October 5, 2018

Dear Family,

What a great week so far!  The kids have been rocking our new iPads that we have in our class.  We have learned a new app called Epic!  The kids are LOVING it!  

Thank you to everyone for signing up for a conference time!  I am looking forward to meeting with all of you and bragging about your kiddos.

Next Week...

Math: Students will be using turn around facts to help them with counting on strategy. Missing addends will be continued with part-part-whole. Students will be using part-part-whole mats to model their thinking and strategies.

Science: This week students will continue identifying forms of energy and discussing the importance of energy in everyday life.  We will specifically observe and discuss thermal energy.  It is a type of energy we can feel.

Reading:  Students will learn how to make a text to world connections while they are reading. They will be able to tell how events in the story are similar to things happening in the real world.

Writing:  Students will continue writing their personal narratives in week three of this five week unit. This week the focus is using speech bubbles, writing what characters said, and describing the characters and setting using adjectives.

Balanced Literacy: Students will be learning about calendars and dates. In Phonics, students will be working on identifying the first and last letters in a word in continuous text and recognizing distinctive features of letter forms.

Campus News…

The Stuff the Boots Fall Fundraiser is coming to a close this Friday, October 5th. Have you donated yet? Would you like to donate more? Without your support, PTA cannot fund enriching programs and fun activities for your child(ren).

Please consider making a donation. It just takes a few minutes online at www.sommerpta.my-pta.org or you can send the green donation form to school with your child. I also attached the form to this email if you need another one. We will accept paper forms until noon and online donations until 8pm on Friday, October 5th to count towards the contest. The Sommer family would really appreciate anything you are willing to give!

Important Dates:

Oct.  8-9 No School for Students

Oct. 12th Scholastic Book Orders Due by 3pm

Oct. 29-Nov. 5 Fall Book Fair

Nov. 8  TAG Information meeting for parents to take place in Sommer Cafeteria from 5:45-6:45

*Library is every Wednesday. Please return books!

*Raz Kids reading assignments will begin the week of Oct. 15th.