Story of the week:
America the Beautiful by Starfall.com
Phonics: Hh
/h/, Ww /w/
Math: numbers
and counting
Social Studies: Government
and Elections
Science: Precipitation
HFW: as, has, want
Vocabulary: grain, mountain, plain, everglades, beach, sea, evaporation,
condensation, precipitation
Reminders:
·
Please be reminded that we will be having our
special Halloween Snack on Thursday. Here is a list of who signed up things to
bring. We have 18 students in our class
·
Naneka
Walker: Halloween napkins
·
Bethany
Eledge: Orange plates
·
Tammi
Dotson: orange drink boxes
·
Windy
Prasinos: apple slices
·
Brandy
Watson: Cheetos
·
Mrs.
Avirett: Caramel dip
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Remember,
Halloween IS a school night. Try to get to bed at a decent hour.
Dear Parents,
This week the children will learn about some of our
national symbols through story and song. They will also discover some of our
country’s landforms and view them through the eyes of water droplets, in a
fictional class story which they will help write. This week we will:
·
Introduce the
water cycle and conduct several experiments
·
Learn about Hh
/h/ and Ww /w/
·
Discover the
environment.
We will also be reading a
“prebus” book about the library. I encourage you to start conversations about the
library at home or even take a visit to our own public library!
Please start working on shoe tying at home. We have one
child in our class who already knows how to tie shoes! They have earned the
right to have their name on a shoe on my wall to let everyone know their
abilities. Work on this skill at home as I “forget” how to tie after Christmas
and will not tie shoes! Also, please send a jacket to school with your child as
it is getting colder. My winter recess policy is that we will go outside unless
it is colder than 45 degrees. Please be sure that your child can zip or button
their own jacket as well! These are important life skills and I hate to take 10
minutes of our recess time daily to zip coats.
Also,
cold and flu season is upon us. Many times, a cold, the flu or even allergies
can bring distractions to the class. A good rule of thumb is that if you are
having to tend to your child regularly, then I would have to do the same if
your child was at school. Please be considerate of others in the class by
keeping germs at home. Even if your student suffers from allergies, a day of
rest can be beneficial. If a cough is a distraction to your student and the
class, you will be asked to send in a doctor’s note saying that your child is healthy
enough to attend school. The best policy during this season for your child’s
first year in school is to be PROACTIVE. Be sure that your student gets plenty
of sleep and vitamins! J
