The week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4.

I hope the kids enjoyed a long weekend!  Now to get back into school zone.  Long weekends make it hard to come back and get back into the swing of following directions again!

I wanted to thank you again for coming to conferences!

Grade cards are due the end of next week!  So, please work on any missed letters or sounds of Mm, Aa, Ss, Tt, Nn for the first quarter.  Also, keep practicing those sight words.  If any of the math skills were missed, focus on those too!

I will recap on what I said in case I forgot to share everything with everyone.

• Reading groups will begin in 2 weeks.  This gives us time to build our stamina to be able to work independently while Mrs. Scott works with small groups.
• The kids will be doing the Daily Five stations while I'm working with groups.  
• Station 1:  Read to Self, 
• Station 2:  Read to Someone
• Station 3:  Listen to Reading
• Station 4:  Work Word boxes
• Station 5:  Writing (this will be added later)

When I work with your child's group, they will bring home a little reader to read at least 3 times to someone at home, and a skill sheet about the skill we worked on in our small group.  The book and sheet will be in a bag to return the next day.

Five Finger Retell:  After reading a book with your child, check their comprehension about the book.  1.  Who were the characters?  2.  What was the setting?   3.  What happened in the beginning?  4.  What happened in the middle?  5.  What happened at the end?

Bob Books:  A set of 12 books that are on your child's level, can be found on Amazon, Scholastic book order, or in the library.  Set one is the best to begin with so your child is successful!

Book it Program!  The program begins tomorrow, Oct. 1!  Please read at least 10 min. a night with your child and color in the picture for that date.  20 out of 30 earns a free Pizza Hut coupon when the calendar is returned!  If all six months are returned, your child will get a free book!

Reading this week!

We are reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears and doing the Five Finger Retell.  Your child will be tested over the story to check their understanding.  

It's fun to compare/contrast other versions of stories too.  We will also read, Goldirocks and the Three Bears, along with Goldyluck and the Three Pandas!

Sight words:  we, by

Color of the week:  Brown . (Cordy has the brown snack on Thursday!)

Letter of the week:  Tt (the action is to pretend to tickle with both hands)

Math this week!

Topic 3--counting, reading, and writing numbers 6-10.  

Handwriting this week!  N and M

Apple Day is this Friday!  Please send in one green apple by then!

Our Apple Day time is 9:00-11:00.

Coming up!
Thurs. Oct. 3 .       Brown Day!

Fri. Oct. 4            Apple Day in the AM, fire truck visit!  Lap-a-thon donations due!

Thurs. Oct. 10 .    Black Day!  Evelynn has the black snack

Mon. Oct. 14 .      No School--Professional Development Day

Fri. Oct. 18 .         Grades posted

Thurs. Oct. 24 .    Pink Day

Thurs. Oct. 31 .    Halloween Parade at 9:00, Orange Day