September 26 - 30

Thank you to all the families who donated money to purchase books from the Book Fair!  I was able to choose 7 new books for our classroom library.  We love our new books!!  

Dates to Remember
Tues. Sept. 27 - Early Dismissal  11:35
Tues. Oct. 4 - Fall Picture Day
Fri. Oct. 7 - Progress Notes go home with all students
Mon. Oct. 10 - No School  Columbus Day

Last Magazine Turn in Day is Tuesday, September 27.  

Reading logs are due on or before Monday. Oct. 3.  Our class voted to have a Show and Tell Day as their reward!  All students who return completed logs will be able to bring something special to show the class.

Thank You for filling out the Name Jar information this week.  We had some wonderful conversations about the origin of the students' names!  Students designed their own name stamp and wrote in their journals about their names.  

Next week we will read the text, Owen and Mzee.  It is a story about 2 animals that formed a bridge of friendship, that also helped them live happier lives.  Discussion will focus around author's purpose and we'll talk about using context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in a text.

Grammar focus will be on plural nouns.

Math - This week we will continue working with 3 digit numbers.  We'll read and write numbers in word form, expanded form, and standard form.  We'll continue to "build" numbers.  We'll finish the week by counting on and back by 10 and 100.  

We will also be taking our 5 minute timed tests (addition and subtraction) this week.  Many students should be practicing their math facts at home.  Please encourage your child to use their flash cards or Xtra Math during the week.  

Science - We have learned about all 5 food groups.  This week we will learn about Smart Snacking!  

New Student of the Week - Mia
Positive Paw Winner - Andrew
Estimation Jar Winner - Nick