Important Dates

October 1
Sing-a-Thon 3-6 pm in cafeteria

October 7
Fieldtrip: You are invited to join us for a picnic lunch at Marietta Square around10:30.

October 8
Hispanic Heritage Festival/PTA
6-8 pm
End of 1st 9 weeks

October 14
All Pro Dads
7:15 am

October 18 – 22
Conference week/Early dismissal

Oct. 22
Fall Festival

October 25 – 29
Red Ribbon Week
“Say no to Drugs”

October 28
Parents/Math 101
Session K-2 5:30-6:30
Session 3-5 6:30-6:45

What we are learning In October

Language Arts
*Identifying letters and their sounds – Ll, Pp, Rr, Uu, Vv, Ww
Word families –an, -en, -at, -et, (rhyming words)
*Sight Words – big, into, can, take, make, the, for, its
*Concepts of Print – understand that print has meaning, track text from left to right, top to bottom, and distinguish among letters, words, and sentences.
*Children will be learning how to build reading stamina by rereading favorite books, reading every day, and reading for fun.
*How do we summarize and retell events in a story?

Mathematics
*EQ: How do I compare sets? (more, less, equal)
*EQ: How do we group objects based on length, capacity, height, and weight?
*EQ: How do I use ordinal numbers? (1st – 10th)
*EQ: How do we compare shapes? (2D and 3D)
*Money (penny, nickel and dime)
*Throughout the year students will be learning strategies for problem solving, how to reason and evaluate mathematical arguments, and communicate mathematically.

Science and Social Studies
*The 4 Seasons
*Who was Christopher Columbus?
*Our 5 Senses
*Day, Night (differences in the sky)
*Halloween

Writing
*EQ: How do I become a great writer?
*EQ: How do I use drawings, letters, and words to create meaning in my writing?
*Accurately printing their name with upper and lower case letters.
*Using a left to right pattern of writing, spacing between words and beginning to understand punctuation.

We will soon be coming to the close of our first 9 weeks of school. You will receive your child’s first report card at our conference during the week of Oct. 18-22. We will do our best to stay on schedule, so we ask that you please be on time for your conference. If your scheduled time does not work, please send a note so that we can work with you on a time that will. We try to schedule siblings back to back with other teachers for your convenience. More information will be coming home about conferences. I look forward to meeting with all of you!

I want to say THANK YOU everyone who comes in to volunteer. Many of you ask, “What can I do to help?” I do not often have copies or laminating to do. (If I do…I’m way behind in my plans). You being in the room and working with the children is the best way to help me. Your children LOVE to learn, and they crave adult conversation. I know they would love to chat with you while they are participating in literacy and math centers. Drop by any time you can! Our door is always open :)