Happy October 🍁. Hope everyone is ready for the rains. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather that is headed our way. Closed toe shoes (or rain boots) and a jacket. It may be a good idea to pack a dry pair of socks and an extra pair of shoes if possible. Also, please remind your students to stay away from the puddles, as they will not be able to go to Nurse Becky for dry clothes. This is because she has very limited clothing supplies and we cannot change every student who wishes to ignore our stay out of the puddles rule. Thank you in helping us to reinforce this with a quick stay dry discussion! Now, here is the scoop on the beginning of a very busy month...
Math: We will finish learning how to subtract using a number lines and wrap up our unit with a test. After this we will move on to learning how to solve subtraction word problems.
ELA: From our NatGeo will be reading a story about a seed called, "The Daisy." This will continue to coincide with our science unit. We will also be learning our CAFE lesson of identify plot and back up and reread. Spelling will focus on our blends of fl, pl, bl, cl, and gl.
Science: We will continue our plant unit by wrapping up the parts of a plant with a quiz at the beginning of the week. We will also conclude our data on what happens to seeds in wet soil, and write our conclusions. Then we will head into how seeds travel.
Social Studies: The students will begin a two week unit of study on Ancient Mesopotamia. They will learn about the people, traditions, and foods of the Ancient Mesopotamian people.
Marshall Gallop: This Friday, October 5th is our Mustang Gallop. First grade will be running at 9:35. Every student will be receiving a commemorative 65th Marshall birthday t-shirt to wear during the jog-a-thon. First grade will be continue the birthday theme by dressing up as "First Grade Funfetti." If you would like to come help us run, usher kids to the water station, and so forth we would love to have you join us. Plan us meeting us in the classroom about 9:15 to put lap stickers on students, assist with using the bathroom, etc... Thank you in advance!
FHS Homecoming: Friday is also the FHS homecoming parade, which our kiddos will get to watch during lunch recess.
Parent/Teacher Conferencs: I am sending home the newest conference schedule with your child on Monday. If you do not have a conference but would like one, please sign your name under two of the remaining spots and return to me ASAP. Please remember, all three days will be early release days so plan for child care accordingly. Monday and Tuesday release is at 12:25, and Wednesday is an extra early release at 11:10.
Clothing Exchange: While you are here for conference plan on making time to stop by the science lab and shop at our annual clothing exchange. This is a great opportunity to "shop" for some clothes for FREE for the whole family.
Fall Break: Conferences will be followed by fall break. School will be closed Thursday, October 11th and Friday, October 12th. Hope everyone has a fantastic four day!
Corn Day Festivities: Corn day was a big hit. Thank you to everyone who donated food items for our corn taste testing. Our kids also had a chance to make a book about how the corn gets from farm to store, make a corn mosaic, compare and contrast two types of popcorn, and take part in a dancing corn science experiment. The day before we also learned about adjectives with a fun popcorn activity. The students used their 5 sense to observe popcorn popping, then wrote their adjectives on pieces of paper popcorn, which they glued into their construction paper popcorn containers. I love when we have an opportunity to add a craft to our learning. I took some pictures at the end of corn day, when our class was finishing up a few projects at once. I wasn't able to get pictures of them in the other classes unfortunately, but these ones are just the best. Enjoy!
Love these faces! See everyone in the morning. Stay dry and safe. -Ms. Shaw
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