Ms. Colmar’s Weekly Newsletter

October 8^th-12^th

Curriculum of the Week:

Reading: We will read Wilson Sat Alone and review the story elements. We will take a

test on this story and vocabulary words this Friday.

Writing: We will learn about the Telling Part of a sentence and the Spelling test is Friday.

Math: We will continue to compare numbers (greater than/less than) with a test on Friday.

The students will be tested on math flashcards on Tuesday mornings this year.

Social Studies: This first quarter we are learning about the layers of the Earth, the 7

continents and the 4 oceans.

Science: This first quarter we are learning about the food groups and nutrition.

Updates:

*The 6 +1 Traits of Writing: We are continuing to discuss the Trait of ideas and the trait of conventions. I will be looking for detailed sentences that show clear ideas, correct spelling of word wall words and previous spelling words, using a capital letter to start the sentence and an end mark to end each complete sentence.

*Homework Note: Please remember that homework should be taking 20-30 minutes each night plus 15-20 of reading and 5-10 minutes of practicing the Math flashcards every day. If your child is taking significantly longer or shorter to complete his/her homework, please let me know.

*Fire Prevention Poster Contest: Students can make a poster for Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7-13^th. This year’s theme is “Practice Your Escape Plan”. If your child is interested, use a paper 21 ½” x 17” size and fill in the entry form to tape/glue to the back of the poster/paper. Entries are due by 1pm on Friday Oct. 12^th. Winners will be honored on Thursday, Oct. 25^th at 7pm.

*Weekly Student Celebrations: Emily will have work on the Principal Honors Board this week! Eddie will say the pledge as our class’ Good Citizen (good behavior) this week! Nick will be our Star Student this week! Great job everyone!!

Upcoming Dates and Events:

*Our class field trip to Meijers is Wednesday, October 17^th from 9:30-11:30am

*Fire Prevention Posters are due by Friday, October 12^th at 1pm

*All Scholastic Book Orders are due by Friday, October 12^th

J Ms. Colmar