Reminders:

Please wash quiet time towels this weekend and send them back to school Monday. Thank you!

If a green name tag is accidentally brought home, please send it back to school. Thank you!

 Important Dates

• September 29: Half-day of school

• October 12 & 17: Conferences

• October 18-20: No School

• October 27: Grandparents Day; Half Day

• November 10: No School

• November 22-24: No School; Thanksgiving Break

• December 25-January 5: No School; Christmas Break

What We Have Been Learning:

Bible: We finished our focused study on the fruit of the spirit. We will continue to review these throughout the year, especially focusing on Kindness. We began our study of creation. We are slowly reading how God created the earth. I love taking our time reading through each piece of creation so we can sit and appreciate the amazing world God created!

We will begin a new Bible verse next week:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. 

Genesis 1:1, 31a

Phonemic Awareness: This week we added syllables to our learning. This is helpful as we will break apart words in reading and writing.

We enjoyed a scavenger hunt during outdoor learning. We found a great treasure!

We were also so excited to release the butterflies.

Math Centers

We are learning how to read a book. We have 3 ways to read: 1. read the pictures 2. re-tell the story 3. read the words

Part of our Daily 5 structure is Read to Self. Students find a good spot to focus and read books. We are building stamina and working towards independent reading for at least 15 minutes. This week we read for 3 minutes and then made it to 5 minutes.