MCGHEE'S MESSAGES
AUGUST 20-24
IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION
9/5 FMHS Homecoming Carnival 5:00
9/7 Positive Proof picture id's can be taken
9/14 Talk like a pirate day!
9/17-9/20 Swimming 9:15, will leave school by 8:45 (swim at the Westside Aquatic Center 1750 Duncan Lane, Lewisville TX 75067) here is the link to more info https://www.lisd.net/Page/12893
9/20-9/24 Peter and the Star Catchers at FMHS Blackbox Theater
10/1 BoxTops are due--start saving them!
10/1 Picture Day
10/8 Student holiday
10/10 International Walk to School Day
10/12 PTA Reflections due
10/12 Early release for students
10/19 Walk for Diabetes during fine arts
10/22-10/26 Red Ribbon Week
10/25 Athletes for Literacy (FMHS football players will come read to us)
10/29-11/2 Stuff the Pantry begins
10/30-11/2 EXCITE GYM here for PE classes
11/9 Veteran's Day program (2nd grade will sing at the program)
11/14 Grandparents Luncheon
11/19-11/23 No School-Thanksgiving Holidays
I hope these dates help get you ahead a little and able to plan out the next couple of months. I will update as needed.
It has been a wonderful start to our new school year. We are all adjusting to the schedule, learning routines and getting comfortable in our new class. Thank you for all of your help with school supplies, signing forms and your patience as technology, air conditioning and getting my act together has been slower going than I like.
This Friday, 8/31, I will be sending home their first list of spelling words. If you have not sent in a plastic folder for your child to use as a spelling folder, please send it in by Friday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
April McGhee
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Langauge Arts-We are learning about fiction vs non fiction. We are also working on routines for reading to self. We have started using our writing journals and we are working on writing "large moment" stories and how to pick topics.
Social Studies-We are learning about being good citizens of OSE, our class, Flower Mound, our families, and even the world!
Science-We learned all about science tools and safety. We are now working on using science vocabulary as we do simple experiments to help understand the vocabulary. We have tried to make gummy bears grow and we watched the M float off of M and M's. More fun to come.