Monday reMinders :)

We had a great Monday!

In math, we talked about how you can use repeated addition to solve an array.  

This array has 3 rows of 6.  The repeated addition sentence for this array would be 6 + 6 + 6 = 18.  We also, continued to practice counting coins.  

The homework this week has the kiddos practicing writing the skip counting for 2 different amounts of change, and identifying the rows and columns of an array.  We have talked about "Rows go side-to-side" and "Columns go up-and-down."  

In reading, 

• The students started a Story Element Haunted House for the book The Ugly Pumpkin.  The students are working on identifying the characters, setting, problem, solution and major events in the story.  
• The kiddos were also costume designers and had to draw a costume of what I should be for Halloween.  Then they were using all their knowledge of adjectives and describing their costume.
• We also learned about short and long u words for our spelling this week.  We also discovered that put is an oddball word (word that doesn't fit the vowel pattern).  Our words this week are cut, plus, shut (short u), June (J MUST be capitalized to get full credit), rude, flute, huge, tune, cute (long u) and our oddball word of put.
• The kiddos are also completing research on bats.  We watched a short video on bats (we found out LOTS of information) and then they read about bats.  They practiced taking notes on what they learned.

In writing, we worked on editing our small moment story by making sure that all of our sentences start with capital letters and end with punctuation.  We then had a partner read through our writing to make sure that each piece of writing had correct capitalization and punctuation.

Coming home with your child today is his/her school pictures.  Picture retake day is on Wednesday (October 28).  If you would like for your child to retake his/her picture & you ordered pictures you MUST send back in the pictures.  If you would like for your child to retake his/her pictures and you did not order pictures the first time you MUST send in an order form & money.  

As a reminder, our Fall Harvest Party is this Friday, October 28, at 1:45.  If you have not had a chance to look at the Sign-Up Genius for our party - please do so (we are still needing some fruit to complete our special treats for our party).

Please remember to be sending your child with a HEALTHY snack to school every day.  According to the article, "What Are the Benefits of Children Eating Snacks During School," children need to be able to refuel throughout the day.  The refueling helps to maintain focus and their energy.  Healthy snacks boost energy but sugary/junk food are not helpful.  Providing a healthy snack option for your child begins to build a foundation of making good food choices.

Some great healthy snack choices are: fruits, vegetables, crackers, cheese, popcorn, etc..  Please do NOT send in candy for your child's snack because the candy does not help your child to refuel.  Also, please remember that we are a peanut free classroom.  We are running a little short on extra snacks in case someone forgot their snack - so if you are at the grocery store and can pick up a box of crackers, or another option, I would appreciate it!

Have a wonderful evening!  The weather this afternoon is absolutely BEAUTIFUL - so I hope you have a chance to get out enjoy it tonight!! :)