10-13-19

Week at a Glance

Monday: F Day (Gym and Art-Mrs. Fiesbeck out for training)
Tuesday: A Day (Gym and Library-Mrs. Fiesbeck out for training)
Wednesday: B Day (Late Start, Gym, SEL)
Thursday: C Day (Music)
Friday: D Day (Music)

Substitute Teacher

The class will have a guest teacher on Monday and Tuesday this week as I will be out for literacy training. Please remind your Firstie that they should be respectful of our substitute.  This is the first time they've had a sub this year.  I do not anticipate any problems but a quick reminder from home is helpful.

Academic Updates

Phonics: In addition to l blends we will tackle r blends (br, tr, cr, etc.).  Please keep an eye out for these pairs as you're reading with your child.
Reading: We will continue our work with understanding characters.
Math: Subtraction takes the lead this week although we will continue to add to our addition strategies.
Science: Have you had a chance to get out a flashlight and move the gnome shadows around? The class had a blast experimenting in class.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit on families.
SEL: We will explore the ideas of flexible vs. stuck thinking and learn to consider the size of the problem.

Fire and Ice Party

We will have the date set in the next couple of days.  Look for details next week.

Halloween Party

Calling all fun-loving, creative parents! Our class Halloween party will be October 31 at 1:45pm.  We have two moms coordinating: Beckem's mom and Sharanya's mom.  If you'd like to help out in any way (anything from sending plates to running a game) please contact laurenbaker1012@yahoo.com and supriyahegade@gmail.com.

Read at Home Strategy

In addition to choral reading and I read-you read, you might consider simply taking turns.  Your child reads one page and you read the next.  This makes the task of reading independently less cumbersome.