Weekly Updates

Dear Families,
Wishing all of you a safe and happy Halloween.
Monday: Students will pass candy after lunch. Halloween parade will be at 2:00. Parents are more than welcome to join us during the parade.
Weekly Updates:
Unit 2 Math study guide will be sent home. Also, we will get our new spelling list, Story of the Week prompt, and Fluency. Homework will be reading and math. Note: students may start practicing their multiplication tables-I will be sending the tables soon.
Tuesday: We are starting the new science unit:Light and Sound. Cycle one will focus on Light.
Writing Workshop: Some students are still working on finishing publishing their narrative-favorite family vacation. The grade will be based on:
1-Organization: Introduction, 2-3 body paragraphs, conclusion
2-Indentation
3-Dialogue and quotations
Students had explicit instructions on how to write a personal narrative. Thanks for your help and support at home. Many students took their time completing the publishing process at home. Their final copies were nicely written.
We are starting Opinion writing this week

Parent Teacher Conferences appointments will come home this week. Please take a minute to review the date and time. Sign and return as soon as possible. Your promptness is appreciated. If there is a conflict, please let me know as soon as possible, so I can change accommodate you!

Thursday: Picture Day
Friday: 1/2 Day Dismissal is at 11:10

Take care,
Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217