October is here!  Can you believe that we’ve already been in school for 16 days?  My Student Teacher, Miss Brennan, commented to me today about how the students have already settled into a routine and “look how much they can do now.”  I told her, “Wait till you see them in the Spring!”

Here’s what is coming up next week…

READING-Our unit theme is Families Get Together.  What can families do together?
What are some things that you do with your family?

We’ll read a folktale about a “Squeaky Old Bed” and a Non-fiction book about Night Animals.  On Friday we’ll compare the two texts.

WRITING-Forming letters correctly and we’ll write about a time when they did something with their family.

WORDS-The  the  

LETTERS-A a  (pronounced “ahh”)

MATH-We’ll be using 10 Frames- a rectangle with 5 boxes on the top row and 5 boxes underneath. For example,  we’ll put tokens in 4 boxes and decide how many more we would need to make 10.  4 + ? = 10.

We’ll also work with patterns using colors.

SCIENCE-We’ll be exploring the 5 Senses.  Monday we’ll start with “Touch.”  

SOCIAL STUDIES-We will continue to work on Classroom Routines and Working Well With Each Other.  🙂

Looking Ahead…

WEDNESDAY IS LATE START.  Students will come to school 1 hour later (9:35 am).  Dismissal is regular time (3:35).  Teachers will be in a Professional Development Meeting.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Smith

“Chocolate comes from cocoa which comes out of a tree.  That makes it a plant.  Therefore, chocolate counts as a salad.  The End”