Fall is upon us! Thank you families for your support and help in getting Room 308 off to a wonderful school year!
October Happenings:
Padres Spirit Days 10/6 & 10/7! Let’s support our hometown team as they head into the playoffs. Wear your Padres gear on Tuesday and Wednesday. Go Padres!
AFP Meeting: October 7th at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom
No School on Monday, October 12th
Extra Minimum Day: Wednesday, October 20th. Students are dismissed at 12:30 PM
Halloween Carnival: October 30th at 5:30 p.m.
Music: Every Monday with Mrs. Valadez
P.E.: Every Wednesday with Coach Black and PE with class every Friday. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
October Scholastic Book Order due Thursday, October 15th
Math: Students are learning about place value concepts through metric measurement and data; Place Value; Counting and Comparing within 1,000.
Writing: Students are continuing with their learning of the writing process and how to use their writing tools. Their first long range writing piece is a personal narrative. They are writing about a true "small moment".
News Reports: Students did a wonderful job with their first few reports. Please view "News Report" tab to view schedule. Tap on highlighted topics to view report samples.
Topic: Favorite Family TIme Activity
Week B: Week of October 5th
Topic: Open
Week A: Week of October 12th
Week B: Week of October 19th
Topic: Open
Week A: Week of October 26th
Spelling:
Week of October 5th- Week 11: Consonant Digraphs
Week of October 12th- Week 13: -ng and -nk endings
Week of October 19th- Week 8: long a and long i ending in silent e
Week of October 26th- Week 9: long o and long u ending in silent e
Social Studies: Continue with Unit 1 on Government & Civics
Homework:. Please tap on homework link for further information.
October Birthdays- Mrs. Porkolab (10/8), Advaith (10/11), Rudra (10/15), Aarit (10/18), Vivaan (10/24)
September 7th. Enjoy Labor Day Weekend :-)
Spelling: Students and I worked through Unit 1 Spelling. Our first unit test was a "practice" test and it went home on Friday, August 28th.
Week of Aug. 31st- Unit 2: short /a / sounding words
Week of Sept. 8th- Unit 3: short / i / sounding words
Week of Sept. 14th- Unit 4: short / e / sounding words
Week of Sept. 21st- Unit 5: short / o / and /u / sounding words
Week of Sept. 28th- Unit 6: -ck ending words
Writing:
Students are learning the writing process and how to use their writing tools. Their first long range writing piece will be a personal narrative. They will write about a true "small moment".
Math:
Students are learning about interpreting and analyzing data (graphs). How to read information on graphs.
Students will be reviewing first grade math strategies to add and subtract up to 20.
News Reports: Students presented their "Bagging My Personality". They were prepared and showed effort in public speaking skills. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about each student's hobbies and adventures.
Topic: Favorite Summer Activity. Tap on highlighted link to read
directions for topic.
Week A presents the week of Aug. 31st
Week B students present the week of Sept. 8th
Topic: Open Topic. Tap on highlighted link to read directions for
topic.
Week A presents the week of Sept. 14th
Week B students present the week of Sept. 21st
Social Studies Unit 1 on Government & Civics. A note went home August 17th.
Music every Monday with Mrs. Valadez
PE every Wednesday with Mrs. Black and PE with class every Friday.
September Birthday: Mrs. Gil (9/21) & Shriya (9/25)
Homework begins Monday, August 24th. Please tap on homework link for further information.
Student Fall Photos on Tuesday September 1st.
September Scholastic Book Orders due Thursday, Sept.18th.
News Reports started with Week A on Aug. 17th. Week B reports the week of Aug. 24th
Mrs. Gil's Volunteer Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 20th from 8:00 to 8:25 AM in room 308
Fill out Room 308 Parent Forms by clicking on tap.