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Week of October 25, 2021


Our school-wide Halloween celebration will be on Friday, October 29th. Students will have the opportunity to wear their costumes, but please be mindful of the following:


  • Your child must be able to put on his/her costume independently in the classroom

  • Costumes must fit over your child’s clothing


As mentioned in Thorson's Thursday Folder, all 3 elementary schools will be celebrating veterans as they drive past in a procession on Thursday, November 11. They're due to drive past Thorson at 9:30 and we'll be outside wearing red, white & blue, cheering, maybe singing, waving flags or signs to show our appreciation for their service. If you have a veteran you would like to participate in the processional, they are welcome. 


This week in literacy, we will…


  • Hear and identify long vowel sounds

  • Recognize and use consonant clusters at the end of words

  • Read Home Sweet Home, by Stephen Krensky. We will recognize words that begin with th-, use contextual information to understand new words, and discuss our opinions about the characters and their actions 

OR

  • Read The Three Little Pigs, retold by Helen Scully. We will read words with the initial digraphs th- and ch-, self-monitor using recognition of high-frequency words, and use features of print to track words when reading with others.

  • Read a poem titled, Pumpkin Orange 

  • Read books about Halloween, including Creepy Carrots and Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons


In writing this week, we will…

  • Share our opinions about different topics with others

  • Use convincing statements to support our ideas

  • Write to persuade others 

  • Review and edit our work 

  • Make comparisons in our writing to make our piece more convincing and interesting


In math this week, we will…

  • Take our Unit 2 assessment

  • Learn and practice our doubles facts 

  • Count by 5s

  • Look for patterns and make use of structure


In Science this week, we will…

  • Learn about rocks and minerals

  • Learn how people use Earth’s water

  • Know the importance of water


Important Dates to Remember!


10/25-Pumpkin Days-Decorate a pumpkin for the IMC

10/29- Outdoor Halloween Parade

11/3- Picture Retake Day

11/5- No School- Professional Development and Records Day

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