Halloween Week

This week we will be reading several reading passages that relate to a Halloween theme.

• Bram Stoker's Dracula (excerpt: focus will be on elements of writing a letter)
• Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven (poetry and expansion vocabulary)
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (integration of art and literature)

There will be no Reading Selection test this week. Also, next week is a Review Unit. This means that the children will be taking a Unit Reading Test. It will focus on the skills we have been developing the last five weeks (making inferences, poetry, main idea and summarizing).

Monday, Nov. 3rd will be our next Math Assessment (rounding decimals, modeling, adding and subtracting decimals).

Halloween:

• The kids can wear their costumes to school (last year to do this!).
• We will have a normal instructional day until the afternoon.
• Around 1:45, the kids have decided on watching The Munsters and having some treats.
• I will provide Apple Cider and Donuts. (additional snack for kiddos with allergies - I will see those parents individually, and I will provide this as well.)
• Please feel free to send in any PRE-PACKAGED treat for your child to pass out. These will be sent home with the kids. Please, no baked goods, unless these are wrapped to send home as well.

Have a SPOOKTACULAR week!

Mrs. Rosenberg

Reading Buddies!

FIRE SAFETY

 

 

Please remember that the kiddos have their Summer Reading presentations due on Tuesday, October 21st. They were each given a handout with presentation ideas and criteria. They will be graded on knowledge of the novel and meeting all the requirements of their selected presentation.

 

 

• We will have our second DARE class this Friday!

 

• Book Orders are due Oct. 17th. You can order online using our class code, or send in a paper copy with a check written to Scholastic Book Club.

 

 

Friday, October 17th is a half-day for students. If you have not already selected a time to meet for conferences, please do so by following the link that was sent to your email to schedule a time via signupgenius.

 

 

We are struggling a bit as a group on the Math lessons this past week. Please be patient. If you see your child struggling with the homework, please stop them before they have maxed out their level of frustration. Initial their paper, and we will work together to tackle it the following day. I will not accept a blank paper with an initial. Please monitor and make sure they have given a real effort to complete a few problems on their own, even if it is wrong. I need to see where they are making their mistakes.

 

 

Thank you for your continued support!

 

 

Mrs. Rosenberg

A Peek Into October

Here are a few dates to keep in mind:

• Monday, October 6th is PICTURE DAY!
• Monday, October 13th NO SCHOOL
• Friday, October 17th Parent-Teacher Conferences

Also, this month we will begin Reading Buddies! We pair up with Mrs. Crofts Second Graders to do some shared reading.

I will be sending a flyer home with the students today describing their project choices for Summer Reading. This project will be due on Tuesday, October 21. 

1.    Create a mobile from items related to the story

·         Select 10 items that represent people, places, events or other parts of the book and hang them from a hanger using string or yarn

·         Write a key that explains each object and why you chose it

2.    Make a new book jacket for the book

·         Front cover: Draw and color an illustration for the book

·         Inside front flap: Write a description of the main characters

·         Inside back flap: Write a description of the setting and a short summary of the book (SWBST)

·         Back cover: Write 5-10 quotes from the book that are important to understanding the story

3.    Create a collage to represent the book

·         Your collage should have at least 10 pictures, photos or illustrations

·         Write a key describing each item on the collage

4.    Create a book in a bag

·         Choose 10 items that represent the people, places or events in the book

·         Place them in a brown bag

·         Create a label on the bag that includes the author and the title

·         Write a key describing each of the items and explain their importance to the story