigo

October LIFESKILL:

Cooperation

This Week's Blinky's Buddy:

Kasen

What are We Learning This Week?

Math:

Topic 3 Envisions: This unit will focus on subtraction strategies from numbers up to 18. (Test Oct. 9)

Reading/Writing:

Our ELA skills this week include Long e. We will also work on narrative writing and reviewing skills taught

during the first weeks of school such as ABC Order, Author’s purpose and the other long vowel sounds. Our story will be The Power of Magnets. This story is NOT in the Treasures textbook, but will be sent home electronically. (Reading Comprehension Test on The Power of Magnets Monday, 10/8)

Social Studies:

This week we will start our exploration of maps. The focus will be on learning our own address,

landforms, bodies of water, the 7 continents (Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia and Africa) and urban, suburban and rural areas.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids-world-atlas/maps.html

Pop Tabs for Charity:

Our class service is to collect pop tabs off of soda or soup cans. The funds generated from recycling these aluminum gems help cover expenses at local Ronald McDonald Houses. These facilities provide a place for families to stay when they have a child at a local hospital. Please save your pop tabs and encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to collect them, too.

Looking Ahead to the Week of September 24 (STEM Week)

Homework:

The homework packet issued Sept. 20 is due on Sept. 27.  Please change the due date on the top of this
form to reflect the change, due to the hurricane.  I included the wordlines we practice during class as part
of our language-building routine, so your child is able to practice reading the words aloud at home.  Also, I
attached a sheet with suggestions for creative ways to practice spelling at home. Spelling practice is a
requirement on each homework sheet, but the method your child uses to practice is up to him or her.

Reminders:

Monday:  PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00; Morning Fun Run; Mrs. Benevides will administer DRA (substitute in
classroom)

Tuesday: Library books are due

Wednesday: Spelling Test (Family Farm); Topic 2 Math Test

Thursday: Story Comprehension Test (Family Farm); Homework Packet #2 is DUE!  Homework Packet #3 is issued; PTO Cici's Pizza Night
5:30-7:30; Morning Fun Run; Community

Friday: Early Dismissal/11:30--Lunch will be served; PJ Day (with $1 donation); Classroom Guidance; Enjoy the weekend!

Our SAIL Schedule for This Week:

Monday--Art

Tuesday--PE (Please wear sneakers)

Wednesday--Music

Thursday--STEM

Friday--No SAIL (Early Release)

Spelling List:

Family Farm Spelling Test on September 26th:

1. bring

2. buy

3. call

4. bike

5. dime

6. mine

7. mice

8. ripe

9. shine

10. ant

11. aunt

12. bear

13. bare

14. I

15. eye

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math--Topic 2 Envisions (Please review the daily flyers each afternoon.  These will serve as our study
guide in preparation for our next math assessment.): We will be adding and subtracting within 100 to
solve a variety of problems.  We will review Topic 2 on Tuesday and take our assessment on Wednesday.

Topic 3 Envisions: This unit will focus on subtraction strategies from numbers up to 18.

ELA--In reading this week, we will continue discussing Family Farm.  I encourage parents to read the
story with your student at home during the week and answer/ discuss the questions at the end of the
story in the Treasures Textbook. Our ELA skills also include Author’s Purpose, Long I, Homophones and
Narrative Writing.

Unit of Study--We will begin to explore a magnets effect on different forms of matter. Students will also
research how magnets are used in “real world” machines and products.

Technology/ Magnets Game-
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/detectivescience/magnets.html

Support United Way:

September Birthdays:

September 16: Melody

September 23: Sariah

September LIFESKILL:

Integrity

This Week's Blinky's Buddy:

Sariah

Looking Ahead to the Week of September 17 (Double PE Week)

Reminders:

*Modified cafeteria menu this week*

Monday:  Spelling Test TODAY; No breakfast will be served

Tuesday: Reading Test TODAY (David's New Friend); Library books are due

Wednesday: Beacon Battle Buddies (after school)

Thursday: Homework Packet #1 is DUE!  Homework Packet #2 is issued

Friday: Enjoy the weekend!

*The PTO meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, September 24 at 6:00 pm*

**I will continue to make minor adjustments to our schedule over the next few days.  Please check the "important dates" section periodically for up-to-date information.  Thank you for your flexibility!**

Our SAIL Schedule for This Week:

Monday--Art
Tuesday--PE (Please wear sneakers)
Wednesday--Music
Thursday--PE (Please wear sneakers)
Friday--Advanced Clubs

Spelling List

David's New Friend Spelling Test on September 17th:

1. been

2. best

3. both

4. pail

5. laid

6. fair

7. bait

8. bake

9. male

10. came

11. cane

12. stare

13. date

14. cave

15. day

Family Farm Spelling Test on September 26th:

1. bring

2. buy

3. call

4. bike

5. dime

6. mine

7. mice

8. ripe

9. shine

10. ant

11. aunt

12. bear

13. bare

14. I

15. eye

Homework:

The first homework sheet will now be due this Thursday (9/20).  The second homework sheet will be issued that same day and will be due the following Thursday.

Morning Fun Run:

Kindergarten, first, and second grade students are invited to join the "Fun Run" on Monday and Thursday mornings for extra exercise before the school day begins.  Mr. Lally and Mrs. Martin will take students from the multipurpose room to the track around the playground.  They will escort students back to the classroom when it is time to start our instruction.  (Weather permitting)

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math--Topic 2 Envisions (Please review the daily flyers each afternoon.  These will serve as our study guide in preparation for our next math assessment.)  We will be adding and subtracting within 100 to solve a variety of problems.

ELA--In reading this week, we will be finishing David's New Friend and starting Family Farm.  I encourage parents to read these stories with your student at home during the week and answer/ discuss the questions at the end of each story in the Treasures Textbook. Our ELA skills also include Author’s Purpose, Long I, Homophones and Narrative Writing.

Unit of Study--We will continue to study Matter! Ask your student to identify types of matter around you.  For example: milk is a liquid, steam is a gas, a table is a solid. See how many objects you can classify in your kitchen! We will have a matter celebration Friday and discuss the properties of slime!

September Birthdays:

September 16: Melody
September 23: Sariah

September LIFESKILLS:

Effort and Courage

This Week's Blinky's Buddy:

Melody