October 31

Dear Families,
We had a Halloween Parade this morning! (Dallin)
We had a fun party in our class after the parade! (Miriam)
Thank you to Dina, Theresa, Richard & Colleen for your help at the party! 
We practiced writing the numbers 5 and 6. (Travis)
We went to PE. (Magda)
We found out all of our spelling words have a short e sound in them! (Journi)
We did Monday's spelling homework in class and there is no homework! 
Enjoy your night!

October 28

Dear Families,
We read the story Otter Loves Halloween. (Timmy)
We finished our daily fix it for the week this morning. (Justin)
We talked about shapes in math and practiced counting!
We went to Art. (Elvis)
We had Hootenanny today. (Griffin)

Reminders:
*Please look over our new newsletter for next week to see what is due on Monday! We have some fun Halloween activities planned!
*Also conferences are coming soon! Please see our scheduled time.

October 27

Dear Families,
We read the fable The Fox and the Grapes. The lessons we learned from the fox was not to give up when something is difficult and when we do give up it is easy to find dislike for it.
We had recess in the morning. (Robby)
We practiced writing the numbers 3 and 4. (Jasmin)
We went to library and got to play different games after we got new books. (Chance)
We made a pledge to be healthy as a class! (Isabel)

Reminders:
Wear red and a headband or a bandana tomorrow!
Monday is the last day for our October Pumpkin Patch Reading Log.

October 26

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech lab. (Julien)
We shared some of our finished stories in writing workshop! (Alyssa)
We discovered we can read our stories just like we read published books!
We practiced writing subtraction and addition number sentences. (Shubham)
We talked about ways we can make healthy choices!

Reminder/Notes:
*Wear sweats and/or orange tomorrow!
*If you ordered a directory, they are going home today!
*We are still collecting $3.85 for Scholastic Readers--thanks to those who already sent in their $.

October 25

Dear Families,
Today we read the story Jungle Drum. (Jack)
It was about sounds you can hear in the jungle.
We worked with our new writing partners in writing workshop. (Matilda)
We worked on fact families in math. (Nick)
Mrs. DeSanctis talked to us about our feelings this afternoon for our guidance lesson.

Reminders:
Wear yellow tomorrow! 

October 24

Dear Families,
I told our kids I would write this since we were doing a science experiment with Dr. Guron this afternoon!
We will explore this week in our stories and songs how wild animals take care of their babies.
We talked about zooming in on our big (watermelon) topics in writing and trying to turn them into tiny (seed) stories.
We practiced fact families today in math. Once our kids understand that the big number goes at the end of addition sentences but at the beginning of subtraction sentences, it becomes a fun skill to use!

Reminders:
*Please look at our new newsletter for homework and information about this week. It is under the October's Weekly Newsletter tab above.
*Wear blue tomorrow!

October 21

Dear Families,
We took our spelling test this morning.
We read the story There Was An Old Lady that Swallowed Some Leaves! and finished our seasons booklet! They are hanging in our class!
In writing workshop, we talked about different strategies we could use to spell words that are giving us trouble. 
We practiced writing subtraction number sentences in math. (Addie)
We went to library. (Elvis)
We read Miriam's book called Grace for President! (Shubham) The kids enjoyed talking about the election process!
We sang at Hootenanny! (Malcolm)
Have a great weekend!

Notes/Reminders:
*Please wear purple on Monday to kick off Red Ribbon Week!
*Book character projects are due Monday!
*Monday is also the last day to order Scholastic Books this month!

October 20

Dear Families,
We went to the Tech Lab this morning. (Isabel) 
Some of our kiddos had a hard time logging on (typing & using the mouse). If you have a computer at home, extra practice would be helpful.
We reviewed the letter y and its sound. (Jasmin)
We talked about ways we can make our stories better in writing workshop. (Nick)
We went to music. (Miriam)
We went to an assembly about bullying. (Griffin)

Notes/Reminders:
*Today I'm sending information on how to log on to RAZ kids at home. It is an amazing reading website. Please pay close attention to the teacher's username. Some of our kids use my username, but some use Mrs. Martorelli's username. For your child's password, just enter "rabbit"!
*Yesterday I sent a note home about the Scholastic News/Weekly Reader. Please send $3.85 in cash or check by Friday Oct. 28th. Thanks again for your support!
*Please send in character projects by Monday!
*Scholastic orders are due on Monday if you are ordering this month!

October 19

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter z and its sound. (Travis)
We talked about sketching our pictures when we plan our stories! (Dallin)
Our sketches help us remember what we will write!
We worked on subtraction. (Magda)
We went to PE. (Timmy)
We went to recess. (Julien)
We talked about winter!
Have a great evening!

Note:
Today I'm sending a note home about the Scholastic News/Weekly Reader. Please send $3.85 in cash or check by Friday Oct. 28th. Thanks for your support!

October 18

Dear Families,
We read the story the Big Blue Ox. (Jack)
It is an animal fantasy.
Today we reviewed the letter l and its sound. (Alyssa)
We started writing narratives today in writing workshop!
These are true stories from our lives. (Journi)
We worked on subtraction. (Robby)
We talked about weather in fall and how we dress!

Reminders:
*Please go to this link to see how you can help our Halloween Party!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0948a4ae2aa31-mrs
*Tomorrow is Unity Day! Wear orange!

October 17

Dear Families,
This week we will explore how animals help us. (Matilda)
Today we reviewed the letter w and its sound. (Addie)
We cleaned out our writing workshop folders today! (Malcolm)
Today in folders you will see the stories your child started/finished in writing workshop. You can keep these at home! 
We used number bonds to subtract in math! (Justin)
We talked about weather in summer and how we dress!

October 14

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter j and its sound. (Jasmin)
We celebrated our "published" stories in writing workshop today by reading our stories to the class!
We are continuing to learn strategies to help us subtract!
We talked about fire safety and read Stop, Drop, and Roll. (Addie)
We went to music. (Miriam)
We sang at Hootenanny this afternoon!
Have a great weekend!

October 13

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter h and its sound. (Matilda)
We finished editing our stories in writing workshop! (Malcolm)
We took our pictures! (Elvis)
We went to PE. (Justin)
We talked about ways we can be safe in our houses. (Magda)

Reminders:
Please send in t-shirt money if you are interested in purchasing a shirt for upcoming fieldtrips!
Return slips for homeroom moms.

October 11

Dear Families,
Today we reviewed the letter v and its sound. (Julien)
We went to the computer lab and got to practice using computers. (Griffin)
If you have a computer, it would be helpful for your child to practice using a mouse.
We read the story Pig in a Wig!
Our writing partners helped us revise our sentences in writing workshop.
We got more practice subtracting. (Dallin)
We talked about ways we can stay safe in our communities! (Robby)

Reminders:
*No school tomorrow!
*Do only page 47 (one side) for math homework tonight. We will do page 48 (the other side) for math homework on Thursday.
*Picture day is Thursday. If you are ordering pictures, please don't forget your order forms and money.
*Please send in the slip from our room mom's letter so they can have your contact information!

October 10

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter r and its sound. (Isabel)
This week we will read, sing, and talk about people that help animals.
We had a fire drill this morning. (Jack)
We used our writing partners in writing shop to help us begin editing our stories. (Chance)
We went to lunch. (Journi)
We started a new math unit on subtraction today.
We talked about ways we can stay safe at school.

Reminders:
Please clean out folders! There is a lot going home today!

October 7

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter d and its sound. (Alyssa)
We went outside. (Timmy)
We went to music. (Travis)
We did Hootenanny this afternoon. (Shubham)
We got popsicles from Mrs. Pandov! (Nick)
It was a good day!

*Our room parents would like to get all of your emails to help communicate with you information about parties and special class events. Please email Theresa and/or Dina at the following addresses please :)
Theresa Broome ‎
Theresa.Broome@cffde.org

Dina Stonberg
 dinamph@gmail.com

October 6

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter x and its sound. (Elvis)
In math we solved story number problems by adding and using number bonds. (Chance)
We went to PE! (Griffin)
Tomorrow Mrs. Pandov is bringing us Popsicles! (Julien) 
You do not need to bring a snack tomorrow unless you don't want a Popsicle.
We ended the day describing the inside and outside of a pumpkin. Then we talked about voting and got to vote on how we should turn it into a jack o' lantern. The kids LOVED this activity! Tomorrow I will share with them their voting results!

October 5

Dear Families,
We talked about the letter q. (Travis)
We went to the Fire house! (Alyssa)
We got a few things on our trip so check folders :)
We went to Art! (Magda)
We went outside! (Isabel)
We talked about how pumpkins grow and put pictures of pumpkins growing in order! (Robby)
Have a great night!

October 4

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter k and its sound. (Nick)
In writing workshop, we found out we could write stories about people that are important to us.
We used number bonds to help us add in math! (Malcolm)
We had library! (Jack)
We went outside. (Jasmin)
We ended the day talking about pumpkin patches and making our own pumpkin patch pictures!

Reminders:
*Folders are full today! Please empty them out :)
*Spelling booklets are in folders! We did Monday's spelling homework today in class. Please do Tuesday's spelling homework tonight and return tomorrow!
*Our October "Grow a Pumpkin" reading project went home today also. Please record books on its reading log!