Weekly Update for 10/20/14

Pumpkin Day

We will be celebrating Pumpkin Day on Friday, October 31 instead of Book Character Day this year.  I will be contacting volunteers about helping with activities in the morning morning because it is an early dismissal day at 2:20 that day.  Children are encouraged to wear orange be prepared to have a great day learning all about pumpkins.

What are we learning this week?

Skill: Setting

Strategy:  Drawing Conclusions

Phonics: final consonants x; short i families -ix, -im, -in, -id

Language: Nouns, Verbs, Antonyms

Math:  Addition/Subtraction (SOL 1.5)

Science:  Sun and the Moon (SOL 1.7)
Social Studies: Seasons (SOL 1.6)

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, October 20                   P.E. 
PTA Fall Fundraiser Packets are Due

*Tuesday, October 21                  Guidance         

*Wednesday, October 22              Library
Read for the Record Day-Dress up like a bunny or a chef to celebrate the book Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells.

*Thursday, October 23                 Art

Sight Word Circle Test
Test on How Many Fish?

*Friday, October 24                   Computer Lab  

Spelling Test on words at the bottom of your child's homework sheet
Pizza Bingo (Pizza is delivered at 6:30 and Bingo begins at 7:00)

  

                       Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and circled.  There will be a test on Thursday.

how        many      said     to

on           they        the

why        run        three

  
 Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled. 

about    top     bay     poor       where’s

stop      lost    their    happy     dash