Week ending 10/21/16

Hi Families!  I hope you've all been enjoying this beautiful weather we've been having!  I know this weekend will be a change but it's been nice while it's lasted!  Our new playground is starting to come together!  The students are so excited and have been watching the crew do a little bit every day!  There have been many parents that have been able to help out already and there is a community build tomorrow morning, Saturday for those that can come help build it.
Important information:

• Conferences start on the 25th, next Tuesday and continue through the 4th of November.  If you have not signed up, please see the Sign Up Genius in a previous post to sign up.  Please remember this is a time for you and your child to attend. They are excited to share their work with you.
• Thursday, November 3rd is a half day with dismissal at 12:30. 
• Homework will begin on October 31 with the first days homework being completed in class that day.  We will also be practicing homework next week in the classroom so students know what is expected.  To prepare for homework, a good tip is to work with your child to determine when homework will be completed every day and where the homework will be done.  Create a homework space for your child to work at each day. 

3, 2, 1 things happening in room 250...

3 math skill we've been working on are showing our work while solving number story problems in math, using fact families to help us identify which facts we know and an easier way to solve the ones we don't, and "What's My Rule?" which helps us use our number sense to solve problems in a different way of thinking.  *Have some fun with math by asking your child to make up story problems for you to solve by showing your work and writing a complete number sentence.  

2 read aloud we listened to were William's Doll and Amazing Grace.  We used these books to make text to text connections and share what was similar between the books.  *When your child is reading at night, ask them if their book reminds them of any other books they have read before.  Often, they will surprise themselves with the connections they can make!

1 writing activity we've been working on is writing what we are proud of ourselves for and what we're still working on.  These ideas will be shared at conference.