The week of October 17-20

 Fall is here!  It was very chilly outside today!  Please make sure to check the weather before dropping off, as we go out at noon and 3:10 every day. Tomorrow a winter coat will be needed as it will be cold again.  Each day gets warmer!  

Reminder!  We do not have school this Friday or Monday due to inservice/workdays to work on grade cards.  

We finished up out Economics unit Friday and had fun working with a partner making our own business!  You may have seen the sheets that had their business name, products being sold, and a sheet with services offered at their business.  See the pictures below!  They had fun working with a friend on their project!

We are moving on from Social Studies to Science the next few units!

Science!

This week we are beginning with studying light! The kids will love reading in our science books about natural and artificial light, along with transparent, translucent, and opaque light.  At the end of our unit this week, we will do an experiment finding out which objects can be seen with transparent (through lamination paper), translucent, (through foil) and opaque (through wax) paper.

Phonics!

Our Phonics skill this week is on s-blends--sm, sl, sp, sk, sc, st, sn.

Blends at the beginning of a word is sometimes difficult to read and hear the sound to write when we are first learning.  This would be a great skill to have your child practice reading at home when the phonics sheets come home.  

New high frequency words--call, from, which, very

Math!

Subtraction related facts also known as fact families.  Today we learned how to make fact families.

2 + 8 = 10

8 + 2 = 10

10 - 8 = 2

10 - 2 = 8

Please have your child do the related facts homework today if it's in their folder and return tomorrow.  Some have did it on their own at the end of math time, so it's already in my mailbox.

Chapter 2 math test on subtraction will be Thursday!

Coming up!

Oct. 21.    1/2 PD and 1/2 workday--No School

Oct. 24.    Inservice All Day--No School

Oct. 28      Grades Posted

Oct. 29.     Trunk or Treat at CCE

Oct. 31       Halloween parade-Your child may wear their costume to school.  It's really helpful if the costume slips on over their clothing and can be taken off easily.  See the outdoor parade route in the Parent Smore!

Making our Business-buddies!