Peek at the Week for September 28th!

 

is on Wednesday!!!

I hope you enjoyed your 3-day weekend! I had an excellent day of learning on Friday and I can't wait to use the new things I learned in our classroom!

Each Monday at our Morning Meeting, we share one thing we did over the weekend.  I can't wait to hear their stories tomorrow!

Does your child play a sport? I LOVE to watch my kiddos doing their thing!

I got to see a few kids at soccer on Saturday morning at Truman Middle School! I love seeing them at their games and practices! If you have sent me a schedule, thanks of letting me be a fan!

If your child is in a sport this fall, I'd love to come cheer them on! Send me a schedule of their games and I'll try to make one! My daughter plays LAA soccer every Saturday, so it's really easy to stop by there, but I'm happy to visit other parks and fields as well! My dog Lilly loves to visit a new park!

This week, the fifth choice will be added to our Daily 5 Routine - Work on Words. Throughout the week next week, the kids will be assigned a Work Study Group and their first list of words. Each group of about 5 kids meets one day of the week, so not everyone will bring home a list right away. If I can help it, there is NOT a Monday group - Word Study tests are the first thing we do in the morning, and it's tough to start out Mondays with that for a kiddo. As the year goes on, and if the need arises, I will have that space on Monday to create another group. Each group will be tested on the same day every week.
They will bring home a sheet of "cards" to practice. You are welcome to cut them out or keep them together in one sheet - whatever works for you. They cut them out at school and sort them by the spelling pattern. They are doing tons of activities at school throughout the week as well.


We will also continue our work as Growing Readers by showing our comprehension by talking about  and discussing our books and what we've read. There are lots of ways to talk about books: retelling the events of a story, summarizing a story, and making connections to other things we've read.

This week we are finishing up Chapter 2 - we will dig into something that is typically brand new to students (and parents.) Your child will be learning about a math concept called an "array."
An array is a visual that shows objects in equal groups. This visual example is used to show skip counting, repeated addition, and is an introduction to the foundations of multiplication.
Here is a picture of an array made with cereal :) The repeated addition is shown to the side.
Eventually, they will learn the multiplication that matches (4x5=20)
This is an essential building block to the way kids think about math. Plus it's a lot of fun!

I hope you saw the post about our new classmates! We have 6 caterpillars that have moved into our classroom. They went on vacation to my house this weekend, and this year my dog left them alone (last year she nearly ate them for a snack.)

Watch the blog this week to see how much they have grown!

Tomorrow we have LIBRARY with Mrs. Graeff! Please help your child remember to bring back their books. They can't get new books until they are returned. 

The weather in September can be WhAcKy! I suggest sending a sweatshirt or jacket to school with your child. They are welcome to keep it in their cubbie at school. It looks like this week will start out chilly and be HOT by Thursday! 

Wednesday is PICTURE DAY!

Students will have their school pictures taken on Wednesday. We are very lucky to have our time almost first thing in the morning so start practicing those smiles!

Wednesday, September 30: Picture Day & Be There Day - Do you have your cute outfit??

Friday, October 2: Custodian's Day

Tuesday, October 6: PTG Board Meeting 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Friday, October 9: Family Trivia Night 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Truman Cafeteria

I will be at Family Trivia Night as the score keeper! Hope to see you there!!

Have a great week!