Week of October 10-14, 2016

     Fall is in full season. Everyone really enjoyed the Fall Festival. It was a great opportunity for the students and I to share some social time together. I appreciate your contributions that helped make this day a big success.

     The students also participated in themed days throughout the week, ending with a Pep Rally on Friday. These events help build Spartan Spirit. This spirit creates a positive attitude that encourages the students to try their best.

     This week’s Reading story is called “Dig, Dig, Digging.” The concept book will explore how vehicles, as machines, help with different jobs to get work done. To build comprehension, we will classify and categorize information in a story. As we read, we will learn that places and things  are also nouns. The amazing words for the week are: scooping, swooshing, squelching, gobbling, spinning, and rumbling. We are still working on the sight words: a and to.

Our Phonics letter of the week is Tt. We will focus on the initial and final /t/ sound, as in turtle. We are also continuing practice on syllables, rhyming, letter sounds, and blending.

Math lessons will build upon analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes. When this topic concludes, we will begin lessons on number names as well as counting.

Reminders:

-As always, continue to practice letter names and their sounds along with sight words daily.

- Students do not have school on Monday, October 10^th.

-Wednesday, October 12^th is a two-hour data delay. These are non-rotation days. (The students will not have special). Students are also encouraged to wear blue to stop bullying on this day.

- On Thursday, October 13^th there will be a drug awareness presentation geared toward kindergarten students. If you wish to have your child excluded from this event, please send a note to school.

Specials:        Tuesday- Library               Thursday- Art             Friday- Gym

Have a terrific week!

~ Mrs. Green