October

It's hard to believe we have been in school for a month!  We have settled into a routine.  The kids have been working on Stamina and Independence so that our learning time can be used to it's fullest! If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom on a regular or semi regular basis please let me know.  I welcome any parent help!!

We are now doing Guided Reading, Word Work, Writing and Spelling daily.  You may have noticed a Spelling test coming home.  The kids are doing wonderful.  I don't usually send a list home to practice because we practice daily at school.  If, however, you would like me to send one to work on throughout the week just let me know!

Math in September has been spend working on fact fluency ( +, -) within ten, counting and writing to 120 by 1's, 5's and 10's, telling time to the hour and half hour, calendar and CGI.  A great activity for home would be to count starting at various spots.  For instance counting by 5's but starting at 35 or counting by 1's but starting at 22.  Writing 100-120 is tricky for lots of kids so that would be a great thing to practice too!

We have finished our insect unit and the kids were able to draw and tell the lifecycle of a butterfly and explain what makes an Insect.  We have done some cool recordings on the Blog to show this so please check it out!  They are loving seeing their Blogs and looking at comments.  We don't look at comments daily but try to as much as we can.  

We are starting our Unit on Plants and I am asking the kids to bring seeds to school this week.  I would prefer seeds from outside and in the kitchen rather then packages.  We will be collecting them all week and putting them on a poster.

This is Homecoming week and I will be posting lots of pictures of dress-up days, the pep rally and the parade.  Some parents like to join us at the parade on Friday so feel free!  My daughter is on the Homecoming Court so we are excited to cheer for her as she drives by!

Thanks for sharing your children! 
Mrs. Heinitz