Weekly Update 11/16-11/20

Hello to everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements:

*Beginning this week, we will have early release every Monday.  School will dismiss at 2:10. We will have lunch at school, but no snack, so don’t worry about packing one on Mondays!

*Our O.W.L.s are working to earn a Pajama Day on Friday! Kids may wear their pajamas this Friday. Please make sure they wear regular shoes, not slippers!

* Scholastic orders will be sent home by Thursday!

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Good readers can identify non-fiction text features authors include in their books. *Good readers can use non-fiction text features to help them identify the main idea of a text. Mathematics *fact fluency through sums of 10 *subtraction strategies *balanced equations *using subtraction to solve change unknown/missing addend problems  (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) Word Study/Grammar *spelling/sight word program begins this week *beginning blends spelling list *introduction to synonyms */ch/  /qu/ digraphs Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *study of Thanksgiving holiday   *compare/contrast life in the past to life today Writer’s Workshop *final assessment for this unit of writing

 

Weekly Update 11/9-11/13

Hello to everyone!

Thank you for a great round of parent conferences! I appreciate the positive feedback you gave me, and I want to say thank you for teaching your child at home. I know that being a homeschool teacher was not in your plans. But you have made it work, and I appreciate that.

Here are this week’s announcements…

****This week’s schedule is as follows:***

Monday:  Team 2 at school; Team 1 at home

Tuesday-Friday:  All kids here!

Wednesday:  NO LATE START. We will no longer have late start Wednesday.

*Veteran’s day is Wednesday, November 11^th. We have school on this day, and I will be doing a lesson on what this holiday means. We will make cards for veterans. If you have a veteran in your family that you would like your child to make a card for, please let me know!

*This week is Red Ribbon Week.  Please see information about Red Ribbon dress-up days from Mrs. Behler, our Health teacher,  below

November 9-November 13 

 

 

Monday: Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free!
Wear Red to kick off the week

***This includes our Remote Team 1 students***

    

 

Tuesday: From Head to Toe I’m drug free!

Wear crazy hair and socks

 

 

Wednesday: Team Up Against Drugs!

Wear your favorite sports team attire

 

 

Thursday: Our Future is Looking Bright without Drugs!

Wear tie-dye or bright colors

 

 

Friday: Willow Creek Chooses to be Drug Free!

Wear Willow Creek spirit wear

* Scholastic books have been ordered! They will be here next week sometime.

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Final assessment on parts of a story *Introduce non-fiction texts. *Good readers can identify non-fiction text features authors include in their books. *Good readers can use non-fiction text features to help them identify the main idea of a text. Mathematics *Fact Fluency through sums of 10 *Understand the meaning of the equal sign *Balanced equations *Using subtraction to solve change unknown/missing addend problems  (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) Word Study/Grammar *Spelling/sight word program begins this week *short /u/ spelling list *stretching and blending sounds */ch/ digraph Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) N/A Writer’s Workshop *Good writers use different tools to help them solve spelling problems. *Good writers can “write on” and add more details to their writing. *Final assessment for this unit of writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 11/2-11/6

 Hello to everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements…

*Have you signed up for parent conferences?  Click the link below to sign up. I will be locking in the sign-ups tomorrow.

Parent conference sign-up

*There are only 2 school days for children this week due to parent conferences and Election Day.  Team 2 will come to school on Monday, Team 1 will be here on Wednesday.

*I will not have the kids fill out a weekly calendar this week, since they will only be here 1 day.

*Veteran’s Day is Wednesday, November 11^th. We have school on this day, and I will be doing a lesson on what this holiday means. We will make cards for veterans. If you have a veteran in your family that you would like your child to make a card for, please let me know!

* Scholastic book orders are due on Friday, November 6^th. This due date will ensure we receive our orders by Thanksgiving break. Our class code is:  PB2JN.

Click here for Scholastic book order

 

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!