K-3  Newsletter

                                          Mrs MacIntyre

 Dear families,

September 30, 2016

I can’t believe it is the last day of September! Time sure flies. The class has come a long way in just one month. We are still getting used to our schedules but I think everyone feels comfortable and happy now so everything else falls into place once that is established.

This week our letter of the week was “Dd”. Our tongue twister was “David and Dominique dance with Dalmations.”

We began journaling in our Science Notebooks. We are observing and taking data on trees and leaves. We “adopted” three trees on our playground. We named them; Mr. Maple, Mr. Oak and Mr. Green…. I suspect you can imagine why. We we be observing and recording how they change throughout the year. We also classified them as a Conifer or Hardwood. The students are already enjoying this science unit.

In math, we are practicing our writing our numerals 0-5 and we are working with shapes.(including the hexagon!) The students are tracing and counting shapes and objects. You can do this at home for extra practice if you have time.

In our Writer’s Workshop, we worked with our Being a Writer program and read wrote about things we are able to do now, things we would like to be able to do and what we would like to be when we grow up. I have encouraged the children to “write a story” through a detailed drawing if they are not ready for letters and words yet. I want them to enjoy writing and not worry about spelling!

In October, we will read a lot of books about autumn, pumpkins and foliage. We will also learn about fire safety and visit the Jamestown Fire Station.

Thank you all for the donations of tissues and Lysol wipes. I will definitely put them to good use! Remember to send sneakers on Tuesday and Wednesday if your child does not wear them to school.It is important that they have them for P.E.

Enjoy your weekend. Keep sending in those awesome signs of autumn!

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre