Week of October 29

     This week we will finish up Unit 3 in Adventures of the Superkids and begin Unit 4.  We will be working on writing another shared story (where everyone gets to add parts to the story), this time a Halloween one.  The students will also read our next Super Duper magazine called "Bubbles."  Nouns and verbs will also be discussed in our next unit.

     In math the students will each get a chance during center time to practice weighing different objects.  They will find out how many pennies it takes to balance out the scale.  We will also continue to work on our double and plus 1 facts.  This week we will also add plus 0 facts.  The students will also be using our pattern blocks to find multiple ways to cover a design.

     In science and social studies we are continuing to work on our dinosaur inquiry unit.  This week we will be making a timeline for the earth so we can visually see how things have changed over time and how long the earth has been around.  The students will also add another section to their dinosaur book that we are creating.

     Important things happening this week include:

• Spelling test for unit 3 on Monday, Oct. 29
• Math test will be on Tuesday, Oct. 30
• Scholastic book orders are due on Wednesday, Oct. 31
• Reading logs for October are due on Friday, Nov. 2
• Halloween is Wednesday - students may wear their costumes, but they are not to bring any props or weapons, they should not wear any face paint or masks
• Halloween party is in the afternoon, parade will be at 2:15 - you are welcome to come and see all the great costumes
• Students may bring candy to pass out to their classmates on Halloween - please make sure these are wrapped
• Day of the Dead Celebration is on Friday - we will have a prayer service in the morning - Please bring in pictures of deceased family members (make sure you write your child's name and the family members on the back of the picture) to put on the altar that will be in the lunchroom all week