Week of October 28

This week is going to be a busy one! We have Halloween and Red Ribbon Week. See flyer for details on ways we are going to embrace saying no to drugs!

HALLOWEEN

We have a lot of fun planned for Halloween on Thursday! We will be having our annual Halloween Parade starting at 9:00am. For those who would like to watch the parade, please plan on bringing camping chairs or blankets to sit along the outside of either Q1 or Q2.

Please remember and follow our school’s costume guidelines:

• Costumes should be modest and without blood and gore
• Face paint and masks are allowed, however masks will only be worn when directed by the teacher
• Weapons or anything that depicts violence is not allowed

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)
• November 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL

MATH: This week we will move to lesson 9. We will use order, grouping, and place value to make multiplication expressions easier to solve. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 4 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on making predictions and identifying theme.

Week of October 21

I hope that everyone enjoyed their fall break! I know that I did. I also want to thank all of you that were able to attend parent teacher conferences! I loved getting to meet with you. I really am so lucky to be your children’s teacher. You have some wonderful kids!

RED RIBBON WEEK

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH – This week we will work on lesson 8. We will use grouping to make multiplication easier to solve. Please make sure that you are practicing the multiplication facts with your child at home.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 3 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on making predictions and identifying theme.

Week of October 14

 UTAH RISE TRAINING TEST

This week during our ELA block we are going to be starting the Utah RISE Training Test. We do this as a whole class to learn how to use the RISE testing system in order to be successful during the practice tests. Making sure we are ready to review and prepare for end of year testing later on. If you have any questions about the training and/or practice tests please let me know!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

I am so excited to meet with each of you to discuss your student’s growth and goals. For each appointment I have allotted 20 minutes. If it turns out that that we need more time, I will ask you to schedule additional time on another day to meet and continue our conversation. During each conference I will have the door closed. When you arrive for your appointment please knock on the door to let me know you are there.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

I am looking for a few more volunteers who can help us with our Halloween Party. Please contact me and let know if you can help! Our party time will be from 10:00ish-11:20.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 28-31 – Red Ribbon Week
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: This week we are will be reviewing lesson 6 that we covered last week. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: Utah RISE Training Test. See above for more information.

Quest Academy’s Trick or Treat Trot

 

Week of October 7

HALLOWEEN PARTY – HELP NEEDED!!!

I am looking for a few volunteers who can help us with our Halloween Party. I am hoping to get at least 5 volunteers. Please contact me and let know if you can help. Our party time will be from 10:00ish-11:20 (start and end times are dependent on when the parade ends).

IMPORTANT DATES:

• October 14-15  – Book Fair
• October 14-15 – Parent Teach Conferences – Early Out
• October 16-18 – Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
• October 22 – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• October 25 – Dollar Dress Down
• October 26 – Graveyard Gallop & Trick or Treat Trot
• October 31 – Halloween – Early Out
• November 1 – NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day)

MATH: We will start lesson 6 which is multiplying by 3, 4, & 6. Below is the family letter explaining how I teach this lesson and it includes an activity that helps with this skill. If you would like to give your child extra practice with multiplication, this activity would be an excellent option to use.

ELA: This week we will be working on Unit 2 Week 2 in our Wonders program. Below is an outline of what we are learning in class. Our emphasis will be on rereading the text to understand and identify the author’s claim and supporting evidence.