Weekly News

October 6th - 10th

·   Reading:

Skills Unit 2: In this unit students will learn to read and write words with the magic e and the vowels a and i, practice with nouns, and tricky words.  Students will continue to read stories from the reader, “Gran.”

• Letterland:

Unit 8: Students will learn when a two or three letter word has one vowel at the end, this final vowel almost always says the vowel Man’s name. They also learn the story logic of why y as a single vowel on the end of a short word says /i/ as in my and why. The spelling test will be on October 10th.

• Writing:

We will begin Writing Unit 1:  Building the Foundation.  Students will learn about parts of a sentence and proper sentence formation.

• Listening and Learning:

Students will finish Domain 3: Different Lands and Similar Stories with three more folktales.  We will then review for the Domain Assessment.  The Domain Assessment will

be on Friday, October 10th.

• Math:

The lesson 6: Subtracting by comparing test will be on Tuesday, October 7th. We will then begin lessons 33 and 34 on Wednesday where students will learn to sort and compare data.

·   Sight Words: 

Please practice sight words each night.  The Basketball Words Assessment will be on Friday, October 31st.

Upcoming Dates and Events: 

·   Oct. 14th - Peak Meeting 6 pm

·   Oct. 16th & 17th - No School/Teacher Workday

·   Oct. 22nd - Report Cards Go Home

·   Oct. 23rd - Red Bridges BBQ Spirit Night 5-7 pm

·   Oct. 24th - PEAK's Fall Festival 

·   Oct. 28th- Planetarium Field trip

PEAK's Fall Festival

is coming up on Friday, October 24th. PEAK needs volunteers and Trunk or Treaters for this event. Please check PEAK's Facebook group for details on how to sign up. Also, PEAK will begin collecting candy and treats, like cupcakes, cakes, and Little Debbie treats, for the Fall Festival starting September 29th in the car line. Be on the lookout for their collection bins. They could not put on this event without your help! Thank you all for your support!

Friendly Reminders:

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Your child should have a snack in the front pocket of their

backpack each day and a filled spill proof water bottle.

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Please NO liquid in water bottles other than water! Any dye-colored

liquid will stain the floor and carpet.

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Please label all jackets and sweaters with your child’s name.

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Please have your child complete all homework in PENCIL unless

otherwise instructed.

• Interdisciplinary Schedule

·       Monday - Library

·       Tuesday - Art

·       Wednesday - STEM

·       Thursday - PE

·   Friday - Music

• Morning Drop Off

Drop off will begin at 7:30am.  School starts at 8:00am.  Please have students ready with backpacks on and lunchboxes in hand ready to exit the vehicle on the driver’s side.  We ask that parents stay in the car.  This keeps the morning drop-off line moving smoothly.  Thank you for your cooperation!

• Afternoon Dismissal 

Car riders will be dismissed from the classroom starting at 2:45pm. Please be patient with us and your child as we teach then this new routine. We promise to do our best to minimize any inconvenience! Please make sure that your child’s car tag is visible.

**If you need to buckle your child or strap them into a car seat, please pull to the grass to complete. Thank you! 

It is important that students are picked up by 3:30 each day.  Please make arrangements to have your child picked up by 3:30 in the afternoon.  Staff hours are 7:30-3:30.

It is important to send a written not and/or call the school office before 11:45am if there is a change in the way that your child will be going home. We want to be sure that we send them safely to the correct place.

• Snack

Please send a snack with your child each day. In order to help your child avoid confusing lunch and snack items, please place snack in the small front zipper pocket of your child's backpack (instead of in his/her lunchbox with lunch items).

Please NO liquid in water bottles other than water! Water bottles should be spill proof, meaning if they get knocked over, water will not poor out.

• Uniforms 

Students must wear school approved uniform items each day.  We will send sticky note reminders if your child is not following the uniform policy up until September 3rd.  After this date we will send Uniform Violation forms.  Please remember to label all outerwear with your child’s name. Hoodies and hooded jackets are not allowed to be worn in the building.

• Lunch

Your child will need a healthy lunch and drink every day (no soda) or you may order catered lunch if you choose from TGMH or Jammin J’s (see school website).  If your child forgets his/her lunch, we will provide them with a lunch but parents must reimburse the school.  Please do not come eat with your child until September 23rd.  

• Homework

Students will have graded reading, math and spelling homework each week. Reading homework will consist of your child reading a leveled book each night to a parent.  Once your child has mastered the book (can read fluently without help) please sign the reading log.  We will then send home a new book.  Students must read a minimum of 2 books each week to receive full homework credit.  Your child will have one activity each night for Math and Spelling homework.  Classwork and homework grades make up 40% of your child’s grade.

• Peak

The day your child became a student at PCA you became a member of PEAK which is our school’s parent group.  Please step up and support your child’s school by volunteering your time and help.