Conference Week/Early Release 10/17-10/21

Upcoming Dates:

October 17th-21st: Conferences/Red Ribbon Week (Students are dismissed at 12:20)

Monday - I’m a “Jean-ius”, I Will Stay Drug-Free!Wear Jeans and a Davis Shirt. (teachers: give out wristbands)

Tuesday – I Elect to Be Drug Free!Wear Red, White and Blue

Wednesday – It’s Crazy to Do Drugs!Wear Wild and Crazy Hair and/or Socks! (teachers: give out pencils)

Thursday – I’m Too Bright for Drugs!Wear Bright or Neon Colors.

Friday – Put a Lid on Drugs and Alcohol!Wear a Cap or Hat. (teachers: give out stickers)

~We will also have goody bags for wild and crazy hair winners as well as random drawings

~*Please encourage your child to wear their wristband each day as a reminder of the message.*

24th-28th: Pumpkin Babies (more info to come)

31st: Pumpkin Centers for How To papers

25th: Legislative Meeting/ Parent Social 28th: Fresh Fruit Friday/ Spirit Day/ NBF/ All Pro Dads

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Our Harvest Lunch is November 10th. Please return your Harvest letters as soon as possible so the school can get a head count and be prepared for the big day.

Phonics: No spelling words this week! Review patterns that your child had trouble applying earlier in the year.

Reading: As week look at informational books we will identify non-fiction text features. Students will be features that can be found in non-fiction books. Examples include table of contents, glossary, and boldface words. See if your child can find these features at home when reading.

Grammar: We will be focusing on proper nouns as we work with our mentor sentence. Students seem to identify proper nouns (names of people, places, and things) in isolation, but do not apply this to their writing. Look to use proper nouns in writing prompts.

Writing: We continue to focus informational writing. This week we are all about spiders! Each child will choose a type of spider, identify facts, and write a informational paragraph about that spider. We will make fact hats and create our own spiders!

Math: Students will finish up working on two step problem solving to 20. We will continue to use the 4 square where they are to produce a picture, number sentence, strategy and explanation in words as to how they found their solution. For two step word problems they will have to identify what comes first and what comes second. We will have a little fun with practicing word problems by become construction workers. On Wednesday we begin learning strategies to add 2 digit numbers.