September 17-21st

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Congratulations to our September Leader of the Month, Katherine! 

 In reading: Old MacDonald had a farm.  E-I-E-I-O!  This week was all about, you guessed it… the FARM!!  There are so many animals and so much to do on the farm.  What is your favorite animal?  Would you want to live on a farm?  This week we read Hogwash by Karma Wilson because on Wednesday we had an amazing time at the Art Barn! 
Here are just a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:
  • Talk about what they saw at the Art Barn.
  • Have your child illustrate and write about their favorite animal on the farm.

Pictures coming soon!

For Writing: We continued writing simple sentences and using the sight words and letter sounds that we know to help us in our writing. We also talked about and started activities with words that have multiple meanings for example: 



For Math: We reviewed our 2D shapes and started our 3D shapes. As you are in your car, at home or out and about: identify objects around the house and what shape they are. Example: A door is a rectangle.


Our 2D or Flat Shapes:

circle: a round shape
triangle: a shape that has three sides
square: a shape that has four equal sides
rectangle: a shape that has two short sides and two long sides
hexagon: a shape that has six sides

Our 3D or Solid Shapes:

cone: a 3d shape that has a circle bottom and a pointed top
cylinder: a 3d shape that looks like a can
sphere: a 3d shape that looks like a ball
cube: a 3d shape that has six square sides

Shape Features:

vertex/corner: the corner where 2 sides meet
side: a line in a shape
face: flat side of a shape

For Social Studies: We talked about Maps and Globes.
  • Explain that a map is a drawing of a place and a globe is a model of Earth.
  • Differentiate land and water features on single maps and globes.
  • Explain that maps and globes show a view from above.
  • Explain that maps and globes show features in a smaller size.

I hope everyone has a restful and fun fall break whether you're going on a vacation or staying home! When you are able to squeeze in practice with letters, letter sounds, sight words, counting and even shapes as you're out and about! Most importantly have some fun as all of your children have been working hard at school! When we get back we will be finishing out their 1st 9 weeks of school and assessing them for report cards. We'll talk about their first report cards at conferences the week of October 15th. Conference week is early release schedule.


Upcoming Important Dates: 

Mon, Sept 24th-Fri, Sept 28th, Fall Break, No School

Tues, Oct 2nd, 8:15-9:15 am, Coffee and Conversation with Mrs. Hallmark and Mr. Cohen in the Learning Commons

Tues, Oct 2nd, 5-8 pm Zaxby's Night

Wed, Oct 3rd, 1:30 pm, SLT Inauguration (2nd-5th)

Thur, Oct 4, Fall Picture Day

Tues, Oct 9th, 7:30 am, School Council

Tues, Oct 9th, Papa John's Night

Wed, Oct 10th, Walk to School Wednesday

Thurs, Oct 11th, 12:15, Early Release

Mon, Oct 15th thru Fri, Oct 19th, 12:15 Early Release for Conference Week

Tues, Oct 16th, Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Sat, Oct 20, 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Garden Work Day

Mon, Oct 22-Fri, Oct 26, Red Ribbon Week

Thurs, Oct 25, Peace, Love, and Pizza Night

Fri, Oct 26, FBI Breakfast




Fri, Oct 26, 6:00 pm, Boo-vie Night

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