Book Character Day!

Book Character Day will be on Friday, Nov. 1.  Your child may come to school that day dressed as his/her favorite book character.  You do not have to buy a costume.  Homemade costumes are fine.  (Ex.  Clifford the Big Red Dog… a red shirt with homemade floppy, red ears!)  We do ask that no weapons (toy swords, knives, guns) are brought/worn with the costume.  Also, we’d love for your child to bring the book that he/she is the character from to carry as we parade through the school Friday morning!

Week 9 ~ Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2019

Book Character Day is Friday, Nov. 1 at CAES.  Your child may come dressed as a book character.  If possible, send the book in with your child so that he/she may carry it during the school parade.  

    

A few notes about Reading Logs and Steps…if you are wondering why ‘Book’ is written down in your child’s log on occasion, there are several reasons.  Sometimes we run out of time and I have to log in quickly for the children. Or, your child may have been out of the room (bathroom, nurse, etc.) and I wrote it in. Or, it could be a ‘catch up’ Step if your child is behind on Steps or no reading was done at home the night before.  

This week we will:

• Learn about the letters Jj and Ww – the sound of each and proper letter formation
• Name, spell and read words that begin with /j/ and /w/
• Learn new Power Words want  you  go and practice old PWs
• Count syllables in 1, 2 or 3 syllable words
• Write our thoughts and ideas down on paper
• Listen to and enjoy stories read aloud
• Make predictions and connections to the books we read aloud
• Identify the title page in a book, the setting, characters and events in stories we read aloud
• Learn about the numbers 1 – 10 and different ways to represent the numbers
• Count by 1s as high as we can and by 10s

Homework for the week:

·      Cut apart and practice your new Power Words  want  you  go

·      Practice all old Power Words – Can you read them at FLASH SPEED?

·      Read for 30 minutes each night – Log in at least 2 HOME STEPS every night!!!

·      Ask your child how many syllables his/her name has and to name a friend in the class and tell how many he/she has. :)  

Upcoming dates: 

• Ongoing through October – Box Top collection
• Oct. 30 – School picture make-up day (Please send a note in your child’s red folder if you wish for your child to have a retake)
• Nov. 1 – Book Character Day and Parade @ 9:15 (Bring your book to show!)
• Nov. 8 – Staff Development – no school for students
• Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – School closed
• Nov. 15 – Fall Pizza Bingo

• Nov. 27 – 29 – Thanksgiving Holiday – no school

Week 8 ~ Oct. 21- Oct. 25, 2019

Remember, your child (or you) needs to log in at least 2 Steps each night at home (30 minutes of home reading).  Don’t forget, if your child misses a night of reading, that’s 2 Home Steps missed. Or if he/she is absent from school, 2 School Steps are missed.  These missed Steps must be made up at home or at school.  So…YES!  It is okay to read for more than 30 minutes and log in more than 2 books a night.  Every Step counts!!!!

This week we will:  

• Learn about the letters Jj and Ll – their sounds and proper letter formation
• Name, read and spell words that begin with /j/ and /l/
• Use letters and sounds to write ideas / a sentence down on paper
• Identify and read at FLASH SPEED our “old” Power Words
• Learn to read the Power Words:  with   like   a
• Identify characters and events in stories we read aloud
• Make connections to stories that we read aloud
• Count by 1s and 10s
• Continue identifying and continuing AB, AAB, ABB patterns
• Identify numerals
• Learn about numbers and number patterns

Homework for the week:

·       Ask your child how he/she shows RESPECT at school (to their friends, teachers). 

·       Ask your child what our Morning Meeting looks like?  J 

·       Cut apart and practice your new Power Words – with, like, a – learn to read them at FLASH SPEED (identify and say it automatically)

·       Practice your old Power Words in your zip lock bag (Can you read them at FLASH SPEED?)

·       Read for 30 minutes every night.  Log in at least 2 Home Steps each night!

Upcoming dates:

• October is Box Top collection month!  Keep sending them in!!!
• October 21 – 25 ~ Spirit Week  (Monday – Sports Day, Tuesday – Wacky Tacky Day, Wednesday – Unity Day /Wear Orange or Up Standers Day /Dress as a super hero, Thursday – Twin day, Friday – Packer Pride Day /Wear blue and gold)  
• October 22 – Field Trip to Darden Farm
• October 25 – Early dismissal @ 1:00
• October 30 – Picture Makeup Day
• November 1 – Book Character Day and Parade (Be looking for more info on this day to come home in the red folder this week!)

Week 7 ~ Oct. 15 - Oct. 18, 2019

Thanks everyone for coming in yesterday for Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences.  I appreciate your time and input!  Box Tops are now being collected.  Check with grandparents, neighbors, and anyone you can think of to help with collection of Box Tops for our class.

This week we will:

• learn about the letters Dd and Ff (their sounds and proper letter formation)
• name words that begin with /d/ and /f/
• learn 3 new Power Words have  to  me  and review reading our ‘old’ Power Words
• continue to write and spell using sounds that we hear
• identify characters, settings and events that happen in stories we read aloud
• recognize and extend different patterns (AB, AAB, AABB, AAAB, ABC)
• identify numerals
• find patterns in numbers
• count by 10s and 1s

Homework for the week:

• cut apart your new Power Words ~ have  me  to~ practice reading them every day ~ keep them in your Ziploc bag so you don’t lose them!
• Read for 10 minutes 3 times, or read for 15 minutes 2 times, or read for 30 minutes one time each night.  Log in (write in) your 2 Home Steps. 

Important dates to remember:

• October – Box Top collection all month!!!  Send them in if you find some at home!
• October 17 – Pink Out Day ~ wear pink
• October 21 – Book Fair begins
• October 22 – Field Trip to Darden Farm
• October 25 – Early dismissal @ 1:00
• November 1 – Book Character Day (more info coming soon!)