The Week Ahead and Our Week Rewind

Last week was such a busy week!  We worked very hard in all subjects and finally started stations and AR.  We are working hard and at a fast pace due to the amount of skills that we need to master this school year.  Last week we finished our unit on addition strategies and began our subtraction unit.  We completed daily problem solving and completed Rocket Math daily except for Friday.  Emma and Nathan are both on I in Rocket Math!  We continued our study of sentences with the focus of predicates.  In reading main idea was our focus.  In phonics/spelling we worked on building and dissecting words with inflected ending.  We will revisit this  phonics skill later this year-no worries.  In science we continued our focus on space.  Our ticket auction began Friday and we will finish it Monday afternoon.  (I am purchasing a few more prizes this weekend to add to the auction .)

Next/this week (Sept. 17-21) will be a different week for us- which is a bummer since we are finally getting into a routine.  We are taking the SAT 10 test on Tuesday and it will end on Thursday.  This test will be given in the afternoon after lunch.  It is important that early dismissals are avoided if possible.  This test will provide us with a baseline and be used to compare to the test given in the spring.  Since a big part of our day will be spent testing we will not do a new spelling/story vocabulary list (Sept. 17-21).  We will not do a reading story.  We will however continue our math, language and social studies.  We will continue- subtraction, problem solving and Rocket Math.  The math packet is due Friday.  In language we will focus on questions and statements.  We will finish space unit on Tuesday and begin our social studies unit of landforms. There is an extra credit activity for social studies on the newsletter in the binder and it is due by Friday (Sept 21).  Friday we will do activities with apples.  Don't forget your apple (Friday, Sept. 21).  Friday-21st  is also our extra behavior recess for those that earned it.

Stars in the Pond

• Emma was our Top Frog and was able to bring home the frog bag and a frog of her choice.  
• Jayla is our next Top Frog!  
• Maverick is our AR point leader.
• Nathan and Emma are our Rocket Math Leaders.
• Jolene was honored at our PTO meeting Tuesday for student of the month.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone that sent in auction prizes!  The kids were very excited to see all of the prizes.  Thank you to those that participated in the fundraiser.   Thank you to those that ordered books.  Our class earned points for me to purchase books.  Thank you parents for your on-going support!

 



Please Remember

• Apples need to be brought in by Friday-21st in a labeled bag.
• Math homework is due by Friday-21st.
• Extra credit is due by Friday. 
• I have scheduled conferences with many.  Please contact me if you can not meet during your time. Please try to be on time.
• Don't forget to have your child vote on the blog by Thursday night.

Let's have a great week!
Mrs. Walker