Reminders:

• Library Books are due Monday
• Friday, September 25:
  Y5 – 8th Grade: Half-Day of School – 8:40 AM (start time) to 11:45 AM (end time). These start and end times are for ALL Y5-8th grade students. There is no AFTER SCHOOL busing on this day.
  Please allow extra time (and extra grace) as we navigate a shared start and end time on this day.
• Picture Day is Tuesday, September 29 Please turn in the order form even if you are not ordering pictures. We use it to make sure your child’s name is correct in the class composite and yearbook. This is the time to order yearbooks as well.
• Magazine Sale Fundraiser packets have been sent home.
  Fundraiser Links:
  • How To Videos – (https://bit.ly/31c2Fh6)
  • Kick-Off Videos – (https://bit.ly/32EHmpj)
  • Parent Letter – (https://bit.ly/3mqnTjx )
  • Prize Program – (https://bit.ly/2BnoqQS )
• Thank you for sending in clean masks and water bottles! I have noticed some children are getting a little more hungry at the end of the day. Please check in with your child about what snacks and lunches they are eating and enjoying.

What We Are Learning:

I have loved taking our Bibles outside and reading the story of Creation. It is a blessing to be surrounded by God’s handiwork as we read through our bibles.

In phonics we worked on recognizing letters. Each student received a bag of lower case letters and sorted them in different way. Some spelled names, other noticed that some letters had straight lines and some had curvy lines. It has been great to become familiar with letters!

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We have been building our Stamina in Read to Self. The class helped me decide on what they needed to do to become better readers. Here is the list. I also reminded them that there are three ways to read a book. This has been helpful in making the most of our reading time. Our big goal is 15 minutes and this week we made it to 7!  We are doing great!! Once we are comfortable independently reading (reading pictures, words and retelling the story) we will work on another element of Daily 5.

We began our unit on the 5 senses by reading the book “My Five Senses.” As we went through the day, we stopped to notice when sense we were using. This is a great thing to do at home. Ask your child to close their eyes and listen. Ask what they are smelling. Describe the flavors of dinner they are tasting. Touch different objects at home. Have fun exploring with senses!

Here is a link to next week’s WAAG to see what we will be focusing on.

During our day I love to incorporate a few brain breaks with music and movement. My favorite resources are The Learning Station and Jack Hartman. We love to move and exercise with the alphabet and do different freeze games.