week 7

Next week…

Math: We will continue with the counting on strategy, focusing on making ten. We will be introduced to the part-part-whole strategy (where 2 parts make up a whole). We will be practicing fact families (2+3=5, 3+2=5).

Science: We will finish up our unit on Changes from Heat with an assessment early in the week.  We will then move on to our next unit: Forms of Energy.  Students will determine sources of light energy and discuss how we use it in our daily lives.

Reading:  Students will learn how to make a text to text connection while they are reading. They will learn how relating something they already read in one book can help them better understand a similar book.

Writing:  Students will continue writing their personal narratives in week two of this five week unit. This week the focus is zooming in on one small moment, ordering story parts, using transition words and verbs, and describing how characters felt.

Balanced Literacy: Students will be exploring past, present, and future in regard to how we celebrate holidays. In Phonics, students will be practicing naming and recognizing letters in a word and understanding the concept of a word.

Campus News…

Stuff the Boot Information

The fundraiser is split up into 5 periods. Third Period just started. If we win a period, our class gets a giant trophy for the week, I get spoiled with a drink from Starbucks, and I believe we get pajama day, too! If we win the entire fundraiser the class will get to silly string me and the principal.

The donations you give go to buy ipads for our school, run math superstars, the spelling bee, pay for teacher appreciation lunch, fund the purchase of new PE equipment, movie night etc. PTA can not run these programs without parents donating.

You can donate online here http://sommerpta.my-pta.org or send in the donation form. If you are matching, PLEASE print out and send in the form or forward the matching document to prove it is being matched. You can forward the matching doc ( a screenshot is great too) to sommerfallfundraiser@gmail.com

Reflections Reflections is a fantastic PTA program encouraging students to participate in the fine arts. This is your chance to showcase your talent or find a new talent by submitting an entry that relates to the theme “Heroes Around Me”. Help celebrate the arts in education by encouraging your student to enter one or more items in the various categories: Visual Arts, Literature, Musical Composition, Film production, Dance Choreography and Photography. Student entry forms and guidelines can be found here. All entries can be dropped in the Reflections box in the hallway (across the stairs) starting Oct 19th. The last date for submissions is Oct 24, 2018. PTA membership is required for participation in the Reflections program. Questions? Please email PatsySommerPTAReflections@gmail.com.

MathSuperstars "Math Superstar starts soon! We start tracking time only from October 1st but parents/students can sign-in now. If you would like to volunteer for MSS please email us at Sommerptamss@gmail.com"

Important Dates:

Sept. 17-Oct 5 - PTA Stuff the Boot Fundraiser

October 1 Math Superstars at home program begins

October 8-9 No School for Students