Please make sure your child is always dressed for the weather. As a parent myself, I know it is hard to always have a chance to catch the weather report, but with the feeling of fall in the air, it is important your child brings a jacket or coat to school everyday. We will let them know if they don't need them in the afternoon, but morning recesses are a bit chilly.
Today our class earned all of our “brownies” on
our Brownie Point board. The goal that was decided on was an extra recess being
able to bring a toy from home. This recess will be in our classroom. I have
told the students they are allowed to bring a toy/ electronic of their choice,
as long as it is not or could not be considered weapon. However, what comes to
school with them is what goes home with THEM. I will be taking inventory at the
beginning and end of the school day.
Tomorrow we will also be traveling (walking) to the Granger House to watch the Red Cedar Orchestra perform. They have a great interactive performance with the kids. It is usually just kind of a tight fit. :)
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Here is a description of our week:
Math-
We are continuing to work on 2 and 3-digit
addition skills and will start with 2 and 3-digit subtraction tomorrow. This
is a great way to practice the place value skills we previously learned.
Reading-
Our
story this week was Animal Fact/ Animal Fable Seymour Simon. This story
invites the reader to guess whether common notions, such as “ crickets can tell
the temperature with their chirps” are true or false. The author goes on to
discuss the fact or fable behind these beliefs. This week we explored the
differences between fact and opinion.
Writing- This week we discussed writing complete sentences using, who, what (action), when, and where. For example, Mrs. Yuska danced on Saturday in her living room. :) Students also took a pre-assessment about letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. I will plan on sharing this information with you during conferences in November.
Science- Everyday I take a sneak peek into Mrs. Clark's classroom. I miss watching the little plants grow. IT IS SO EXCITING! Everyday, your child will be measuring and writing observations they see about the growth and changes in their plants. This week they discussed the seed leaves (smooth leaves at the bottom) and true leaves (the rigid leaves they grow further up on the stem).
Mrs. Jodie Yuska
