REMINDERS!

*Tomorrow- Art Field Trip- 9:00-11:00

School dress code and we will be back for
recess and lunch
*On Tuesday, October 21st we will have
our campfre story with our 3rd grade
buddies. On this day OUR frst grade class
will be able to dress down. We will be outside
at the campfre from 12:10-12:55. Parents
are welcome to join us if you like!
*Friday, October 31st:
Halloween Party/Parade
We will be getting into our costumes
starting at 1:30 for the party to begin at
2:00. The parade will follow at 2:30.
*NEW!!! Friday, Nov. 21 :
North Market Field Trip - Wear dress code. We
will leave school at 9:00 and arrive back at
school by 11:00 for recess/lunch. Students
will have a chance to explore the North
Market, noticing foods from all around the
world.
Please do not send money.
This is a browsing only trip :-)
Please contact Fran Meyers if you are
interested in joining us. Let her know if you
will be meeting us there or riding the bus. We
can have up to 4 parents on the bus with us.
Centers
* The Centers we completed this week
- Using the ipads to practice our spelling words on
the website spellingcity.com
- Scanning QR codes to tell time to the hour
- Practicing wh words
- Finding the missing numbers on a number line in
Scoot
- Counting pennies and nickels in change purses
- Listening to Brad the Wonder Baby
- Completing the listening center response sheet
- Matching and making sentences based on picture
clues
- Identifying an Authors Purpose using P.I.E.
( Persuade, Inform, Entertain)
Reading and Theme
* The book Throw Your Tooth on the
Roof: Tooth Traditions From Around
the World
* My favorite tooth tradition and then
one I would like to try at home!
* What a globe is and the difference
between it and a map
* How much of a globe I can see
* Map symbols and where you can fnd
them (map key)
Math
* Number models- what are they and ask me to
show you an addition or subtraction one
2+5=7 or 8-3=5
* Counting a combination of coins that are pennies
and nickels- what strategies should I use (1.
count the nickels frst because they have the
largest value, then add on the pennies 2. if Im
counting on paper, cross off each coin as I count
it.)
Phonics and Spelling
* The hunks and chunks I learned this week ea and
ee and ask me to sing you the chants about the
scardy cat e and the scardy cat a as well as the
bumble bee party
* The different homophones and homonyms that we
identifed with the ee and ea hunk and chunk
(meat/meet, hear/here, seal, deal, etc.)
* Homophones- Ring, ring, ring. Hello, its a
homophone. Two words sound exactly the same, but
different spelling (clap 3 times), different meaning
(clap 3 times)
* Homonyms- It looks the same. It sounds the same.
The meaning is different.
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