Weekly Update - October 3 - 7

Our class will be learning about Thanksgiving and talking about all of the things we are thankful for this week. We will also continue the Fall/Autumn theme.

We continue to work on daily reading stamina and listening to reading. Our writing work has started and we are focusing on word families. For word work we will be working on our spelling words on the white boards, chalk boards, stamping and with our grade four reading buddies.

Please reinforce the names of uppercase/lowercase letters and their sounds. Also, please encourage your child to write, as the more they do it the better they will get. They are starting to sound out words (left to right) as they write them. At this stage it is important for them to slow down and identify the individual letter sounds they hear as they write each word.
 

The first spelling test is this Thursday and it can be a bit stressful because it is the first formal test written by the class. But, I want the students to realize that it is about learning how to spell and read the sight words more than getting a score. Please let me know if your child comes home upset and I will gladly let them write the test again in a less stressful setting. I encourage students to share their tests with their families only and not to compare with each other.
 

We have our first fieldtrip of the year will be to Helen Schuler on Tuesday, October 18th. The consent form will come home on Monday. Thank you in advance to the parents who sign up to be chaperones. We have room on the bus for parents wishing to join us. Don't fret if you are unable to attend this fieldtrip....there are many other opportunities in the coming months!
 

Just a "heads up", we will be carving pumpkins on October 28th. If anyone has access to free pumpkins, we would be very grateful!! We will need about 8. Also, I could really use 6 or 7 parent helpers from 9:45 - 10:45 am. Let me know if you are available.
 

Dates to Remember:

• Oct 5 - International Walk to School Day
• Oct 6 - First spelling test
• Oct 7 - Student Retreat
• Oct 10 - Thanksgiving Day - school closed
• Oct 18 - 1B to Helen Schuler 12:45 - 2:15
• Oct 20 - Professional Development Day - no school for students.
• Oct 21 - Professional Development Day - no school for students.

 

For a fun way to practice the spelling lists, click on the link below. The username and password are both pbeaudina