11-1-19

Reading Workshop:-Making Text-to-Self Connections and thinking about schema: Roller Coaster, The Relatives Came

Writing Workshop/Word Study:-October Letters-Personal narrative: writing goals, touch/tell/sketch, 5 W’s, verbs

Math Workshop:-addition and subtraction assessments-Finding patterns in quilts-estimation

If you are looking for something to practice at home:-See if your students can tell you different ways to split a number into 2 parts, for example: 6 can be split into the parts 3 and 3, 6 and 0, 1 and 5, 2 and 4.-Once they have split a whole into parts ask them to make an addition (or subtraction) number sentence using those numbers.-Prodigy

Content : -The Sun: seed and temperature observations, fact writing, energy transfer-Next week we will start our study of Past and Present

Other:-Pumpkin Catapult Challenge-Goodbye Miss Laux-Harvest Parade and Party: A huge thank you to Mrs. Shull and all the parents who helped with the party in some way. It was well organized and the kids had so much fun with the activities and gobbled up the snacks. Check out Twitter or my webpage for more pictures of the fun.

-Mrs. Gentil, Mrs. Rogers, and I are offering a parent informational session next week on 'Supporting Our Growing Readers'.  Please see the link below for more information and to RSVP, if this would be something you are interested in attending. Let me know if you have questions. Parents Reading Night

Related Arts next week:Monday- LibraryTuesday- No SchoolWednesday- ArtThursday- MusicFriday- PE

Upcoming Dates/Reminders: Tuesday, November 5: No School for studentsTuesday, November 12: 1st grade parent reading sessions 1:15 & 6:30Friday, November 15: Multicultural DayNovember 27-29: Thanksgiving Break

Be sure to check out more pictures from the week on Twitter or the webpage.@SimmonsSCE2http://www.dublinschools.net/AmySimmons.aspx