The Harvest Hop was a huge success! Thanks to all of you who donated candy and came to trick or treat in the hallways and play games in the gym.
We have started working on blends in reading. I'm sure you noticed that the decodable books that came home this week had /sh/, /th/, /ch/, /ar/ and /wh/ words in them. Please make sure your first grader is reading those decodable books to you. This will help reinforce the blends that we've been learning.
In math we have continued with our skip counting and introduced the dime into our tool kits. Ask your first grader to sing you the penny, nickel and dime song.
Mrs. McCleskey has been teaching the students about Egypt. Soon they will start learning about mummies. The children were very interested in coloring and constructing the pryamids.
Mrs. Rutter has been working with the students on organization in writing.
In science we've been studying freshwater habitats. Next week we will be learning about the ocean.
The students are looking forward to a bat presentation by Mr. Bob one of our amazing volunteers. He will be here with another volunteer naturalist from Barr Lake State Park to introduce the children to these fascinating mammals.
Our Halloween Party is scheduled for 11:15am on Thursday. Ariel Fix has been busy organizing things for our party. Remember to send $2.00 to school with your child if you would like them to decorate a pumpkin on Thursday.
Remember there is NO SCHOOL on Friday!
I look forward to seeing you at conferences!
