Parent Letter 10-3-11

10-3-11 Dear Parents, Welcome back to another school week! Weekly Objectives Spelling: Review of Units 1-5. Short vowel words , Long vowel words spelled with a silent e, and challenge words (words that don’t follow the rules). Writing: Finishing pictograph stories Complete Stories Working on STAR writing. (Capitals, punctuation, spelling, spaces, does it make sense.) Math: Review Skip Counting within 1000 (Count by 5, 10, 100) Fluent Addition Facts (numbers to 10 +1, +2, +3) Math Journals: Problem Solving Reading: Predicting: Students will tell what they think will happen next in a story and give reasons. Field Trip Volunteers: I want to take this time to thank the parents that were able to volunteer their time to help the class on the field trip. We had a great time exploring the pictograph caves, playing American Indian games, and visiting the Visitors Center! Snacks: Please remember to send in snacks for the month of October. We have 24 students so please send something that can be divided up (crackers, cookies, ect.) or make sure you have 24 individually wrapped items (granola bars, rice-crispy, ect.) Sincerely, Josh Anderson