HAPPY FALL!
Thank you for a wonderful first month of school! We are getting into the swing of things with
all the new routines at Ox Ridge!
Reading – we are remembering what makes a book Just
Right and are thinking about the whole story before, during, and after reading,
We continue to tackle tricky words with many word strategies and are
remembering how important it is to distinguish between basic short and long
vowel spellings.
Word Study – We are so excited to have begun our new
Word Study (Spelling) lists. It’s
important to remember the patterns instead of just memorizing words.
TIP: At the end of
every week, save your words! Keep the words in a journal or place them in an
envelope at home. Keep the envelopes
inside of a shoebox and review your old lists, along with your new words.
You’ll be surprised at how quickly you’ll become an expert at
many word patterns!
Writing – we have been writing stories about small
(important) moments from our lives, how to stretch sentences and stories, and
what to include in our stories. We are
also setting goals in how to be even better writers than we already are!
We are finishing our first writing unit on Small Moment stories. We have been setting goals, stretching our
sentences, and are beginning to study the craft and technique of amazing
authors such as Jane Yolen, Ezra Jack Keats, and Donald Crews. We’ll try some of their cool stuff in our own
writing. We will also work on learning
to make our writing better so others will want to pull it off the shelves and
read it – like they do with other favorite authors!
Math – We have beem doing lots of “investigating” with our new
Investigations program through lessons, games, and sharing with each other how
we figure out the answers. We’ve
reviewed addition and subtraction, odds and evens, tens place, and the tricky
fact families. We are now doing more
complex problem solving and have become experts at doubling.
Science and other News – We made observations
outside and noticed how the seasons are changing. We have begun Spanish in our World Language
Program. We are just beginning to get
into our Computer Lab routine.
BIRTHDAYS
Mon., Oct.
14: Sadie Stafford
Mon., Oct.
21: Caroline Jack
Mon., Oct.
21: John Caliendo
REMINDERS
Mon.,
Oct. 7: Scholastic Orders due
Mon.,
Oct. 14: Columbus Day, no school
Oct.
15 – Oct. 28: Fall 4 Math
(details to come)
Thurs.,
Oct. 31: Halloween Activities
***You may wear your
costume on Halloween (but no masks please)***
Tues.,
Nov. 12: Photo Retake Day
**Please
bring your original photos to the photographer on that day. More payment details at Lifetouch.com
SPECIAL NOTES
·
I can’t thank you enough for sending in all the supplies in
September. The 2nd graders
have quite a lengthy list, so we appreciate all you have sent in!
·
Thank you for coming
to Open House. It was pleasure to see
the families who were able to attend. If
you were not able to, I certainly understand.
If you did not receive the paperwork, please let me know (and another
time, I can show you the children’s photographs!)
A few items I wasn’t able to mention at Open House:
·
Extra lunch choices:
If your child does not care for the main Hot meal or the Alternate, they
can always order Salad, Pizza, Bagel, or Deli Sandwich
·
A few students still need to bring in a few family photos for
our rotating frame, classroom activity $$, as well as a favorite book from
home.
·
If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for Conference Week, I
will send a reminder with the open slots later this month.
·
Thank you advance for volunteering in our classroom. The students and I are excited that most
activities are starting this month, especially with Mystery Guests and our
Halloween celebration later this month.
·
Continued thanks to our Room Moms, Elizabeth Svedlund and Jane
Glassmeyer!
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