We had some beautiful, but chilly, days in the sunshine at recess this week. The kids have been having a blast with our pumpkin investigation. Be sure to ask your child what they have been investigating/observing this week!
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
Conferences will begin October 30th for Room 3! If your conference is after school, please ring the school visitor bell, be prepared to show your photo ID to our office staff, and sign in at the office. You may walk to our classroom after you sign in.
Next Week is Spirit Week:
Next week, we will have Spirit Week to celebrate Pinebrook as a bully-free zone! Themes for each day are as follows:
- Tuesday: Inside Out Day- wear your clothes inside out to show that bullying can cause hurt feelings on the inside more than anyone sees on the outside.
- Wednesday: National Unity Day- wear orange to show support for students who have been bullied.
- Thursday: Walk in Someone Else's Shoes Day- wear 2 different shoes to show compassion and empathy for someone else's situation.
- Friday: Superhero Day- Dress like a superhero to let everyone know you are a superhero in the effort to stop bullying. You are an upstander, and practice "Stop, Walk, and Talk!"
Glow Run:
The PTA is sponsoring a Glow Run on Friday, October 26th at 6:30 p.m. at school. This will be a fun nighttime event, during which participants are invited to run at dusk wearing glow necklaces, bracelets, glasses, etc. Look for information and the link to sign-up on the PTA page!
Fall Party:
Please mark your calendar for our Fall Party on Wednesday, October 31st at 1:20 p.m. in our classroom. All families are welcome to attend! (NO costumes please!) I will be sending home a menu and party permission form on Tuesday, October 23rd. I must received a signed permission form from your child in order to participate.
Check Out Our 1st Grade Symbaloo Page:
Our Instructional Facilitator of Technology, Mrs. Clark, compiled a Symbaloo page for us! Symbaloo is a visual bookmarking tool that makes it simple and fun to organize multiple websites. Our 1st Grade Symbaloo has links to a variety of sites that cover multiple disciplines...everything from Mouse Skills (check out "Bees and Honey"), to science, math, and holidays. Our Symbaloo sites are a perfect "something more" to supplement your child's weekly homework. You can access the Symbaloo page by clicking HERE. You can access it by going to the Pinebrook Homepage. Once there, click "First Grade" under the "Classrooms" tab. Look to the left under the heading "First Grade." At the bottom of that list, you'll see "First Grade Symbaloo."
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading- We will continue our word detectives unit by using knowledge of letters, sounds, and words to read
- Writing- We will publish our first piece of writing (a small moment story)! We are very excited for this! And then we will work on a Fall writing piece.
- Math-We will finish our geometry unit and begin our fractions unit. We will discuss equal parts, fair shares, and learn how to represent fractions for halves, thirds, and fourths.
- Science- We will finish our pumpkin investigation and learn about fire safety.
Thank you for all that you do! As always, comments, questions, and feedback are always welcome!
Don't forget- the kids are off on Monday due to a teacher workday. We will have Library on Wednesday next week.
Enjoy the beautiful fall weather! :)
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