Word Study Homework

Hello all!

I hope everyone watched Penn State's domination over Ohio State this Saturday night... WE ARE! I was representing my Penn State clothing today at school :) WHAT a way to win the game! I also got to spend some time with friends from out of town and did all of the "tourist" things in Washington D.C.! I hope you enjoyed the pictures on the Remind app. I had a wonderful weekend! However, I was VERY jealous that my parents and brother were at the Penn State game!

Word Study Homework
I had some questions about the Word Study homework from several students, so I thought I'd better put it on here tonight. EACH night, they should be sorting their word cards for practice. They do NOT need to write their sort every night! That is only for homework on Monday!

Monday - Sort cards AND Write in NB

Tuesday - Sort cards, Write ABC order in NB

Wednesday - Sort cards, Write Rainbow Words (10) in NB, or make a word cloud with ALL words, print it, and glue in NB
- You can find the link to ABCYA's kid-friendly word cloud creator here.

Thurday - Speed sort cards 3x - write those TIMES in NB, Write practice test in NB
 - Practice test means set up the notebook page with your headers, have a partner say words and student puts it in the correct sort and spells it.

Friday - Quiz day


Please let me know if you have further questions!

 

Weekly Update and Information

Hello all!

Pictures
You should have seen today in your child's Thursday Folder their envelope of school pictures! If you are purchasing pictures, please see the information inside concerning how to pay. If you are NOT keeping the pictures, please RETURN THEM TO SCHOOL.


Fall Party Food Permission
I have received almost all permission slips for the food at our fall party - yay! If you have not yet turned this in, please do! Otherwise, your child will not be permitted to eat any of the snacks provided. Please make sure to sign up on the Sign-Up Genius that our room parents sent out today if you would like to help with the party! It sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun!


Upcoming dates
Tomorrow - Word Study Quiz
Friday, Oct. 28th - Science Test in the AM, Fall Party in the PM!
Monday, Oct. 31st - Halloween!
Nov. 7 & 8 - Conference Days, No School for students
Nov. 11th - Veteran's Day celebration at Pinebrook
Nov. 23rd - 25th - Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 8th - Field Trip! - More information coming soon

FOR TOMORROW...

Hello!
I hope everyone enjoyed a great weekend!

If possible, could you please send in your student with a pair of headphones tomorrow for class? They will be returned home at the end of the day, not remain in school. A simple pair of earbuds are fine. We have a few headphones in our classroom provided by the school, but not enough for every student.

We are experimenting with a program called Nearpod - the students get to interact with our class presentation on their own computer/devices. Because it is interactive and they can do it at their own pace, students will need headphones to hear video clips at different times than others.

We would love to use this more when we roll out "BYOT" this year! It is a great way for the kids to get their notes and other information right in front of them rather than copying from the board, and allows them to go through the pages at their own pace. I can also input questions to check their understanding and adjust teaching as we move along through the lesson.

Dates/Reminders:
- Wednesday, Social Studies Test (Famous Americans & Holidays)
- Friday, Word Study quizzes
- Fall Party Food Forms due back ASAP!


Please let me know if you have any questions!



 

Fall Party Food Items

Hello All!

 

On Friday, Oct. 28th, we will have our fall party! Our room parents are coming up with some creative and fun activities for our kiddos to do that day! Thanks!

 

We plan on having food at this party. The items we are thinking of having include:

 

1) Popcorn

2) Pretzel sticks

3) Assorted chocolate candies

4) Smartie candies

5) Whipped Cream (canned)

6) Candy corn

7) Oreo Cookies

8) Fanta - Orange falvored

I am aware that there are several students with allergies in the class. I am sending home a paper in Thursday Folders with this information today asking for your signature and OK of all food items. Please return this paper as soon as possible so our room parents can adjust the food list as needed.

Just a few reminders:
- Word Study quizzes will be NEXT Friday - no quiz tomorrow!
- Social Studies Test is next Wednesday, Oct. 19th

Homework This Week & Upcoming Dates

Hello All!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! The weather was great - I hope you got outside!

A few notes about word study this week:

Word Study
Since we have a shortened week, we will not have our normal word study quiz this Friday. The kiddos got new words today, but the quiz will be NEXT Friday, Oct. 21st.

Homework for each night was written in their notebooks today:
Tuesday - ABC Order (all words)
Wednesday - Rainbow Words (10 words) - write each word in different colors, or each letter in different colors
Thursday - Your Choice of: Write out your sort, Speed Sort 5x (write times in NB), or Sentences (10).

Next week we will continue with the SAME words. Please let me know if you have questions.

Social Studies
From the looks of our last test (Science - Matter) everyone did very well! Yay!
We are now back into Social Studies. Our unit is Famous Americans and Holidays. As always, the study guide is available in the students' notebooks, and also is available here on my blog on the sidebar. The test will be Wednesday, Oct. 19th (this is a relatively short unit).

Math
Since we did not have school Monday, and I asked everyone to try to get on Reflex over the weekend, today should be a "normal" Tuesday homework day. Remember, even if your student can not get on Reflex Math on Mondays & Wednesdays, please do get on 2x per week on other days - let your teacher know if this is a problem!

Veteran's Day
We have Veteran's Day coming up on Nov. 11th! Please see Mr. Theissen's Pinebrook Message for more details about our celebration that day. If you know any past or current military members, please let them know and ask if they would be interested in attending or speaking to a class!

Class Party
Our Fall party for the class is being planned by our amazing room parents! It will be on Friday, Oct. 28th in the afternoon. Please let them know if you would like to help organize, purchase items, or volunteer on the day of! All parents, please be on the look out for a list coming home from the room parents about food that will be served that day. We need your "OK" for your student to eat these items at our party!

Enjoy the rest of your week and this GORGEOUS weather!

Smiles,
Ms. Strong :)