CONFERENCES-
Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to discuss your student's grows and glows! If you were not able to meet, I sent home student work and testing scores with your student today so keep an eye out!
HALLOWEEN-
Party Sign-Up-
What's Halloween without some candy and fun? Our class is going to celebrate Halloween by decorating bags, passing out candy to our classmates, and snack on donuts and cider. Afterwards, we will hang out with our Reading Buddies and strut our stuff in the parade! Please use this SIGN-UP GENIUS to donate items for our party. Anything and everything is greatly appreciated!
Parade-
Our school-wide Halloween parade will be held at 11:10 a.m. on October 31. Parents/guardians may line up along the front walkway on Cook Rd. After the parade, students will return to their classrooms to gather belongings and pumpkins. Parents may then enter the building to pick up students and pumpkins. Early dismissal is at 11:36 a.m., and no office sign-out is required—just inform the teacher.
Costumes-
As you plan your child’s costume, please remember we are a K–4 building. Costumes should not include blood or weapons. Since we’ll be walking inside and outside, masks must be easily removable, and costumes should allow safe movement. Please ensure your child can walk and climb stairs comfortably—we want to avoid any Halloween disappointments!
Pumpkin Contest-
A letter went home on Monday with more information regarding Monteith's pumpkin decorating contest. If it didn't make it home, I attached it below!
MATH-
Unit 2 in math is all about multiplication! From this point on, we will use multiplication almost every day. It would be extremely beneficial for your student if they practiced multiplication flashcards and studied for their multiplication quizzes daily. Keep some flashcards in the car!
ARTS & LETTERS-
After reading all about the respiratory system, we wrote a four-paragraph essay about how the heart and veins carry blood throughout the body. We also analyzed a piece of art and had so much fun reenacting the scene (pictures below).
WORSMITH-
This week we learned the spellings and definitions of our new root word list: rupt/rote. Rupt means to break and rote is a broken path. We made word cards in class to use as flashcards to help us study with partners. We also completed word equations and sorted our words into 1, 2, and 3 syllables to help us learn the spellings. Rupt/rote quiz: Thursday, 10/16
SOCIAL STUDIES-
After discussing the Preamble, we learned about the first 10 amendments made to the Constitution. We analyzed real-life scenarios to determine which amendment was being respected or violated. I apologize in advance if your student starts saying, “I plead the fifth.”
SCIENCE-
This week we integrated our language arts curriculum with our science curriculum! Since we have completed our study of The Circulatory Story in ELA (which focuses on the circulation system), we compared the systems of the heart, and those that we’ve been studying in science. We then made a Pop-Up heart craft as a way to bridge the two subject areas. This activity also incorporated practicing with non-fiction text features such as diagrams and labeling of diagrams.
