Oct. 11 - 14

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope enjoyed the long weekend and were able to spend some extra time doing the things you love best!

Literacy:

We will begin a genre study in Writer's Workshop this week. Our focus will be on personal narratives, in particular writing a recount or memoir. We will look at several examples, identify the success criteria in writing a recount, narrowing our focus, and write some of our own!

Math:

We are wrapping up N1 and N2 - representing numbers. Your child will be coming home with a FL Report this week. This is a way for me to communicate to you how your child has done with these particular outcomes. If there are any areas they require additional practice in, I will send home some resources. Please sign these reports and send them back to the school. If you have any particular questions, please let me know.

Our next area of focus will be N3 - Addition and Subtraction. Over the coming weeks we will work on using personal strategies for adding and subtracting, estimating, and problem solving. Continuing to review math facts and using mental math strategies are encouraged.

Homework:

Thank you very much for your continued support with homework! Reading logs and math review sheets have been coming back consistently. Last week was our first week with Word Study homework, and I was missing a number of the children's scribblers or activities. They should have a scribbler in their Homework folder which has a list of the activities and instructions for each one. Students will each come home with a copy of their words for the week which they can keep at home in order to complete the activities. It is important that the scribblers are returned at the end of the week with the reading logs and math homework.

One that note, since we did not have school on Monday they are not responsible for Monday's homework. They can carry on with the activities starting on Tuesday.

Important Dates/Information:

• Poster and Literary Contests - The Legion is having their annual contest for Remembrance Day again this year. Information has been given to each student.
• Friday, Oct. 14th - Inside Out Day for Autism - Wear clothing inside out in support of autism. Donations of a loonie or toonie are appreciated.
• Library Open Book Exchange - I have been noticing that we do not have enough time to get through everyone on just Day 2, so I have decided to divide our library time to Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Anyone who is interested in exchanging books will have an opportunity of those days. Hopefully this will ensure it goes a bit more smoothly.