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Newsletter for Week of Oct. 21st, 2013

=Week in Review = We have had a very busy week in school and now that we have been in First Grade for over 35 days, there is no stopping us now. In Science, thank you so much for your generous contribution of plant bulbs to our Mary Garden. The planting experience was wonderful for all the First Graders. We each were able to plant the promise of spring by laying all the bulbs to rest below the soil until we can enjoy the beauty of their blossoms after the cold winter that lies before us. Then we proceeded to the Schlitz Audubon. We loved exploring the grounds, locating seeds, observed how the earth is changing through the Fall as we approach the colder days that lie ahead. We loved the entire experience.Then we had a tasting stir-fry celebration. Did you hear that we ate seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers? Can you guess what we ate? How does pea pods, carrots, celery, spinach, and broccoli sound? It was so delicious. MMMMM.

=** Reading **= How many places can you be at one time? This week we will read "On the Map" and we will find out that we can be in our house, on our street, in a community, in a county, in a state, in a country, on a continent, and on the planet Earth all at one time. **This is a great week to review your address and phone number(s) with your child.** Let them know if they live in Mequon or Thiensville. Our skills will focus on sp-, st, sm- br-, dr-, gr-, and tr- blends. The children will also be asked to draw a simple map. We certainly enjoyed our Read and Treat this week. It is a true blessing for our families to come in on a Wednesday afternoon. We love the great stories!  **Vocabulary for __On the Map__**  amazed...frequently...service...variety...useful ...live...many...out... place...eat...no...who...some...of...spill...spin...drop...grab... grass...drip

=**Religion** =   Our Mary Garden is planted and I thank all of you for being so generous with our bulb selection. I will definitely keep you posted when we enter back into Spring to monitor our garden's progress. This week we are just completing our chapter on the Bible and the New and Old Testaments. We will begin our next chapter on Thursday when we learn about Jesus the Healer.

=Math = We will continue to emphasize the concepts of addition and subtraction through simple computation as well as problem solving. The first Math facts your child should have memorized are their doubles of 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4, 5+5, 6+6, 7+7, 8+8, 9+9, 10+10 and as far as your child can proceed. This can easily be practiced even on a short car ride, until they are f l u e n t. We continue working on many strategies and practice to be able to demonstrate our number sense. Before, after, and between numbers is instrumental to the understanding. All children must be able to write their numbers up to 120, but the sky's the limit. Keep trudging forward as far as your child can understand. fluency of numbers from 1-120...what number comes before...what number comes between... what number comes after... all number words
 * Vocabulary for Understanding Number Sense **

=Riddles of the Week =  Where did the goblin throw the football? Over the ghoul line. Why do bats fly at night? Because they're afraid to drive.

= Important Dates = [|LC Connection] Oct. 24th..........[|Culver Give Back] Oct. 25th..........[|Cousins lunch, no hot lunch] Oct. 30th..........[|Spooktacular Family Event] Oct. 31st..........Halloween Parade 10:45 Nov. 2nd[|Soles for Education walk, 8 a.m.] (registration free through Oct. 1) Nov. 2nd..........[|Trivia Twilight, 7 p.m.] Nov. 6th..........[|Young Rembrandts Registration] Nov. 7th and 8th.....................[|Conferences] (Return forms by Oct. 25th)