Dear Parents,
There will be an 11:00 dismissal on Wednesday, 10/17.
The book fair will be on Thursday, 10/18 from 6:30.-8:15.
STICKERS-
I am always looking for cute stickers to put on the students' papers. If you would like to send any to school---wonderful!!!
Here are our spirit days for October:
Spirit Days
10/12: Prairieview Wear Spirit Day or Green and Gold colors
10/19: Crazy Hat Day
10/26: Slipper Day
Independent Reading Program
A BIG thank you to Mr. Balinski for picking up the pizzas at Home Run Inn last week! We loved it!
November reading party-
Folders and Money ($3.00) for lunch are Due on-Thursday, 11/1!
Reading Party will be on Wednesday, 11/7!
This month the students have the option to order a kid's meal from Burger King. This is optional and the students can still bring a sack lunch or order hot lunch for the reading party!
***I need a parent volunteer to pick up Burger King on Tuesday, 11/6 at 10:45A.M.
Let me know:)
Goody Basket-
The Goody Basket is used as a reward system. If the student receives 5 tickets, they get to pick out of the special basket at the end of the day!
Donations for toys, candy, pencils, and other items of interest are always appreciated.
Thanks to:
Emma
For donating to the basket this week!
Student of the Week
Mary
The categories that they will cover are:
Me
My Family
Special Friends
My Favorite Foods
Where I Live
Thing I Like to Do
When I Grow Up I’d like to
My Favorite Toys
How the special week works for your child:
Monday-put pictures up
Tuesday-share your board
Wed.-Read a favorite book (practice at home first)
Thursday-Show and Tell
Friday-Share a favorite snack
Spelling
Next week we will do a spelling lesson that goes with the story in our reading book! The words will go with the story, Lost and Found by Mark Teague. There will be no challenge group this week. The spelling packet will be given on Monday and is due on Friday. We will do some spelling activities each day and the test will be on Friday, 10/19.
Reading-
The next reading skill we are working on, in more depth, is inferences. We are reading The Ballad of Mulan to cover this skill. We will also be working on vocabulary development and comprehension.
Grades will taken on the skill covered (inference), vocabulary, comprehension and a written response about the story.
After we finish reading and testing on the story, we will watch the video, Mulan. We will compare and contrast the video to the story.
The next skill we will work on is an “event map.” This skill will help the students sequence a story correctly, so they would be able to retell it in a logical order. The story we will be using for this skill is called, Lost and Found by Mark Teague.
English
We took the test and sent them home this week. How did your child do?
We will start Unit 2 next! We will cover proper and common nouns and nouns in the subject first!
Writing
The writing prompt will be due on Friday, October 19th! I have added a point system to the following chart! There are 2 responses and each one is worth 4 points, so their will be 8 points a week.
Journal Responses
I have sent back your child's first journal response. What do the pluses, checks and minuses mean? I hope this will help.
4 + (plus) = Excellent-Keep up the great work!
3 Check plus = Very Good-You have great content, but maybe you forgot to write in cursive, or something else minor. Some punctuation or capitals not used.
2 Check =Satisfactory-You may have forgotten one or more of the above and your response needs more content.
1 - (minus) =Needs Improvement-All or some of the above, you may need to add more to your response. You left the reader “hanging” and sounds incomplete.
Science-
The chapter 1 science test was returned. How did your child do?
We will start a health unit in a couple weeks.
Social Studies
We have started chapter 1 in our social studies book. The chapter is about communities. We will be looking at communities around the U.S.A. and a community in Africa. We will be comparing these communities to our own to we can see the similarities and differences. I will be sending home the book after each lesson so the students can reread them to you. The first community we will learn about is El Paso, Texas.
Have an awesome weekend!
Mrs. T. Spakausky
Miss Nabor
There will be an 11:00 dismissal on Wednesday, 10/17.
The book fair will be on Thursday, 10/18 from 6:30.-8:15.
STICKERS-
I am always looking for cute stickers to put on the students' papers. If you would like to send any to school---wonderful!!!
Here are our spirit days for October:
Spirit Days
10/12: Prairieview Wear Spirit Day or Green and Gold colors
10/19: Crazy Hat Day
10/26: Slipper Day
Independent Reading Program
A BIG thank you to Mr. Balinski for picking up the pizzas at Home Run Inn last week! We loved it!
November reading party-
Folders and Money ($3.00) for lunch are Due on-Thursday, 11/1!
Reading Party will be on Wednesday, 11/7!
This month the students have the option to order a kid's meal from Burger King. This is optional and the students can still bring a sack lunch or order hot lunch for the reading party!
***I need a parent volunteer to pick up Burger King on Tuesday, 11/6 at 10:45A.M.
Let me know:)
Goody Basket-
The Goody Basket is used as a reward system. If the student receives 5 tickets, they get to pick out of the special basket at the end of the day!
Donations for toys, candy, pencils, and other items of interest are always appreciated.
Thanks to:
Emma
For donating to the basket this week!
Student of the Week
Mary
The categories that they will cover are:
Me
My Family
Special Friends
My Favorite Foods
Where I Live
Thing I Like to Do
When I Grow Up I’d like to
My Favorite Toys
How the special week works for your child:
Monday-put pictures up
Tuesday-share your board
Wed.-Read a favorite book (practice at home first)
Thursday-Show and Tell
Friday-Share a favorite snack
Spelling
Next week we will do a spelling lesson that goes with the story in our reading book! The words will go with the story, Lost and Found by Mark Teague. There will be no challenge group this week. The spelling packet will be given on Monday and is due on Friday. We will do some spelling activities each day and the test will be on Friday, 10/19.
Reading-
The next reading skill we are working on, in more depth, is inferences. We are reading The Ballad of Mulan to cover this skill. We will also be working on vocabulary development and comprehension.
Grades will taken on the skill covered (inference), vocabulary, comprehension and a written response about the story.
After we finish reading and testing on the story, we will watch the video, Mulan. We will compare and contrast the video to the story.
The next skill we will work on is an “event map.” This skill will help the students sequence a story correctly, so they would be able to retell it in a logical order. The story we will be using for this skill is called, Lost and Found by Mark Teague.
English
We took the test and sent them home this week. How did your child do?
We will start Unit 2 next! We will cover proper and common nouns and nouns in the subject first!
Writing
The writing prompt will be due on Friday, October 19th! I have added a point system to the following chart! There are 2 responses and each one is worth 4 points, so their will be 8 points a week.
Journal Responses
I have sent back your child's first journal response. What do the pluses, checks and minuses mean? I hope this will help.
4 + (plus) = Excellent-Keep up the great work!
3 Check plus = Very Good-You have great content, but maybe you forgot to write in cursive, or something else minor. Some punctuation or capitals not used.
2 Check =Satisfactory-You may have forgotten one or more of the above and your response needs more content.
1 - (minus) =Needs Improvement-All or some of the above, you may need to add more to your response. You left the reader “hanging” and sounds incomplete.
Science-
The chapter 1 science test was returned. How did your child do?
We will start a health unit in a couple weeks.
Social Studies
We have started chapter 1 in our social studies book. The chapter is about communities. We will be looking at communities around the U.S.A. and a community in Africa. We will be comparing these communities to our own to we can see the similarities and differences. I will be sending home the book after each lesson so the students can reread them to you. The first community we will learn about is El Paso, Texas.
Have an awesome weekend!
Mrs. T. Spakausky
Miss Nabor
