We are moving rapidly into fall. Our first month of school as gone well, and our routines are settled in.
Don't forget to bring some cash- as they will have a museum store, where they will sell items made in art class. All the funds will go towards supplies for our Portland Bridges unit in the spring.
In math we are focusing on adding and subtracting larger numbers. Please make sure students are practicing their math facts at home, so that these larger problems are easy. Students have talked about practicing by putting up fact posters in their home, practicing with flash cards, quizzing each other, and trying to
In reading we are into our unit on non-fiction text reading. This is helping us as we do our research for the museum. We are also talking about how reading non-fiction text can transfer as we do research on the web.
A big shout out to Kelly and Heidi, who came and dusted all the ash from our classroom this week! While they cleaned up the window sills and ledges around the room, we spoke of how important it is to keep everything clean as we move into this fall season of colds. Please remember to wash hands and cover coughs to stop spreading germs.
As always, please feel free to reach out with questions or comments!
