Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

We had a very busy day on Friday! We started our day with Apple Day activities. The students enjoyed moving around the classroom to different centers where they were able to learn about apples and Johnny Appleseed, play a math game, measure each other with apples, make applesauce, and taste  3 varieties of apples and graph their favorite.  A big thank you to the moms who helped out!

Students had a chance to cut and glue pumpkins and make Frankenstein. It was really fun! The kids were singing songs they learned in music class.

In the afternoon, we put on our costumes and went to the parade. There was a very large variety of costumes. Some a little scarier than others.

Thank you for all the treats!

Weekly Spelling Words

Our pattern this week is long and short u.

Pattern words – cut, cute, tub, tube, cub

Sight words – blue, use, apple, here, find

Our Social Studies test on Communities will be on Thursday.  There is a study guide in your child’s folder. Please help them read over the information. You may want to ask them questions based on the study guide.

Friday morning we will do Apple Day from 9:30 – 10:30. We will be doing a variety of apple activities as we move around the room. Please send in an apple or two this week,  if possible. We will use them to make applesauce.

The Halloween Parade is in the afternoon on Friday at 2:00. If the weather is good, we will parade around the track. You are welcome to come and watch. We will put on our costumes (no weapons please)  after lunch at 1:00.  If you would like to send in a Halloween treat to share we have 28 students.

Our spelling words this week have the sound of long and short o.

hop, hope, fox, pop, cone, cold, open, own, old, hold

I have added these words to the Spelling City website.

Look who I ran into at the Cipriano Run on Saturday. I was helping with our H.F. 4th and 5th graders.

I would like to clarify the mixture homework that was sent home yesterday. It is due Monday, as noted in the planner. Students can write down various mixtures that they see over the weekend. It can be food or something else.

The Scholastic Book order and money are due on Monday as well.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

It is getting chilly in the mornings. Please send your child to school with a coat.

Starting Monday, October 19, the children will receive a snack at school. I am not sure what kind of snack we will get. In the past, we have gotten apple slices, grapes, strawberries, carrots, etc. You may still send in a healthy snack with your child if you choose.

We will have a social studies test the last week of October. I will send home a study guide next week as part of evening homework.

APPLE DAY is Friday, October 30, from 9:30 to 10:30. I will need parental help to have a successful Apple Day.  If you would like to come in and help, please make sure you have a current volunteer form on file in the office. The forms are good for 3 years.  You will be unable to help in the classroom or attend field trips if the volunteer form is not filled out and on file in the office.

Friday is a half day. The teachers will have professional development in the afternoon. Students will be dismissed at 11:45.

SNACK – Starting Monday, October 19, we will receive daily snacks at school. In the past, we have had sliced apples or grapes or carrots etc. We never know what we will be getting so you may still may want to send in a healthy snack from home.

The spelling pattern this week is cvc (consonant, vowel, consonant) with short i and cvcv (silent e at the end which changes the vowel to a long i) .
Pattern words – bit, bite, hid, hide, hike
Dolch words – his, ride, if, him, into

Your child can log onto Spelling City to practice the weekly spelling words. Here is the link. https://www.spellingcity.com/spencerj2/

We will be starting opinion writing this week. It is always fun to find out how the children feel about various topics.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/mccormick/

Our spelling words this week follow the CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) pattern or the CVCV (consonant, vowel, consonant vowel) pattern.

Pattern words – cap, cape, mad, made, pan,

Dolch sight words – ask, take, as, fast, after

Please have your child write their words at home. This can be done for Monday and Wednesday homework.

Many students are reversing their letters (b for d, d for b). If a student reverses a letter the word will be marked wrong.

REMINDER – Wednesday, October 7 is a LATE START. We begin school at 9:40.

We are starting the Pizza Hut Book It Program this month. It runs through March. I have sent home a sheet to color after reading for 20 minutes a day. Our goal for the month is 500 minutes. Keep reading!