Today was our last visit from Mr. Duffy, our fall artist in residence. It was a treat to have him in the classroom over the past month telling stories, playing games, and imparting life lessons about friendship, problem-solving, and respecting everyone. Mr. Duffy's visit was made possible by the support of families for our annual Run for the Arts.
Thank you to everyone who has returned their paperwork for our field trip to next week. We have several volunteers, but there is always room for a few more. This is a fun trip and a highlight of the year.
This has been a great year so far for having children arrive at school on time, and for having parents pick up their children promptly after school. This makes a big difference in how the day flows -- Thank you!
We are running a little low on snacks -- we are still in good shape for Goldfish and fruit snacks. We would love some other healthy, nut-free options.
We are beginning our "letter of the week" study this week with the letter M. Our focus on individual letters is a small (but integral) part of our "big-picture" approach to literacy. As we move in to phonics work, we will use this pool of letters as building blocks as we decode words.
Dates to note:
October 6: field trip
October 9: No School - Statewide inservice day
October 14: Late start
October 21 and 22nd - conferences
Here are a few themes for the week:
Theme book: Julius
Comprehension skill: Character
New letter: Mm
New words: a, to
Words we know: I, am, the, little
Math: sorting and patterns
Art: mixing colors
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