Book Character Dress Up Day has MOVED

Please remember that book character dress up day has been moved to the spring. Thank you for not sending students dressed in costumes tomorrow!

Paws For Reading

If you are ready to log in and log all the minutes read, please create your own log in and password. That way each family has one unique to them!

School Supplies

Please check in with your student on how they are doing on their school supplies. The biggest need is most likely pencils. They have been going through these!

Way to Go Families!!

Our class brought in the most boxtops for Sept.and Oct.!! You sent in 705 boxtops! That $70 extra dollars for our school. Thanks so much for your participation!

Speech Wed. 31

On Wednesday Oct. 31, your student will be giving a speech to the class. This will be a practice speech and not open to an audience. (That speech will be later.) Attached you will find a story/speech your student wrote about their “Knuffle Bunny” (special stuffed critter). Please work with your student on practicing what they will say. Speeches are short, less than 2 minutes. Students can use whatever they need to help them remember the speech: pictures, note cards, paper etc. The main skills we will be working on are volume and eye contact.

Please send the stuffed critter and speech on Wednesday the 31.

Thank you so much for your help!

***Please remember that Book Character Dress Up Day has been moved to the Spring***

Things to include in the speech include the following...

My Knuffle Bunny's name is _____________________________________________.

It's a ____________________________________________.

I got it from _____________________________________.

It's my favorite because ________________________________________________________.

You can also include a story about your Knuffle Bunny.

Fire Station Trip

Here's the slideshow of our trip! We lucked out since the station had 3 call outs today. The engine and ambulance returned just after we got there.

Math problem solving

Today we started with math problem solving which you may know as story problems. We are currently doing these as oral math problems about kids going to school and coming home from school. We are learning to express our thinking in a way that others will understand. We'll be heading to writing out equations and explanations as the year progresses.

Writing

Our students are working hard on increasing their writing stamina. We are working on pieces that include using transition words (First, Then, Next, Finally) with details as well as pieces that tell stories about our lives. I am working on putting together a family writing notebook. These would come home on Thursdays and have a topic for your family to write about over the weekend. Look for more details coming home in two weeks.

Sumdog is coming!!!

There is so much going on in math right now! We are working on addition strategies, subtraction strategies, seeing that 2+3 and 3+2 both equal 5, using and reading mathematical representation, and I could go on and on. I know many of you would like to do more with math at home and to help out with that, I would like to introduce your family to Sumdog.com. I'll be sending home student logins and information on Monday, October 22. Feel free to check out the website in the meantime.

Jog-a-thon Movie

Here's a quick movie that I thought I had already posted! I have more pictures to go through later in the  week so there will be a second movie!

Independent Work Time

During the day, our class has several independent work times where students are to be working on certain tasks. We are learning to work without talking to our neighbors and getting our work done in the time given. This is a tricky skill to learn. Please check in with your student on how they are doing. We have students who have mastered this skill and some still learning!

Jog a thon Packets

Please make sure all Jog-a-thon packets are turned in by Thursday! Thanks so much for all your help with this years Jog-a-thon!

Leveled book list

http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/

This is a site that has a list of leveled books. You can search by your students independent level and find other books that they can read.
Hope this helps!

Jog a thon

Don't forget that jog-a-thon is this Friday the 5th!
We'll be running at 9:55. Come on out and give us a cheer!

Walk to School on October 3

Get up, Get out, and Get Moving!

Celebrate Walk to School Day on October 3

 

Students, parents and community members in every state demonstrate the role walking and bicycling to school can play in improving health, safety and community life. 
 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Oct. 1, 2012) — On Wednesday, Oct. 3, thousands of students, parents and communities representing more than 3,300 schools across the United Sates will walk and bicycle to school to celebrate International Walk to School Day. This one-day event is part of an international effort to encourage more families to get out of their cars and on to their feet to enjoy the many benefits of safely walking and bicycling to school.

 

“Walk to School Day continues to inspire community-grown events that celebrate health, safety and a sense of community,” said Lauren Marchetti, director of the National Center for Safe Routes to School, which serves as the coordinating agency for the event. “Often, this one-day event becomes the catalyst to larger commitments and permanent improvements that make walking and bicycling to school safer transportation options year round.”

 

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari and other national, state and local guests will join a group of Piney Branch Elementary students in Takoma Park, Md., on Wednesday morning as a part of Montgomery County’s Walk to School Day celebration. He will also present a special recognition award for the school’s Safe Routes to School program. 

 

“Every child should have the opportunity to walk to school safely,” said Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari. “Walk to School Day encourages children to experience walk-friendly environments and affirms the importance of walking and biking for a new generation of Americans.”

 

Walk to School Day was founded in 1997 as a way to bring community leaders and children together to build awareness of the need for communities to be more walkable. By 2002, children, parents, teachers and community leaders in all 50 states and the District of Columbia joined nearly 3 million walkers around the world to celebrate the second annual International Walk to School Day. In 2011, students and parents from more than 4,000 U.S. schools joined millions of Walk to School Day and Month participants worldwide. The one-day event has now grown to a month-long celebration, and the reasons for walking have grown just as quickly as the event itself. 

 

“Each year the event continues to reinforce the importance of safer environments for walking and bicycling, more physical activity, fewer car trips, and a cleaner environment for students, parents and all community members,” Marchetti said. “It also provides a unique opportunity for families to get outside and connect with their neighbors.”

Walk to School events will be held nationwide on Wednesday and throughout the month of October. To view the names and locations of registered U.S. schools participating in Walk to School Day 2012, visit www.walktoschool.org/who/index.cfm. 

The National Center for Safe Routes to School maintains the Walk and Bike to School website, www.walkbiketoschool.org, with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. 

The National Center also serves as the clearinghouse for the Federal Safe Routes to School Program, established in 2005, which strives to create safe settings to enable more parents and children to walk and bicycle to school. More than 13,350 schools participate in programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Accomplishments include increases in walking and bicycling to school, speed reductions within the school zone, and reductions in school transportation costs. Programs reach urban, rural and suburban areas throughout the nation.

 

For more information about Walk to School Day, visit www.walkbiketoschool.org.
 

For a complete list of other countries participating in Walk to School Day 2012, visit: www.iwalktoschool.org/whoswalking. 

For past photos of International Walk to School Day activities, visit: www.iwalktoschool.org/photos.

 

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About The National Center for Safe Routes to School 

 

Established in May 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School assists states and communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bicycle to school. The National Center serves as the clearinghouse for the federal Safe Routes to School program. The organization also provides technical support and resources and coordinates online registration efforts and provides technical support and resources for U.S. Walk to School Day and facilitates worldwide promotion and participation. 

 

The National Center is part of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. For more information, visit www.saferoutesinfo.com.

October!

Anyone else have October sneak up on them???

So this month there is a lot happening. Here's a list of a few things and some more dates will be coming.
Jog-a-thon Oct 5.
September Birthdays  Oct. 5
No School Oct. 12
Jog-a-thon celebration assembly Oct. 19 @2:30 families are welcome to attend
October Birthdays Oct. 31

We are planning a walking field trip to our local fire station. When we get the date I'll let you know. Please submit your volunteer form now, if you plan on going on any field trips.

Bellow are some of the skills we will be working on this month.

Reading:

·        One to one matching-does what you say match the words in the book.

·        Using the following reading strategies when stuck on a word:

o       Check the picture

o       Check the beginning sound

o       Cross Check

§        Does it look right?

§        Does it sound right?

§        Does it make sense?

·        Reading 15 minutes or more a day.

Writing:

·        Using mostly lowercase when writing.

·        Spaces between words.

·        Starting to use a period.

·        Using as many sounds as possible. (Mainly beginning and ending sounds.)

·        Stories can be read by student.

Math:

·        Counting and writing numbers to 100, soon to be 120.

·        Recognizing numbers to 100, soon to be 120.

·        Adding and subtracting using manipulative and number under 10.

I'll post more skills as they are introduced!