Weekly Update # 9

Here's what is happening this week -

Coming up this week -

• Picture re-takes tomorrow. 
• This is Red Ribbon Week - Student's can wear red tops on Wednesday with uniform bottoms.
• PB&J collection continues throughout the month. 

Next week - 

• All Saints Mass on Wednesday. Students have the option of dressing as a Saint for the mass. 
• Friday (10/31) classroom halloween party & trunk-or-treat. Students can wear jeans with black/orange tops to school. Students can change into costumes in the afternoon. 

Homework - 

• Students brought home their homework assignments today. Included is one page of math and a writing prompt. Homework will be given on Monday & returned on Friday.
• practice "One Breath Boxes"
• Lexia should also be practiced at home for a minimum of 20 minutes per week. They can practice daily if they want but no more than 20 minutes per day is necessary.
• Reading - reading daily at home is important to your child's literacy development. They can read on their own or listen to someone read. The more they are exposed to the better!

Book-It Program-

• In the student "Bee Books" I sent home the October Book-it form. Students that complete the majority of the calendar and return it to school will earn a coupon for a free pizza. Any reading at home can count. Including listening to stories or working on reading skills in Lexia! Let me know if you have any questions. 

Things we need or wish for in the classroom -

• glass jars with lids (spaghetti sauce size or larger) for a science project  We'll be making our science project on Thursday & we could use a few more jars. 
• brown paper bags (grocery bag size)

Literacy (reading & writing) -

• rhyming words / matching letters to letter sounds 
• writing assessments / letter & letter sound assessments 
• identifying beginning, middle, & end of stories (using the story Goldilocks & the Three Bears)
• illustrating & writing about the beginning, middle, & end of stories 
• small groups working on letter ID, letter sounds, segmenting & blending words, & more phonics skills
• creating words & sentences for wordless stories (using the story Pancakes for Breakfast)

Math -

• acting out addition & subtraction stories
• recognizing & using 5 groups
• numbers 6-10
• Rocket Math - a fun way for the students to practice & master their number writing skills! 

Religion -

• review God's creation story
• creation poster projects 

Handwriting -

• circular letters 

Science 

• studying bat through research
• science tools & problem solving