K-3 Newsletter

                       Mrs. MacIntyre

October 20, 2017

Dear families,

We had some beautiful weather this week here in Jamestown.Thanks to our trees and weather unit, I have been taking advantage of the weather and taking the class out to look at our adopted trees and collect data on the changes that are taking place. Thanks for doing the homework with your child.. They were very proud to show the leaves that they found. If you didn’t get a chance to find any, maybe you can look this weekend. Enjoy the beautiful foliage.

Our letter of the week was “Nn”. Our tongue twister was,” Nick and Natasha nibble nuts.” Writer’s Workshop is going well as we continue to write the sounds we hear and not worry about perfect spelling. This is a skill that is important to as it promotes phonemic awareness and the confidence to become an independent writer. One day this week, we even wrote a story with no words. I asked to students to draw a picture with extra detail that could tell a story with no words. They did a fabulous, fabulous job! In math, we continued to practice naming and identifying 2D and 3D shapes. We also practiced number writing and one to one correspondence. Next week will be an exciting week with Halloween right around the corner.  I will send home details about the event at Godena Farm featuring the scarecrows made by the entire school.October is Fire Safety month, in recognition of that, we will be walking to the Jamestown Fire Station on Wednesday, October 25th. I am missing many permission slips. If you have not returned it please send it back on Monday. If you lost the permission slip, you can just write a handwritten note of your own giving your child permission to go on a walking field trip with the school and sign and date it.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre