October 22nd- 26th

In reading: Our focus this week was all about helping others. There are times when we cannot do something without the help of others. A true friend will help you out through any circumstance. Our book this week was Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. This story tells a tale of a witch that receives help during a disaster from four newfound friends. Throughout the week we discussed ways in which we can help others.

Vocabulary from the book:

• wailed: to make a loud, long cry
• cloak: a type of clothing worn over the shoulders and tied at the neck
• bog: an area of soft, wet land
• ditch: a long, narrow hold that is used to move water
• cauldron: a large pot

Here are a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:

• Have your child be a helper around the house by doing tasks such as putting away dishes or folding clothes.
• As a family discuss ways that you can help others in your neighborhood/community. 
• Watch Room on the Broom on Amazon Prime Video (free with Prime membership) or on Netflix if you have access to it. 

We had a visitor on Thursday -- Author George O'Connor! The students were fascinated by his presentation. He is an author and illustrator. He drew pictures of dinosaurs live as well as read two of his books! 

https://www.georgeoconnorbooks.com/if-i-had-a-raptor 

https://www.georgeoconnorbooks.com/if-i-had-a-triceratops

In math: we will be moving into/continuing:

This unit is all about comparing numbers to 10 with mathematical vocabulary.

• compare: students will be able to compare objects/numbers by stating which is greater, less or equal
• quantity: students will be able to count a set of objects and state how many are there

• Counting to 100
• Writing numbers to 20
• Counting objects to 20 in a line, circle and array and up to 10 objects scattered
• Comparing objects and numbers up to 10
• Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight.  For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!"
• Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
• Continuing to Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count.

On Monday Mrs. Waite, our counselor, gave us a lesson on how our five senses keep us safe! We will do a week of reading about the five senses later in the quarter. 

Coming up in Social Studies:

• Recognize who Veterans are and why we celebrate them on Veterans Day.
• Identify the bald eagle as an American Symbol.
• Explain positive character traits of veterans.
• Learn how American culture celebrates Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day and how others celebrate in their cultures.
• Students will be introduced to historical events and figures within a given holiday.
• Students will learn about needs and wants.

Coming up/continuing in Science and in the Science Lab:

Motion, students will:

-Understand that things move in different ways and that gravity affects objects. 

Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the relationship between an object’s physical attributes & its resulting motion. (straight, circular, back & forth, fast & slow and motionless) when a force is applied.

Day and Night Sky, students will: 

-Examine the characteristics of day and night sky and how one changes into the other in a 24 hour cycle. 

-Focus on the simple changes from night to day and day to night, as well as the main objects in the sky – the sun and moon. 

We are trying to go to see Rudolph at the Center of Puppetry Arts on 12-6-18. In order to go we have to submit payment by November 6th. With that being said the permission slip and the $20 payment needs to be turned in by Friday November 2nd.

**If you have not sent back the green inclement weather sheet please do so ASAP**

Continue to practice letter recognition, letter sounds and sight words at home. Our reading and writing standards are becoming more difficult as discussed at conferences. Thank you for the support at home! 

Letters and Sight Words of the Week 2018-2019

Date	Letter/Blend/Digraph	Sight Words
August 1	FIRST WEEK
August 6
August 13		I, it, is
August 20		a, as, do
August 27	M and short A	am, and, an
September 4	S	so, see, me
September 10	T	to, the, my
September 17	N	not, on, no
September 24	FALL BREAK
October 1	Short I	at, in, will
October 8	F	he, she, we
October 15	P and Short O	said, saw, was
October 22	C (hard and soft)	can, came, come
October 29	H	his, help, her
November 5	B	big, by, be
November 12	Short U	but, up, us
November 19	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 26	R	ran, run, him
December 3	Short E	when, then, well
December 10	G (hard and soft)	go, give, get
December 17	D	did, had, has
January 7	W/Wh	what, were
January 14	L	like, let, look
January 22	J	put, out, now
January 28	K	must, into, all
February 4	Y	your, you, yes
February 11	V/Z	very, love, of
February 18	FEBRUARY BREAK
February 25	Q	want, went, who
March 4	X	little, have, with
March 11	Bossy R (ar, or, ir, ur, er)	are, for, from
March 18	Long A	ate, make, say
March 25	Long E	please, eat, here
April 1	APRIL BREAK
April 8	Long I	find, fly, why
April 15	Long O	home, going, this
April 22	Long U	new, some, they
April 29	OO	soon, good, too
May 6	OU/OW	down, our, how
May 13	Sh,Th,Ch	there, where
May 20	LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL