*Book Character Day
We will be
celebrating Book Character Day on Wednesday, October 31. Students are encouraged to wear a costume
that represents a character from a book they have read, remembering that the
school dress code still must be followed.
The school-wide
Book Character Day parade will begin at 9:20.
You are welcome to join us as we join in a parade around the school to
celebrate all the great costumes.
*Halloween Party
We will also be
having a Halloween Party beginning at 1:00 on Wednesday, October 31. Mrs. Lufkin, Layton’s mom, has graciously
agreed to organize our celebration. If
you would like to contribute any items, and haven’t been contacted, please let
me know and I will connect you with Mrs. Lufkin.
*Food Permission Slip
CAES’ food policy
has changed in the past week. We are
allowed to have store-bought treats during our holiday celebrations. However, in order to make sure all students
are safe, a permission slip must be on file for each child stating that
families understand store bought items may be provided during parties. Please
complete and sign the form attached to your child’s agenda book by Wednesday,
October 31 to make sure your child can participate in our treats on Halloween.
*Reminder About Home Reading Steps
As we are logging
steps at school and at home, I want to remind families about what counts as a
step at home. When reading at home,
students are to write down only 2 books. Students may be reading more than one book, but
each step counts for 15 minutes of
reading. This can be confusing at
first but it is important to keep an accurate track of the amount of time students are reading, not the number of
books they are reading.
Each day students
read 30 minutes at school, which equals 2 steps. At home each night, students should be
reading 30 minutes, which equals 2 steps.
Students are logging at total of 4 steps daily. If you have any questions, please let me
know.
*Blacktop Resurfacing
First grade is
investigating possible projects for the grade to complete this year. One of the ideas we have is to create a more
inviting blacktop area. If anyone has
connections to someone or a company that could donate their services to
resurface the blacktop, please let me know.
Reading
1.7 Use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.
1.8 Expand vocabulary.
1.9 Read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
e) Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about what is read.
1.8 Expand vocabulary.
1.9 Read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
e) Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about what is read.
Writing SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas of a variety of purposes.
c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.
Math
1.7 The student will:
a. recognize and describe with fluency part-whole relationships for numbers up to 10
b. demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction within 10
Weekly Schedule
*Monday, October 29 76 Steps Blue Day
*Tuesday, October 30 80 Steps Purple Day
*Wednesday, October 31 84 Steps Red Day
Book Character Day Parade @ 9:20
Halloween Part @ 1:00
Encore @ 2:05
Halloween Part @ 1:00
Encore @ 2:05
*Thursday, November 1 88 Steps Orange Day
Bus Evacuation Drills
Make-up Picture Day
Make-up Picture Day
*Friday, November 2 92 Steps Yellow Day
Wear Red for Class Color Spirit Competition
1st Nine Weeks Ends
Wear Red for Class Color Spirit Competition
1st Nine Weeks Ends
Looking Ahead
Nov. 4 - Daylight Savings Time (Turn your clocks back 1 hour)
Nov. 9 - No School for Students; Staff professional development
Nov. 12 - No School for Students and Staff; Veteran's Day
