Happy Halloween

No homework, tonight!!! Well, maybe you could collect as much candy as you can and try not to eat very much of it! Good luck!

First Grade Buddies

On Friday, November 2nd we will be visting our first grade buddies in Mrs. Jensen's room. We will be reading our "Safety and Rules" books to them. Here are a few pictures of our books. Enjoy!

Math Unit Three Family Letter

The Math Unit Three Family Letter was sent home on Monday. Please keep this to check your child's Study Link practice pages.

Spelling List for the Week of October 22nd

Spelling List
Week Five
Test on October 26, 2007
Story- Snow Toward Evening and Twelve Hats for Lena
Theme- Months of the year

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Math Packet and Study Link--Tuesday 10-23

The Unit Three Math Packet has been issued to the students. We will be putting the assignment dates in our agendas. The Math packet due date will be written on the packet and in our agendas. Please check your child's agenda and packet to see if they are completing the assignments on time. Also, be watching for the Study Link due dates. Remember that the Study Links need to be signed by a parent to earn extra Bonus Bucks.

No Spelling Test Next Week

No School October 17-21st

Autumn Poetry Created by Our Class

Autumn

Autumn smells so sweet,
slowly falling at my feet,
are the leaves so neat.





Falls Finally Here!

Falls finally here
Lots of pumpkins and candy
I will eat them all!



Candy Corn

Orange, yellow, white
It's a party in my mouth
I love Candy Corn


The Wind Ways

The wind ways are odd
The winds are strong leaf blowers
Piles grow and shrink


Scarecrows

Scarecrow, scarecrows scare
Bye, bye, bye big scary crows
The crops are safe now!


Leaves

Red, green, gold, and brown
leaves are falling all around
Summer is ending!


Once A Year

Fall is once a year
Drink some hot apple cider
Celebrate with me!



Leaves Falling Down

Red, yellow, green, gold
Leaves falling to the soft ground
My favorite colors!!



Leaves

They blow in the wind.
Bouncy, bouncy up and down
They go all around!



Carving

Grab an orange pumpkin
Take out your tools and carve
Halloween is back!


Fall Leaves

Fall leaves fall from trees
Red, Gold, Green, down, down, down, down
Swirling to the ground




Candy Corn

white, orange, yellow
little bits of candy corn
eat them one by one.

The Math Family Letter for Unit Two

The Math Family letter was sent home today. Please put it in a safe place, as it can be used to correct your child's Study Link assignments (S.L.). The students earn 10,000 Bonus Bucks for returning a signed and completed Study Link.

Picture Day

Picture Day is Wednesday, October 10th. Smile!

Please sign your child's October AR and RM goal sheet by Friday

The new Accelerated Reader (AR) and Reading Minute (RM) goal sheets were sent home today. Please review them with your child and send the sheet back signed by Friday, October 5th. If you would like to increase your child's Reading Minute goal, please contact me at 258-1268. The children may read above their AR range, but they must pass their AR test with 80% accuracy for it to count toward their monthly goal. Read, read, read!

Landform Quiz

There will be a Landform quiz on Tuesday, October 2nd. The students may use their Landform books to study for the quiz. You could ask them to define and draw a plateau, delta, and plain to prepare for the quiz. Good luck!

Homework- Thursday September 27th

We have a spelling test tomorrow and math journal pages 28- 30 were assigned for homework.
We will also be counting up our reading minutes for the month of September to see if we met our individual goals. Just a reminder...the Accelerated Reading goal is due on Monday. See you tonight at the Ice Cream Social!

The Subject / Predicate books have been graded

Your child should have their graded S/P book, rubric, and sloppy copy in their
three-ring portfolio. You may ask them to bring it home and read it to you. The portfolios will be available during conferences, too. Here are a few examples of the work that was produced. Enjoy!

Landform books

The Landform books are due on Thursday, September 27th. The students need to have six definitions and illustrations in their books.

Subject / Predicate books are due on Wednesday, September 26

The rubric for the S/P book was given out last week and the final drafts are due on Wednesday. If you have any questions, please ask your child to provide the rubric and to give a summary of the examples that I provided. The purpose of the book is to work on the different parts of speech and our proofreading symbols. Here are a few pictures of several examples........have fun with it.

The Zoom books have been published and graded!

Our first book has been created and published! I was very impressed with the creativity and extra effort that the students displayed while creating their first book. The purpose of this book was for the students to become familiar with all the steps in the writing process. We discussed and completed activities that demonstrated the prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing process. The students did a nice job of discussing
and following all the steps of the writing process. I really enjoyed viewing these books!
You may ask your child to tell you about
each phase of the writing process and ask
them to show you their book and their grade.
I'm really looking forward to their next writing
assignment!
Here is a published book that was created
by one of the students in our class. Enjoy!

Ice Cream Social

PV's Ice Cream Social will be in the gym on September 27th. See you there!