Hello families.
Tomorrow students will be handing in their home reading logs for the month of September so we can see how many books they have read as well as how much time they spent reading during the month of September. There will be a new reading log coming home tomorrow. Some students are participating in the home reading program by changing their books daily at the school, while others are participating by reading from a particular chapter book, as well as from the various online options. Keep up the great work. Remember we become better readers by READING!! Please make sure that your child is reading each night and that they are recording what they have read and for how long. Their Raz-Kids accounts should all be working now, and this is a great option for reading.
In math, the students played "Four Strikes and You're Out!" On the board was a blank math sentence, students were then asked to guess a number and if it was in the equation, it was recorded, otherwise they got a strike through that number. Their goal is to figure out the math sentence before receiving their fourth strike.
EG:
__ __ + __ __ =__ __
A student guesses 5,
__ 5 +__ __= __ 5
then another student guesses, 4, which isn't in the equation. So they get an X. Another student guesses, 0 and explains that they are guessing this because they know that they have to add 0 to the 5 in order to get 5.
__5 + __ 0= __ 5.
And so on, until we get to the solution. Ask your child to play this game with you and see if they can solve your math sentence.
We read another chapter in Goonie Bird Greene today and got to hear her tell her first story. It was about how she got her name. Ask your child to share with you how her parents chose her name.
This afternoon was busy as we were able to work again with Mrs. Gail Bartel and learn how to use water colours to create a landscape. We will continue to work with her on Friday morning.
Tomorrow students will have the opportunity to go to the library to exchange their books.
I just received our Aussie- X schedule for next week. The students will be working with Aussie X twice during the week, each session will be an hour. This will replace our normally schedule PE. If you have not turned in the consent forms please do so ASAP. We will be participating in Aussie X on Monday and Wednesday next week from 1-2. If you are curious as to what Aussie-X is, please check out their website! AUSSIE X!!
Homework:
Parents: Check out the class website for October's Calendar. Hand in Aussie X forms and Picture Day forms ASAP.
If you would like to volunteer and help out with the home reading program, please send me an email and we can schedule it at a time that is convenient for you!
Students: Read 15-30 minutes and record on the reading log (the last time for September!)
Play "Four Strikes and You're Out!" with someone in your family.
Question for the Blog:
What book are you reading at home?
See you tomorrow,
Ms. Handelsman
