What's Happening in Room 34......

Things You Should Know....

• Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday and Wednesday evening this week.  I sent an e-mail confirming your scheduled time last week.  I am looking forward to meeting with you!

• We are celebrating Red Ribbon Week!  Each day this week, the students celebrate by dressing a specific way.  See the schedule below.

• Scholastic Book Fair will be at our school this week!  It will be open on conference nights.  The students will be previewing on Monday and are able to make purchases Tuesday through Thursday.

• Mrs. Britt sent home a note regarding our upcoming Halloween party that she and a few other parents are planning.  They are requesting a donation of $5 from each child to cover the cost of the party.  Please send in the money in an envelope marked Mrs. Britt.Thank you!

Dates to Remember.....
Monday:  Wear red to show support for Red Ribbon Week!
Tuesday:  Hat Day!  "Put a Cap on Drugs!"

Wednesday:  Crazy Sock Day! - "Sock it to Drugs!"
Thursday: Dress like a PE teacher and make healthy choices all day! "Make                   a Healthy Choice Day!"
Friday: NO School!  Have a GREAT day!
Sunday:  Trunk or Treat at Crestwood - 4-6.  Come enjoy the fun!

What's Going on in Our Classroom....
Reader's Workshop:

• We will focus our reading lessons on reading fluency.  The students will learn how to be a fluent reader. Each day, the students will practice a specific passage as they focus on reading the exact words at a good pace while acknowledging punctuation.  Next week, your child will be assigned to practice reading a passage at home to you to practice his/her fluency.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be introduced to our first Mentor Sentence on Monday.  Each day this week, the students will study the well-developed sentence.  By the end of the week, the students will model the sentence by creating a well-developed sentence of their own using several of the grammar and punctuation rules noticed in the Mentor Sentence.

• The students will be working with different story starters  to write fun stories while building their writing stamina.
• The students will be given a new set of spelling words on Monday.  They will be tested over the words on Thursday, November 2nd. (Not on Friday due to our field trip).

Math:

• The students will continue to work with multiplication as they are introduced to multiplying two-digit by two digits!  They are super excited for this skill!

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 topics on ALEKS at home!

Science:

• The students will be learning about the three different types of rocks.  We will end the week with creating the three types of rocks using the rock cycle and Starburst!