9/16

 Hello families!

Parent Action Items:

1. Help your student participate in our fundraiser, APEX! Your student came home with a orange and blue tag with a QR code. Follow the code via smartphone or type the web address into a web browser. It will show you how to do the rest. This fundraiser really helps our school out each year we do it. A lot of money is put back into classrooms. Over the years I have been able to purchase so much for my room due to the Apex fundraiser!
2. Picture retakes are on September 28th. If you want retakes, you must return the pictures you were already given. Please also email me if you are wanting your student to retake their picture so I can have a head count.

Important Dates:

*Always check the Landmark Lead for dates as well!

• September 23rd: APEX FUN RUN and Stuffed animal day!(must fit in student's backpack)
• October 7th Half Day! Pick up at 11:30, No lunch provided
• October 13th NO SCHOOL
• October 14th NO SCHOOL
• October 17th NO SCHOOL
• October 31st Early Release! 1:30 pm pick up, lunch is provided.

Academics:

Moral Focus: We going to explore how to show wisdom as leaders in each subject area.

Leader in Me: Students will look at the 'Circle of Control,' this is a good visual to help students understand what is in their control is what is not.

Phonics: Students will learn about l blends. These are words with fl-, bl-, gl-, sl-, cl-, etc. Examples of these would be flip, blend, glad, slip, clap, etc. Students will also have new high frequency words, they are the following: many, thing, you, these.

Comprehension: Students will be looking at setting. Setting tells the reader about the time, place, when, and where a story takes place. 

Writing: In our next unit of writing students will work on narratives. First students need to know the parts of a narrative and then they will move into writing their stories.

Math: Students have been working hard on their math strategies and we have also been working on subitizing. Subitizing is when you can automatically see a visual and know how many there are. For example, on a game dice we don't typically have to count the dots, we automatically know how many there are.

Social Studies: Students will explore the difference between wants and needs. They will also discuss what their responsibilities are at home and at school.