October 31

Dear Families,
Today was a great day!
We've read and wrote about scarecrows all week! Today we used our  imagination to write what our scarecrow would do if it came alive! The kids had a lot of fun coming up with ideas like: It played in the leaves! It ran from me!
We went to library! Thank you for helping your child remember library books!
We talked about solving number stories with pockets again. We found out we can solve adding and subtracting problems this way!
We talked about the history of Halloween today. Students shared their ideas on Halloween, talked about how and if they celebrate Halloween, and what their costume will be tonight!
Please have a fun and safe night trick or treating! Some safety tips: never go inside a house alone, don't go anywhere without a grownup, and look both ways when crossing the street!

Please remember to read our November Newsletter by clicking the November Newsletter/Homework tab above. There is a lot of information I want you to be aware of! Thanks so much!
Nine feathers came to school today! Wow! Thanks for being so quick!! We can't wait to get more next week!

October 30

Dear Families,
We practiced writing complete sentences! (Nicole)
We learned how to solve number stories using a pocket! (Ja'Von) Ask your child about the pocket I brought today!
We went to centers! (Cerenity)
We made a scarecrow like the one from the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything! (Matt) These went home today! Take a look at it!

Reminders:
Crazy hair day tomorrow to show we care!
Take a look at our November Newsletter/Homework tab above to read about NOVEMBER! I sent family homework today in your child's folder! Decorate the feather and return to school promptly!

October 29

Dear Families,
Today we did our d and s poems. (Ester)
We wrote in writing workshop. (Do)
We solved number stories in math. (Gage)
We read the story The Little Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. 
We color pictures from the story and cut them out! (Min)
Tomorrow is a late start day! School starts at 10:40am!
Wear boots tomorrow and give bullies the BOOT!

October 28

Dear Families,
We made a list of things we specialize in! (Matt) This list will help us write our own non-fiction stories!
We practiced writing the letters d and s. (Rowan)
We wrote stories in writing workshop. (Khai) Sounding out words is part of our writing routine!
We used counters to help us find answers in number stories! (Daniel)
We sorted our leaves by colors today! (Khariana)

Reminders:
Wear a  red shirt OR your Jog-a-thon shirt tomorrow for " Pair with a Pal", Twin day"! 
School starts at 10:40am on Thursday!

October 27

Dear Families,
Today we learned about the letters d and s! (Makiah)
Your child's non-fiction features book is coming home today that they finished earlier this month! Please read them! I was so proud of all of the kids hardwork!
We started writing new stories in writing workshop! (Alyssa)
We found out an author of a non-fiction book is called a specialist! (Miguel & Mrs. Pandov) Specialists write about something they really know a lot about and are passionate about!
We listened to number stories in math.
We looked at leaves! (Lyla) We found 3 parts on our leaves using a diagram!

Reminders:
1. Wear long socks tomorrow! "Socks to your KNEES, kind words PLEASE"!
2.  Late start day on Thursday at 10:40am!

October 24

Dear Families,
We finished our week talking about the letter a and g. Please review these letters at home!
We also wrote more sentences in our fall stories. A lot of stories were finished today! 
We reviewed our discussions on safety at home, school, and our neighborhoods. We wrote about a way we can be safe!
Today our class went to library! Please remember to keep library books in backpacks everyday along with flashcards. Please keep the flashcards in the ziploc bag so I can remove words easily.

Homework:
1. Thanks so much for returning report card envelopes! Almost everyone remembered them today! Thanks for helping your child be so responsible! If you still have it, please return it on Monday!
2.  Today a fact book about your child is being sent for homework. You do not need to return it but please practice that your child can tell you all of the facts about themselves! (ex. phone number, address, birth date, names of parents, and where parents work) I will begin asking these questions at school to see if they know these facts!
3.  Next week is kindness week! On Monday have your child wear NEON!

Have a great weekend!

October 23

Report cards are going home today! Please take out white report cards from the envelope. You can keep the report card BUT sign your name on the envelope and return it tomorrow.

If you would like to buy a yearbook and have not bought one already, order forms are going home again today! Return with your payment if interested.


Dear Families,
We wrote in our fall books today! (Lily) We are working on writing complete sentences!
We made a firefighter helmet! (Joshua)
There is fire safety homework in folders. Please read over the fire tips with your child and discuss where you could meet as a family if there was a fire at home.
We went to centers today! (Do)
Have a great night!

October 22

Dear Families,
We found words that start with the letters a and g. (Gage)
We worked on our fall stories. (Chanakya) Some of our class is still working on their illustrations while others are starting to write sentences!
We practiced writing 15 and 16 today. (Colton)
We talked about staying away from poisons and hot things in our houses. (Xianna)
We played in big centers. (Cerenity)

Please check backpacks for flashcards! Some were missing them today!

October 21

Dear Families,
We got a new non fiction magazine today about spiders. (Jesus) We are learning that non-fiction books, magazines, and videos teach us about something!
We drew more illustration details in our fall stories! (Aariel) 
We practiced writing the numbers 13 and 14 and counting up to 14. (Ja'Von) This is very difficult for some of our kids so please see how your child counts up to 14.
We talked about being safe in our neighborhoods. (Nicole) 
Have a great evening!

October 20

Dear Families,
Today we learned about the letters a and g. (Rowan)
We started writing a new story about fall! (Jesus)
We practiced writing the numbers 11 and 12 correctly. (Xianna)
We talked about being safe at school. (Alyssa)
It was a busy day but it was also a great day! It was good to be back!

Reminders! Please remember to send FLASHCARDS to school EVERYDAY. I am starting to meet in small groups and some of our kids did not have them today. Thanks so much!

I sent an email to you earlier today about next week being Kindness week at school. Please make sure to read that email so you can see all the fun things we are doing at school next week!

October 14

Dear Families,
We went to 2 Reading centers again today! (Aairel)
We finished our Fall sentence booklets! (Lily) 
We cleaned out our writing folders!(Do) Please empty blue folders today since they are full!
We went out for recess! (Khariana)
We wrote another sentence about fall! (Ja'Von) We are really working on writing sentences now in class! Please practice writing at home also! Send a big eraser if you have not done so yet for your child!

Reminders:
*Book Fair is at our school until Wednesday! If you would like to buy some books at a great cost, come by and check out the Book Fair!
*Thank you  for remembering your Fall Conference time! It is great seeing you and telling you about the great things your child is doing in our class!
*Remember no more school this week! Enjoy your fall break with your family!

October 13

Dear Families,
We talked a lot about autumn! (Makiah)
We made a fall picture for our fall bulletin board! (Chanakya)
We scrambled words to make sentences! (Gage)
We went to two different reading centers today! (Matt)
We got a little wet when we went to lunch! (Lyla)

Remember tomorrow is the last day of school this week! Enjoy your Fall Break!

October 10

Dear Families,
Since we have library on Fridays when we normally write our email, I decided that I would write our email on most Fridays.
We have had a great and busy Friday!
We wrote a sentence telling how we can take care of our body. 
We made a number book in math!
We reviewed what our heart, lungs, skeleton, and muscles help our bodies do!
Have a great weekend!

Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday. I will see some of you on Tuesday and Wednesday for conferences! You should get a email reminding you of our conference time!

October 9, 2014

Dear families,
We practiced writing our letters c and o. (Cerenity) 
We also practiced writing a sentence! (Joshua)
We practiced writing our numbers! (Ester)
We learned about our heart and our lungs! (Daniel and Colton)

Please send your child a big eraser! They are needing them to erase since we are doing so much writing in class now! Thanks so much!

October 8

Dear Families,
We found words that started with c and o. (Miguel)
We worked in our stories about us! (Khai)
We started writing the numbers 0-5. (Min) Please practice writing numbers with your child! This was very difficult for some of our kids.
Today we learned that our brains are protected by our skulls. (Nicole)

October 7

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letters c and o. (Lyla)
We went to centers! (Ester)
We worked on our books about us! (Miguel)
We talked about our skeletons and how animals have skeletons too. (Makiah)
I realized last night that the page numbers in my teacher book do not match the ones in your child's math books! The correct page number is pg. 59; it is Home Link 7-14! From now on I will tell you the Home Link number instead of the page number. Sorry for all the confusion!

Please remember flash cards in backpacks--some of our kids did not have them today! I read flashcards with a lot of our kids  and I was so excited to see they are practicing! Thank you!

October 6

Dear Families,
We learned about the letters c and o. (Daniel)
We started writing our Nonfiction Features books using our photographs from home!
We learned about our skeleton. (Xianna)
Our skeleton helps us move. (Alyssa)
Our skeleton protects us! (Rowan)
Our skeleton gives us our shape. (Chanakya)
In math we practiced our numbers using number cards! (Min)
For extra practice comparing numbers, please complete pg. 54 in math books! Send these to school when completed!

October 3

 Dear Families,
This morning Matt's dad brought us cool donuts! (Jesus) He read us a story too! Thanks so much for coming Russel!
We go to library! (Do) Please make sure to keep library books in backpacks with flashcards everyday! Some of the kids are not bringing these back to school. Please remember to read 20 minutes daily!
We practiced counting by 2's today!
We got new math books! (Khariana) Students are taking these math books home today! Sometimes I will ask you to do a page at home for extra practice. Everything done at home has been learned at school so this should not be hard for your child. Please tear out page 47 and complete it! Send this page to school on Monday! Please do not send math books back, they can stay at home!

Have a great weekend!

October 2

Dear Families,
We found out today we are going to make our own Non-fiction features book using our photographs from home! (Aairel) Photographs, diagrams, maps, and illustrations are a few features we have discovered!
We practiced writing a complete sentence. (Lily)
We got wet by the rain at lunch! (Ja'Von)
We learned about counting by 2's in math! (Matt) Practice this at home!
We found healthy habits we can do and some healthy habits we can't do on our pages! (Joshua) Please look at this page to see what your child needs to practice!

Reminder:
Tomorrow morning is Donuts with Dads! Go to this link for more information!
http://www.jenksps.org/vcalendar/?FROMPAGE=View_Event&Event_ID=1258

October 1

Dear Families,
We found words that start with i and u in our books today! Please check to see if your child knows these letters!
We made headbands! (Daniel) Our headbands remind us of some healthy habits we should have like: sleeping, eating healthy foods, and brushing our teeth!
We are getting bubble gum on Friday! (Khai) We earned our 5th star today so our class voted to get bubble gum! Yay!
In math, we learned about tally marks and how we can count to measure time! (Cerenity)

Reminders:
*We have not used our photographs from home yet! You still have time to send them in! Please send a picture so your child will have one to use in class!
*If you send something to me in your child's blue folder and it keeps coming home, please remind them to give them to me the next day. Feel free to send me an email letting me know also. Checking folders is part of our morning routine but any extra reminders you can give your child at home is greatly appreciated.