Conference Notes came home today. Please check that the day and time listed works for you, sign and return. Please, please check the box if a translator is needed. I need to schedule someone to be here with me during those conferences. We cannot use family as a translator–it needs to be an employee of Dearborn Public Schools.

Tomorrow is Halloween and the school parade will begin at 2:00. Weather depends on if it will be held outside or inside. Our classroom party will follow. Any treats send in should be individually wrapped.

1/2 day Friday. School lets out at 11:45. No lunch served.

Library books if at home, should be returned to school by Wednesday.

Spelling words this week focus on the long a sound spelled either — ay or –ai. Sail, main, jay, stay, may, (3 more that I’ll write tomorrow) The Dolch words are: come, said,

Math begins a new unit and focus’ on 3 main things: identifying and counting coins, telling time on a analog (clock with hands) clock, and reading and writing numbers using base 10 blocks.

Both our writing and reading strategies will focus on non-fiction text.

Social Studies will begin a unit on map reading skills and Science continues with properties of matter.

Stay warm this week!