October 1-5

Parents,

We made it to October!

In writing this week, we will be focusing on verbs again. Throughout the week, we will be working on an action story using vivid verbs. We are focusing on writing longer stories with multiple connected paragraphs.

Reading: Daily 5 is almost fully launched! This week we will be practicing the last component: Listen to Reading. Students will have the opportunity to listen books on the computer. They can see the pages of the book as someone else is reading it to them. We will also be working on an author study of Leo Lionni books. We will read several of his books and focus on similarities and differences between them as well as themes and illustrations.

Math: We are digging into addition by studying "count on" strategies as well as learning our doubles (5+5). We will end the week with learning about combinations and how many ways we can add to ten.

Science: We are learning about classifying materials. Students will have the opportunity to sort through different materials and classify them using their own system. We will also continue to learn about the different forms of matter and how we can classify them using their characteristics.

Reminders:

School pictures are on October 4th. Look for information in your Tuesday folder!

Bike Rodeo is now on October 6th from 8:30 until 11:30 am.

I am looking forward to seeing each of you during your child's conference! Remember, there is no school on October 8th!