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 Newsletter for Week of Oct. 7th, 2013 =Week in Review = This is not a bad hair day! It's our grass that we planted 2 weeks ago. We can't believe how much everything has grown. In fact, we had to mow our lawn (give it a hair-cut:) and what do you think we saw....weeds. Now we will proceed with our investigation and observation to see if the weeds will  overtake the lawn. Our brassica is amazing as well in that this is our second week and we are able to distinguish true plant leaves and if you observe carefully buds are beginning to form. Yeah! We have one more investigation in which we will plant wheat seeds in a straw with a paper wick to absorb water at the end. This week, we had a blast with Mrs. Berns in P.E. as she brought out the fabulous parachute. The children needed to listen and follow directions so carefully in order for everything to work. Mrs. Berns always makes our class so special!

= Reading = This week we will begin the review of the short O vowel sound and we will reinforce the skill through our spelling list, building of word chunks, and stories. As we change to our new books we will also change our theme to "Our Families, Our Neighbors." Our first story will center around animal families. We will read about many wild animals and their babies. Our skills will focus on main idea and details. You can reinforce this skill in every story or movie you watch or read with your child. If your child likes the story or movie, rest assured it has these components. We also enjoyed our first Read and Treat on Wednesday. We loved this opportunity to enjoy favorite stories and wonderful snacks. We can't wait for the next Read and Treat. guide...protect...wild...provide...separate her...they...our...now...help...two...use... hop...top...log...hog...hot
 * Vocabulary for "Animal Moms and Dads" **

= **Religion** = Your child has now received their part for their participation in the liturgy. We have begun talking about the parts of the Mass and our responses when we are in church. Each child will be actively involved in each Mass throughout the year. The children with reading parts are encouraged to practice at home in addition to what we practice in school. In some cases the words are difficult for young readers. We invite you to come and join us for the liturgy and to sit with your child. They will know in advance where they need to sit in order to follow the sequence of the liturgy. If you have any specific question, always feel free to ask for clarification. = = =Math = We continue to work on our math fact fluency through Mad Minutes. I t is our goal to reach math fluency in addition and subtraction up to 20. Math facts and the speed and accuracy of them should be a daily task. We have completed our subtraction and problem solving skills for now and will be working on number sense in the coming weeks. The children are expected to count and write their numbers through 120 as well as be able to distinguish what comes before, after, and between and selection of these numbers. We will continue to spiral addition and subtraction through this next strain.

**Vocabulary for Understanding Addition and __Subtraction Concepts__ ** sum...plus...equal to...addition equation...part...whole...add...counting on...counting all...adding to......the same amount as...addition ...order...first second...putting together...taking from...minus...subtract...taking apart...comparing...unknown...less than...subtraction...counting back...true...false

=**Riddles of the Week ** = = = What is a ghost's favorite bird?  A scare crow. What do ghosts eat for dessert?  I scream and booberry pie. = = =Important Dates = [|Thursday Folder] Sept. 20th-Oct. 9th......[|2nd Grade Coat Collection] Oct. 9th........................OUR first prepared class Mass, October Birthday Blessings Oct. 9th............Book Orders due Oct. 11th..........No School, Professional Development Oct. 14th..........No School, Professional Development Oct. 16th..........Schlitz Audubon filedtrip 11:30-1:30 Oct. 16th..........Planting our Mary Garden Oct. 31st..........Halloween Parade Nov. 2nd[|Soles for Education walk, 8 a.m.] (registration free through Oct. 1) Nov. 2nd..........[|Trivia Twilight, 7 p.m.]