Week of October 21st – 25th
Hello Parents and Guardians,
NEED TO KNOW:
- There are still spots open on our “Sign Up Genius” for the Halloween Party:
- There is a ½ day on Friday, November 1st.
- We don’t have school on Tuesday, November 5th, due to election day.
- Operation Gratitude Halloween Give-Back Campaign Underway Candy for a Cause
Teaching children the value of giving back by donating Halloween candy in support of Operation Gratitude is a win-win for kids and parents . This Halloween, local trick-or-treaters will join kids across the country when they donate their extra Halloween candy to Operation Gratitude at DuVall Elementary. The sweet treats will be included along with handwritten thank you letters in Care Packages sent to U.S. Service Members deployed overseas, and hand delivered to Veterans and First Responders serving in their local communities. Americans spend an estimated $2.5 billion dollars on a whopping 600 million pounds of Halloween candy each year. In 2018, more than 440,000 pounds of candy was donated to Operation Gratitude and distributed to America’s heroes in signature Operation Gratitude Care Packages and local deliveries around the country. “Operation Gratitude’s mission is to thank all who serve, forging strong bonds between grateful Americans and the Heroes who serve and protect them,” according to Kevin Schmiegel, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (Ret.) and CEO of Operation Gratitude. “The Halloween Candy Give-Back Program provides every American child the opportunity to learn about service, sacrifice and generosity.”
**We will be collecting candy in the office November 1st-4th. **
- A note from the national PTA: The flyer is here:
SPELLING: We will be working on the short “all” words. Our words are: fall, small, tall, mall, call, wall, ball, hall. Our extra words are: black, have.
WRITING: We are learning how to write a complete sentence by writing personal narratives. We will be doing this type of writing until the end of October.
READING: We are still practicing the parts of a story, (character, setting, problem, solution) and how to take those parts and turn them into a retelling of the book. We are also learning about parts of speech, nouns, and the types of nouns: common and proper nouns.
MATH: We are still working on Module 1. We are learning how to subtract now. Students should have all lessons 1-29 completed in their homework book.
SCIENCE: We are learning about light and sound.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We are focusing on our science lessons.
We will have another great week!
Ms. Sims
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