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Week of Oct. 10^th-14^, 2016

Important Dates:

October 10^th – No School!

October 13^th - Field Trip to Dewberry Farm.  See below for important reminders

October 28^th - Book Character Parade J

November 5^th - Fall Festival           

Field Trip reminders: 

·        Send a sack lunch and a drink in a large ziplock labeled with your child’s name for the field trip.  We’ll have a snack when we return to RCE.

·        Have your child wear a Rummel Creek t-shirt and tennis shoes to school.  No RCE shirt?  A blue or orange shirt will work just fine!

This week we will explore the following:

Theme: Writer’s Workshop launch and all things Fall.

Reading and Writing:  Writer’s workshop will kick off this week.  We’ll explore the elements of a story, discuss what writers and illustrators do, and begin writing our own books. 

Word Wall Words: 

REVIEW: is, my, to, like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black,

NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK:  and, big

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of F and D.

Math: Number sense work continues.  We will make sets, count, and practice identifying and writing numbers to 10.  We’ll also continue collecting and graphing data with some fun fall activities.   

Science: We will review the 3 states of matter and sort matter by its state. 

Social Studies:  Our work with US symbols continues.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·        Monday:  Make a list of things that start with F & D

·        Tuesday: Practice writing numbers from 0-20

·        Wednesday: Do an act of kindness for someone in your family.  

·        Thursday:  Look around your house for solids, liquids and gases.  See if you can find 3 of each state of matter.

·        Friday: Bring back your library books, reading log, and home reader bag!