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Week of October 4th, 2021

I am looking forward to a great week ahead! Thanks for your continued support at home! A reminder that library books are due back every Thursday. 


Important Information- This week Thursday, October 7th we will be celebrating your students' hard work in writing with a Hollywood themed party! We will have a snack, read our stories, walk the red carpet, and celebrate our hard work and dedication! Your student is invited to dress up to impress for this day! 


The October book order has gone home! Our class code is WC7GY and it is due October 15th! 


The September books should be arriving soon if you ordered! 


This week in literacy, we will…


  • Understand that some letters represent vowel sounds

  • Hear and identify short vowel sounds in words

  • Read The Elephant by Cordelia S. Finn. We will recognize and reflect bold print with our voices, understand the meaning of new words with context and picture support and discuss how photographs provide information in nonfiction books

  • Read a poem titled, The Vowel Song 

  • Read, I am Invited to a Party, by Mo Willems, One Tiny Turtle, by Nicola Davies and The Relatives Came, by Cynthia Rylant

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonological Awareness Lessons

  • Learn proper letter formation for the Magic C letters c and o


In writing this week, we will…

  • Edit/revise our Small Moment stories by checking for end marks, capital letters, and detail

  • Celebrate the completion of our Personal Narratives Unit by sharing our Small Moment stories with the class  



In math this week, we will…


  • Addition with counting on

  • Count objects by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s

  • Add within 20

  • Represent a number of objects with a written numeral up to 120

  • Take Unit 1 Assessment 

  • Start Unit 2 learning about domino's

  • Use Dominos to play a new work place called “Domino Top Draw”

  • Compare numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to signs


In Social Studies this week, we will…

  • Learn about what animals need to survive

  • Learn about animals we see in the fall. 


Important Dates to Remember!

  • October 8- No School (Professional Development Day)

  • October 16- CSD Community Open House

  • October 22- Early Release Day

  • October 25- Pumpkin Days

  • October 29- Outdoor Halloween Parade

  • November 3- Picture Retake Day

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