Weekly Update for 10/28/19

Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration

      We will be having our Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration on Friday, November 1.  Please come dressed as your favorite book character.  Don’t forget to bring you book!  Our annual CAES Book Character Day Parade will be at 9:15. We will also have a Halloween Celebration that afternoon.  More information will be coming to those that have volunteered to help with our celebrations from Mrs. Hicks, Paisley’s mom.

What are we learning this week?

Word Talk: ending blends  -lt as in belt and -ft as in raft and -st as in fast

Reading:
1.9i Read and reread familiar stories and poems, with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression.
1.10h Read and reread familiar stories and poems, with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression.

Oral Language:
1.1f Follow rules for conversation, using appropriate voice level in small-group settings. 
1.6e Reread and self-correct.

Writing SOL 

1.12b Use prewriting activities to generate ideas.
1.12d Organize writing to suit a purpose. (Descriptive) 

Math SOL

1.13 The student will sort and classify concrete objects according to one or two attributes.
1.14 The student will identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer growing and repeating patterns. 

Social Studies SOL

1.13 The student will understand that the people of Virginia:

a) Have state and local government officials who are elected by voters.

b) Make contributions to their communities.

c) Include people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions and are united as Americans. 

Weekly Schedule

*Monday, October 28       76 Steps      Engineering

*Tuesday, October 29       80 Steps    P.E.

*Wednesday, October 30    84 Steps 
SOAR, Computer, Library 
Extended Encore (2:05-3:35)

*Thursday, October 31      88 Steps      Art

*Friday, November 1         92 Steps      Music

Book Character Day Parade @ 9:15
Halloween Party @ 2:15

Looking Ahead

• November 5 - Bayport Savings Day
• November 8 - Student Holiday (Staff Development)
• November 11 - No School (Veterans Day)
• November 14 - Report Cards Issued
• November 15 - VA Living Museum Field Trip

Weekly Update for 10/21/19

Spirit Week

  In support of Smithfield High School's Homecoming, we will be celebrating spirit week with the following days:

•   Monday, October 21: Sport Team Wear
•   Tuesday, October 22: Wacky Tacky Tuesday
•   Wednesday, October 23: Unity Day (Wear orange)
•   Thursday, October 24: Twin Day
•   Friday, October 25: Blue and Yellow Day

Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration

      We will be having our Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration on Friday, November 1.  Please come dressed as your favorite book character.  Don’t forget to bring you book!  Our annual CAES Book Character Day Parade will be at 9:15. We will also have a Halloween Celebration that afternoon.  More information will be coming to those that have volunteered to help with our celebrations from Mrs. Hicks, Paisley’s mom.

What are we learning this week?

Word Talk: ending blends  -ng as in ring and -nk as in bank

Reading:
1.9i Read and reread familiar stories and poems, with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression.
1.10h Read and reread familiar stories and poems, with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression.

Oral Language:
1.1f Follow rules for conversation, using appropriate voice level in small-group settings. 
1.6e Reread and self-correct.

Writing SOL 

1.12b Use prewriting activities to generate ideas.
1.12d Organize writing to suit a purpose. (Descriptive) 

Math SOL

1.13 The student will sort and classify concrete objects according to one or two attributes.
1.14 The student will identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer growing and repeating patterns. 

Social Studies SOL

1.13 The student will understand that the people of Virginia:

a) Have state and local government officials who are elected by voters.

b) Make contributions to their communities.

c) Include people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions and are united as Americans. 

Weekly Schedule

*Monday, October 21       56 Steps      Engineering
Book Fair Preview at 11:55
Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Sport Team Wear

*Tuesday, October 22       60 Steps    P.E.
Upstanders Day
Wacky Tacky Tuesday

*Wednesday, October 23    64 Steps 
SOAR, Computer, Library 
Extended Encore (2:05-3:35)
Unity Day (Wear orange)

*Thursday, October 24      68 Steps      Art
Twin Day
  

*Friday, October 25        72 Steps      Music
Lunch Time Today is 10:50-11:20
Early Release @ 1:00 due to Smithfield Homecoming Parade
Blue and Yellow Day

Looking Ahead

• November 1 - Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration
• November 5 - Bayport Savings Day
• November 8 - Student Holiday
• November 11 - No School (Veterans Day)
• November 15 - VA Living Museum Field Trip

Weekly Update for 10/14/19

Spirit Week

In support of Smithfield High School’s 

Homecoming Week, we will be mirroring 

their spirit week this year.  The schedule is as follows:

• Monday, October 21 Sport Team Wear
• · Tuesday, October 22 Wacky Tacky Tuesday
• Wednesday, October 23 Unity Day – wear orange
• Thursday, October 24 Twin Day
• Friday, October 25 Blue and Yellow Day

Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration

 We will be having our Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration on Friday, November 1.  Please come dressed as your favorite book character.  Don’t forget to bring you book!  Our annual CAES Book Character Day Parade will be at 9:15. We will also have a Halloween Celebration that afternoon.  More information will be coming to those that have volunteered to help with our celebrations from Mrs. Hicks, Paisley’s mom.

What are we learning this week?

Word Talk: ending blends  -ck as in check, -mp as in jump, and -nt as in tent

Reading:
1.6a Use words, phrases, and sentences.
1.6c Use information in the story to read words.

Oral Language:
1.1f Follow rules for conversation, using appropriate voice level in small-group settings. 

Writing SOL 

1.12b Use prewriting activities to generate ideas.
1.12d Organize writing to suit a purpose. (Descriptive) 

Math SOL
1.11a The student will identify, trace, describe, and sort plane figures (triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles) according to number of sides, vertices, and angles.
1.11b The student will identify and describe representations of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles in different environments, regardless of orientation, and explain reasoning. 

Social Studies SOL
1.13 The student will understand that the people of Virginia:
a) Have state and local government officials who are elected by voters.
b) Make contributions to their communities.
c) Include people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions and are united as Americans. 

Weekly Schedule

*Monday, October 14      Student Led Conference Day

*Tuesday, October 15       40 Steps    P.E.

*Wednesday, October 16    44 Steps
SOAR, Computer, Library Extended Encore (2:05-3:35)

*Thursday, October 17     48 Steps      Art
IWCS Pink-Out Day:  Wear pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness
  

*Friday, October 18        52 Steps      Music
Pajama Day: Wear your pajamas today to celebrate the 100 books we have read this school year.  

Looking Ahead

• October 21 - Fall Book Fair Begins, Buss Driver Appreciation Week
• October 23 - Upstanders Day
• October 25 - Early Dismissal @ 1:00 for Smithfield High School Homecoming Parade
• November 1 - Book Character Day/Halloween Celebration
• November 5 - Bayport Savings Day
• November 8 - Student Holiday

Weekly Update for 10/07/19

 Lunch Accounts

  Please send a note to the school if you do not want your child to have breakfast, lunch or snacks from the cafeteria.  Once a note is received, this information will be placed on your child’s account.  

What are we learning this week?

Reading SOL
1.9g Retell stories and events, using beginning, middle, and end in a sequential order.  

Oral Language SOL
1.1f  Follow rules for conversation, using appropriate voice level in small-group settings.

Writing SOL 

1.12a Identify audience and purpose. 

Math SOL
1.11a The student will identify, trace, describe, and sort plane figures (triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles) according to number of sides, vertices, and angles.
1.11b The student will identify and describe representations of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles in different environments, regardless of orientation, and explain reasoning. 

Social Studies SOL
1.13 The student will understand that the people of Virginia:
a) Have state and local government officials who are elected by voters.
b) Make contributions to their communities.
c) Include people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions and are united as Americans. 

Weekly Schedule

*Monday, October 7       Engineering

*Tuesday, October 8           P.E.
Begin logging reading steps at home (30 minutes = 2 steps on reading log)

*Wednesday, October 9       SOAR, Computer, Library 

Extended Encore (2:05-3:35)

*Thursday, October 11     Art  

*Friday, October 12        Music 

Looking Ahead

• October 11 – Lions Club vision and hearing screenings
• October 14 – No school: Student-led goal-setting conferences with parents and teachers
• October 17 - IWCS Pink-Out Day in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness
• October 21 - Fall Book Fair Begins, Buss Driver Appreciation Week
• October 25 - Early Dismissal @ 1:00 for Smithfield High School Homecoming Parada