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In Writing, we worked to publish our favorite book and will finish it up next week. We can't wait to share our published story and Post-Assessment with you during Conferences. The Post-Assessment came home in your child's zippy pouch Friday. Please review the assessment and bring any questions you may have to our conference. After fall break we start Unit 2, Writing Reviews. We will need a fun collection sent to school for the launch of the unit. Please read the Collection Letter.
In Reading, we started Unit 2, Word Detectives. Please read the Parents Letter for more information. We learned that Word Detectives STOP when they encounter a problem and work to fix it. They don't ask for the anwer! They use a s-l-o-w check to solve the mystery. This means we look at all parts of the word. We look at the beginning sound (is it a blend or digraph?), the middle sound (what is the vowel doing?), and the end sound (is it a blend or added ending?).
In Word Study, we learned about consonant digraph "ch" and reviewed digraphs "ck", "sh" and the two sounds of "th". We added talk and walk to our heart word list. We also reviewed the other heart words we have added to our reading/spelling toolbox. Please review the following next week with your child:
In Math, we learned how to write two different equations to match a story. We saw that we can use addition to solve a subtraction problem and subtraction to solve an addition problem. Watch this video for a quick review. We also learned how to write a story problem to match given equations. We took our end of Unit 1 Assessment and had a Math Center Game Day. Results will be shared with you during conferences next week.
In Social Studies, we talked about the rights and responsibilities we have in our classroom community. This led to us looking at our classroom jobs and how we can take on some extra responsibility to make our community a safer and better place to learn. We also took our community formative assessment. Please watch for it coming home in your child's zippy.
Upcoming Events:
*Our 2nd Quarter Calendar is now ready.
*We will be in the keyboarding lab, for music class, for the rest of October. If your child wants to bring their personal piano lesson books, on Music days, please send them in.
- October 11-13-Fall Conferences! Click here for the schedule. If you need to change your time, please email us directly.
- This is a student led conference. Please bring your child with you.
- The goal of the conference is to celebrate all the learning your child has already done this year (20 minutes).
- Your child will share their strengths and goals for community, reading, writing, and math.
- We can take the last 10 minutes to have your child step out of the room and address any questions or concerns you may have.
- October 14-22-Fall Break. Drop 4-5 pictures from your holiday here. Your child will share these pictures to practice public speaking and to work on identifying the when, where, who, what & how (what we are working on during reading retells and in our writing).
- October 23-Late Start (10:00)
- October 25-Free Dress Day!
- October 27-Visiting Author
- October 31-Halloween color dress and party! You may want to look for a costume over fall break.
- We will be having our Halloween Party from 2-3 pm. Your child may wear Halloween colors (black and orange) to school and even festive themed clothes, but please do not wear costumes to school. Costumes need to be sent in your child's school bag. Your child will be given time to change before the party.
- November 3-Zombie Run! Sign up here.
- November 15-Field Trip to Waterways Watch Society! Please review the Parent Letter.
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