Mrs. Flick's Facts
October 21, 2016
Important Dates
October
Red Ribbon Week - October 24-28 (link to what to wear: https://www.smore.com/cnpev-red-ribbon-week)
REA Safe Trick or Treat at the High School 6pm- October 27
Picture Retakes - October 28
NC Halloween Parade 1:30pm - October 31 (party to follow)
Upcoming Specials
Tuesday: Day 4 Music
Wednesday: Day 5 Gym
Thursday: Day 1 Library
Friday: Day 2 Art
General Classroom Reminders
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you!
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
-Please make sure your child is reading every night and recording his/her reading on the nightly reading log.
-Word Study practice nights (sort and study nights) can be done orally, on whiteboards, or on scrap paper.
-Any treasure chest donations would be greatly appreciated!
Math Updates
This week in Math we finished up Unit 2 and began our Unit 2 Assessment. We will continue the assessment on Monday.
Building a READING LIFE
This week in Reading the students were introduced to Mysteries! We read a Cam Jansen Mystery about a Dinosaur Museum to discuss how a mystery is different from a regular fiction book.
Word Study
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This can be done on the back of the homework sheet. This paper should then be returned to school Friday morning.
Friday- there will be a test given
Writing long & strong
This week in our drafting booklets were-visited our leads and endings before using our Narrative checklist to guide our final revision. The children also sketched their ideas for a cover.
Simple Machines
Halloween
Giant Bonus Cards
Giant Bonus Cards are our BIGGEST fundraising source. The link to register Bonus Cards is: http://giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/?_requestid=1157213
Cursive
We learned this week!!!
Technology
This week we played xtra math games to reinforce our skills.