October 29th - November 2nd

Hoo! Hoo!  This week was all about Owls.  We read and discussed the nonfiction book Owls by Laura Marsh.  We understood the importance of defining unknown words in our informative text.  In writing this week continued working on informing our readers about the topic.

Vocabulary from the book:
camouflage: an animal’s natural color or shape that blends in with what it is around
prey: an animal that is eaten by another animal
talons: sharp claws on birds that hunt and eat meat (we have also learned that our National Bird the Bald Eagle also has talons- we'll be learning more about the Bald Eagle next week!) 
wingspan: the length from the tip of one wing to the tip of the wing
owlet: baby owl

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

-Make an owl out of a paper plates.  Paint two paper plates brown.  Cut one paper plate in half to make the wings.

-Go on a nature walk, talk about any animals you see as well as what colors the trees are turning to review what happens in the Fall. 

https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/colorful-paper-plate-owl/

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 tomorrow, I am still missing 4! 

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

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

Vocabulary for this unit:

count: students will be able to state numbers in a sequence 0-10

compare: students will be able to compare objects/numbers by stating which is greater than, less than or equal

quantity: students will be able to count a set of objects and state how many are there

Also in this quarter:

• 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.

Math at home:  Using cereal have your child take two handfuls out.  Put in two separate piles. Have them count and eat the group that has more/less.  You can use other types of food/snack as well.

*When you see the phrase "math drawing" that means to use circles to represent a quantity.**

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In the Science Lab with Mrs. Knobbe we continued to explore motion! Mrs. Knobbe had various stations so that the students could explore how things move: 

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.

Coming up: 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. 

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.

Upcoming School Wide Events:

Sat, Nov 3rd, Daylight Savings...turn clock back 1 hour

Mon, Nov 6th, Election Day, no school

Thurs, Nov 8th, 5-8 pm Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

Mon, Nov 12th, Picture Retakes
Mon, Nov 12th, 8:15 am, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Tues, Nov 13th, Thanksgiving Lunch for K and 5th grades

**Our Thanksgiving lunch is Tuesday Nov 13th at 11:10**

Wed, Nov 14th, Thanksgiving Lunch for 3rd and 4th grades

Wed, Nov 14th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip

Thurs, Nov 15th, Thanksgiving Lunch for 1st and 2nd grades

Thurs, Nov 15th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip

Thurs, Nov 15th, Progress Reports go home

Thurs, Nov 15th, Teriyaki Madness Spirit Night

Fri, Nov 16th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip

Mon, Nov 19th thru Fri, Nov 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday, no school

Tues, Nov 27yh, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade Performance

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