Friday, October 19, 2012

October 19, 2012

R EADING
            Next week we will be reading about a read park ranger from New York City and the things that he does each day as part of his job. 
            We will be working on the comprehension strategies of fact and opinion, rereading for understanding and making generalizations.  
            Our vocabulary words are exploring, protect, tours, habitat, ranger and urban.
            In phonics we will be focusing on consonant clusters (r, l, s) and the two sounds for c. 
            In grammar we will be writing command sentences.

                             MATH
                             In math we started our chapter on two digit addition.    We will be using the math vocabulary regrouping.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

Student  of the Week
Mary is the Student of the Week!  She likes to do gymnastics, draw pictures and cook cupcakes.  Her favorite animal is a dog and her favorite color is pink.   When Mary grows up she wants to be a Teacher.



Halloween Partries/Parade
Wednesday, October 31st
 Parade-1:40, Party-2:00
Please come and watch the parade.  The students should bring their costumes to school in a bag.  We will put them on prior to the parade starting.  No makeup will be applied at school and no toy weapons are allowed. 

Social Studies
            We started Junior Achievement this week.  Our teachers are Mrs. Loisi and Mrs. McGlynn. They are from McDonalds.   They are teaching us about “Our Community” to supplement our social studies curriculum.  We are discovering a variety of occupations, developing an awareness of how businesses operate within the community, and increase their understanding of how citizens must take responsibility for the well-being of the community.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 25th – Early Dismissal at 12:00
October 26th – Wear orange and black to school and bring in a Halloween Book to share
October 31st– Halloween Parade and Party
November 1st – Reading Logs are due
November 5th – No School – Conferences
November 6th – Institute Day – No School
November 12th – Veteran's Day – No School