SEPTEMBER

I cannot believe how fast the month of September has flown by. It has been a great month at school and I have enjoyed some nice warm fall weather. Here are a few updates about what has been going on at school.

- Last week we started power hour. Ask your child about power hour and what they are learning. I personally love power hour because it gives us the opportunity to better meet individual needs and provide small group instruction.

-On Wednesday I will be sending home a note about SEP conferences. Please confirm your scheduled time and return to school. I look forward to meeting with each of you!

-This week we will be finishing chapter 2 in Math. Please work with your child on memorizing basic addition and subtraction facts. Next week we will begin place value to 100.

-This year we are LUCKY to have new technology in our classrooms. It has been fun for me to learn to use a SMART board along with the students. The past few days we have also been using clickers. The students seem to really enjoy using clickers and it is great to get immediate feedback.

-October Book Orders will be sent home this week. There are two ways to order. The easiest way is to order and pay online. Of course, you can also return the order form and payment to school with your child. October Book orders will be due on Oct. 8th.

- Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, October 4th. Enjoy a long weekend with your family!

September 13th-17th

This week in Language Arts we will be reading, Mrs. Brown Went To Town. We will be working on making predictions before, during, and after a story. In phonics we will practice spelling and reading words with long a and i.

In Math we will begin chapter 2- Strategies for Addition & Subtraction. This week we will learn to count on 1, 2, or 3, practice doubles facts, doubles plus one, and making a ten to add a 9. We also began timed test today so check your child's homework folder to see which facts they are on so they can practice at home.

Upcoming Events:
- Thursday- Dibels Testing

If you ever have any questions- please e-mail, call, or come talk to me at school.

September 7th-10th

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I know I did!

This week we will be studying sunflowers. We will learn about the life cycle of a sunflower along with some cool facts about sunflowers. We will sprout our own seeds and record what we observe in our journals. We will also write an informational paragraph about sunflowers.

Friday we will be having our first Math test on basic addition and subtraction.

Book Orders are all due on Friday!