Newsletter Aug31-Sep4th
Mrs. Calta & Mss Barnett
IMPORTANT DATES
Sep 7 - Labor Day!
Sep 8 - We start giving away homework. We consider important to start earlier.
Sep 15 – PTA at 6:30 p.m.
Sep 16 – Watchdog kickoff ate 6:00 pm
Sep 18 – Jungle Jog Kick off Assembly
1st Nine weeks!!
Reading: Next week we will be reading: Officer Buckle and Gloria Officer Buckle and Gloria. This is a great story to introduce characters, setting, purpose and story elements. We will do several activities with this story to build comprehension and fluency as well as focusing on sequencing.
determine if a noun is a person, place, or thing
Language: Nouns we will be learning what a noun is and how to classify nouns as people, places and things.
Spelling: We have added a list of words we need to practice at home for the next two weeks. We are planning to have our first spelling test on Sep 18.
Math: We are starting to learn about problem solving strategies, and this week we will focus on the strategy of “Make a model /Flip Flop”.
Social Studies: We are learning about what it means to be a good citizen.
Science: We are learning about science safety rules. We will also discuss science tools.
NOTES
* A HUGE thank you to everyone who sent in items from our school classroom wish list.
* A kind reminder to turn in the background check form if you still have not done so.
* We consider to start homework next week Sep 8th instead until Sep 14. Please check your child's folder next Tuesday Sep 8th with some homework instructions.
* If you are considering sending birthday snack for the class remember that it has to be peanut free.
* Our web pages: Mss. Barnett msbarnett2nd.weebly.com Mrs. Calta mrscalta.weebly.com. You can find some extra information about the teachers, academic support games and pretty soon pictures from the class.
Suggestions for improving Spanish Vocabulary at home
o Read Easy Spanish book of your choice.
o Spend some time on my web for fun activities in Spanish: http://mrscalta.weebly.com
o Watch cartoons and movies in Spanish.