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Week of Oct. 17-21, 2016

Thank you to everyone who joined us on the field trip to Dewberry Farms!  The kids had a ball and we really appreciate your help. 

Reminders for this week:

Keep sending your library reading logs each Monday. There is still time….so keep reading.

October 20^th and 21^st are noon dismissal days for conferences.  We will eat lunch at school, but there will be sack lunches ONLY for those days.  We will also eat lunch earlier on those days.

A reminder for your conference will be coming soon.  If you don’t get a reminder and you’ve forgotten when we meet, send me an email and I’ll check for you.  Conferences are on a tight schedule this year. Please arrive on time so we can talk for a full 30 minutes without running into the next time slot. 

Jacob Baker, a third grade student, is collecting socks for the homeless in Houston.  Jacob would like to collect 1000 pair of adult socks.  We’ll be collecting NEW socks until October 31^st.  Drop off in the library.  View Jacob’s slide show for more information. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LPoXhpy_rAQwQ6cQHDBMaBcbvTdv1BIrtMGwPjzjjH0/edit?usp=sharing

Don’t forget to stop by the book fair October 17-21.  The fair will be open during school hours M-F, and from 5:00-7:30 pm on Monday night.

The Book Character Parade will be on October 28 at 8:15 am.  Please be thinking of a costume associated with a book character.  Your child will carry the book with them in the parade.

Red Ribbon Week will be October 24-28.  See the attached flyer for all the fun activities for that week.

Theme: Fall is in the air!

Reading:  This week we will enjoy Halloween and Fall stories.  We will identify characters and setting and retell using story arcs.  At literacy stations we will also be enjoying some fun activities with a Halloween/Fall theme. 

Writing:  This week we will make literacy connections to Halloween stories and use these stories as a basis for our own individual book making/writing. We will focus on use of capitals, periods, and appropriate spacing as we write.  We will incorporate sound words (Bang!  Swoosh!) during writer’s workshop. We continue to focus on using illustrations to better tell our story.

Word Wall Words:  No new words this week. 

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

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of L and K.

Math: During math workshop, we will create/extend patterns, create numeral sets, practice counting to 50, review ordinal numbers and problem solve. 

Social Studies:  We will finish up and review the meaning behind some special US symbols.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·       Monday: Make a list of L and K words. 

·       Tuesday:  Teach your parents Five Little Pumpkins. 

·       Wednesday: Write a simple sentence using go and all.  Do you have a capital and a period? 

·       Thursday:  Count to 50!  Now pick a number and count backwards J

·       Friday:  Read your home reader and return it, along with your reading log/library books on Monday.  If you have time, visit www.raz-kids.com this weekend

Dewberry Farms

It was a fun, hot day at the farm. Here are a few pics.

Digital Citizenship

We had a lesson with Mrs. Harrell today about digital citizenship.  It taught the kids about using devices safely.

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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! 

U.S Symbols

We learned about the history of the American Flag and made our own.  We are also going to be writing about it as well.  

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Week of Oct. 3^rd-7^th, 2016

Important Dates:

October 7 – Staff development day.  No school for RCE kids!

October 13- Field trip to Dewberry Farms.  Permission forms came home recently.  Please be sure to fill out both sides of the form and return to school.

October 28- Book Character Parade J

November 4 – Fall Festival (more details to come)

This week we will explore the following:

Theme: Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales

Reading:  We will continue to explore the wonderful world of nursery rhymes and fairy tales.  We will identify rhyming words, characters and setting.  We will also sequence and retell, which are two very important reading skills!

Writing:  This week we will make literacy connections to nursery rhymes and fairy while using these familiar texts as a basis for our own individual book making/writing!

Word Wall Words: 

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

NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK:  all, me

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of C and H.

Math: This week we will continue counting objects with one to one correspondence.  Practice continues writing letters in the teens. We will also work on counting/creating/identifying sets to 10.  We will count forwards and backwards to 20, as well as create number lines to 20.  

Science: Our work with matter continues, focusing on how matter can change.

Social Studies:  We begin a study of U.S. symbols and what they mean to us.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·         Monday:  Make a list of things that start with C & H

·         Tuesday: Take a handful of junk/tiny treasures.  Sort them into sets and describe how you sorted to mom or dad.

·         Wednesday: Write a simple sentence using can and see.  Do you have a capital and a period? 

·         Thursday:  Pick a US Symbol.  Tell Mom or Dad what it means.  Why is it important to us?

·         Friday: Bring back your library books, reading log, and home reader bag!  Remember there is no school on Monday!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

We have read some different versions of the Three Bears this week.  Yesterday we read James Marshall's version and then discussed the beginning, middle, end, events, climax and solution of the story.  

In Science, we are learning about matter.  Today we were learning about mass/weight.  We used the balance scale to measure the weight of some things around our classroom.