Miss V's Weekly Newsletter
Oct 23 - 27
Important Infomation
LOTS OF IMPORTANT INFO!! Please read the whole smore! Thank you :)
Please make sure you are checking Seesaw! If you do not have access to Seesaw, please let me know. I have posted lots of fun pictures from the fall party, the pizza party, and our Starbucks Day on there and other information.
Make sure your child is reading every night for 20-30 minutes for their October Reading Log! Make sure to initial on their reading log, once they do that. I will be handing out the November reading log this week.
ALSO- I wanted to say that I always highly encourage you all to always try your best to make sure your child has a snack, but if for some reason they do not have a snack; I have one for them! I will always supply snacks for students who do not have a snack or accidently forgot their snack. I usually buy pretzel sticks. However, we do go through them fast. So I am reaching out for your help! If you want to help out our classroom family, I would love it! if any families would be willing to send their child with some class snacks for everyone (that follow the Nixa healthy snack policy) that we be wonderful and a huge help! Thank you so much!
Weekly Recap
In Math, we continued multiplication using equal groups and started to introduce division of equal groups!
In Reading, we have a read aloud that we read everyday called The Wild Robot. We have been talking a lot about what a theme of a story is.
In Writing, we have been talking about creative and personal narrative writing and writing different narrative stories.
We also continued our force and motion unit! We raced our toy car!
Next Week
On Monday, they will show me their October reading calendar. Please initial the nights that they read 20-30 minutes out loud to you and have them bring it back in their red folder! Thank you for encouraging reading at home.
In Math, we will continue our multiplication and division unit by looking at equal groups of items. This is going to become the bulk of our year. Please encourage constant practice with counting multiples of numbers 2-10 (skip counting) all year long. This will help so much. We practice with songs in the classroom! When we begin multiplying whole numbers. I will ask for you to practice these at home as well. In 3rd Grade, we learn multiplication and by 4th grade they are expected to KNOW multiplication. We are going to make sure they're MORE THAN READY for fourth grade!!!
In Reading, we will continue reading The Wild Robot. They will continue to learn about problem and solution.
In Writing, we will be continuing on diving deeper into paragraph structure! We will also be learning more about what makes up a good personal narrative story. They will also be writing their own personal narrative stories!
In Phonics, we will teach -tch and review -dge.
In content, we will be starting our Social Studies unit where we will start the introduction about how Missouri has changed over time!
MATHEWS PTO SPIRIT STORE IS OPEN!
The store will close November 7th and shirts will be delivered in December before break.
Dental Screenings!
Dental screenings are coming in November! Parents will need to either approve or decline fluoride application during our dental screenings by logging into school pay.
Coats for Kids Info
Mathews Family,
The COATS for KIDS drive is the month of October!
We will be collecting items now through the end of the month.
Please bring in one item from the video if you can.
These items will be collected in the blue barrel in the front lobby.
Save the Dates
November:
1: Godfather's Pizza Night
8: Picture Retake Day
9: Dental Screenings
Miss V's Classroom!!!
Eagle Bucks
This week I am going to let you know what Eagle Bucks are!
Eagle Bucks are a school wide positive incentive. We have these paper pieces that look like money but say Eagle Bucks on them. We use these as a currency in our classroom. Eagle Bucks are given to students any time that they are respectful, show positive behavior, and to students who are working hard.
The students save these Eagle Bucks and get to spend them in my Eagle store which is like a treasure box. Then they get to take home fun prizes for all their hard work, respectfulness, and awesomeness!
HELP OUT OUR CLASSROOM :)
If you would like to help out our classroom then here are some things that we are needing! If you want you can send them with your child to school to give to me. Anything helps! This is all optional! Thank you so much!
Miss V's Class would love:
- Cough drops
- Pretzel Sticks
- Sugar free gum
- Gallon Bags
- Red Pens
- Band-Aids
- Lifesaver Mints
- Coffee Filters (I use these for snack holders)
- Laminating Sheets
- Children's books
- Any fun treasure chest prizes
THANK YOU!
How Can I Assist in my Child's Academic Journey?
- Have them read to you 20-30 minutes every night.
- Make sure they are at school on time and as much as possible.
- Make sure they are fueled for the morning with a healthy and nutritious breakfast.
- Encourage them to always try their best.
- Celebrate your child's academic growth.
- Have your child handwrite you a creative story!
- Make sure to keep the teacher informed about anything important that is related to your child.
- If you have any questions, concerns or comments always reach out to the teacher as soon as possible.
- Work on practicing math problems at home or flash cards (Multiplication, addition, and subtraction)!
Miss Vandegriffe's Enrichment Schedule
Monday: Library (Bring Library Books)
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Media
Friday: PE (Wear Tennis Shoes)
Feel Free to Contact me at anytime!
School Phone: 417-724-6520
Email: Madisynvandegriffe@nixaschools.net
School Address: 605 S. Gregg Road Nixa, Missouri 65714