Language Arts
We will be reading fiction and non-fiction books this week about winter and hibernation. We will be focused on asking students to share key details from the text. For word study, we will be focused on ending sounds.
Our sight word for the week is
HE.
Writing Workshop
We began writing workshop last week with the goal that our students begin to see themselves as writers! Did they share that they are in a writing club? We will be writing several times a week. Last week we learned that "
When we think we are done, we have only just begun!" That means we can go back, reread our writing and add more details to our pictures or add more words. We could also start a new paper. The students chose their own topic. We suggest they choose something they know a lot about. What does your child know a lot about?
Talk with him/her about some possible writing topics. Do they know a lot about animals, baseball, ballet, fishing, the beach, bike riding? Any topic will work!
If you would like, you could create a list (with pictures) of ideas for writing and send it to school. Your child can keep the list in his/her writing folder in case they get stuck and need an idea.
This week we will learn about stretching out words to write them and how to write about things that the students might think are too hard to write about.
Math
Our District Math coach, Mike Lipnos, will be working with our students this month during our math time.
Important Notes
- Picture Retakes are on Wednesday.
- Friday is our Fall Festival Party. Please send your child's costume to school in a bag because the children need to change at the end of the party before they go home on the bus. Please do not send any costume weapons or treat bags. Thank you! It will be a fun party!
