We had so much fun Thursday afternoon with Activity Day!
We have a busy week ahead of us though. Please help remind your child to hand in their weekly Reading/Facts (R/F) sheet EVERY Monday. This is their homework and I hate having to put zeros in the grade book, because they didn't hand it in.
This is also our first full week, now that we have many of our routines and the schedule in place. We are also doing our last week of practice with Words Their Way spelling. Next week we will start in our groups. Watch for spelling words to come home  and a letter explaining what I would like them to do each night to practice next Monday.
Monday, Sept. 28, we have STAR testing.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, we have our first practice LockDown Drill from 2-3.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, it is Walk to School Wednesday. It is also Neon Dress Day.
Thursday, Oct. 1, it is Star Day.
Friday, Oct. 2, it is Red and White Dress Day.

We are starting our Guided Reading Groups this week. Your child will be reading a book that is at their level and completing follow up activities.
Continue to have your child practice facts. If you need any practice sheets, please send me an email, call or write me a note and I will send some home with your child.
On Friday, your child brought home a Fall Conference sheet. Please fill it out and send it back ASAP.
We started our Box Top Challenge, Please either attach them to the sheet that went home on Friday or just send them in and I will place them in our class container.
Wednesday, Sept. 23 is Walk to School Wednesday.
Thursday, Sept. 24, we will have Activity Day from 1:00-3:00. We will be outside doing many fun activities. Please send a water bottle with your child.
We do not have school on Friday, Sept. 25, because the teachers and staff have a Professional Learning Day (PLD).

We have our first full week of school this week!
We are starting to get into a routine and the students are catching on to the routine. We started to switch for math based on their Unit 1 Pretest and how they did on the Beginning of the Year Inventory Test. Some children have Mrs. Devlin, some have Mrs. Jensen, and some have me. Our first unit we start with multiplication and division with 5s, 2s, 0s, 1s, and 9s. We have done a lot with 5s and 2s so any practice would be greatly appreciated.
In Social Studies, we are talking about community and belonging.
In reading, we are learning about the expectations what good readers do. You will see a Reading/Facts (R/F) Sheet come home today (9/14) with a letter. Please encourage your child to read at least 20 min. a day and practice facts 10 min. This can include math homework. They can practice with flash cards, practice sheets, iPads/computers, or just verbally when riding in the car or cooking dinner. If you need practice sheets, please let me know and I will send some home with your child.
Monday and Friday we have wellness. Please make sure your child has a pair of gym shoes that can be kept at school.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, Sept. 15 Picture Day
Thurs., Sept. 24 Activity Day If you can help with this day, please read the newsletter on how to volunteer.
Friday, Sept. 25 No School (Professional Learning Day)

Wow! We finished our first week of school. I have really enjoyed meeting the students and getting to know them.
Reminder:
Please return the composition notebooks on Tuesday, Sept. 8 along with the Topic Chart.
Also, please make sure your child has gym shoes that are to be left at school. We have Wellness on Mondays and Fridays.
I am in the process of trying to update my blog from last year so be patient. I am not tech savy.
Ignore the spelling portion for now, because we are not doing Rebecca Sitton Spelling this year. We will be doing Words Their Way, like many of the children did last year. I am new to this program so I may do somethings differently than your child's teacher did last year.
Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing the children on Tuesday!