October and November Newsletter

October and November Newsletter

Oct. 18-21	Oct. 25-29	Nov. 1-5	Nov. 8-12
Sight Words	Sight Words	Sight Words	Sight Words
Reviewing 1st 9 weeks sight words	1. help 2. ride 3. work 4.find 5.there 6.Sunday	1. keep 2. away 3. ran 4. can’t 5. on 6. this 7. if 8. Monday	1. good 2. have 3. read 4. any 5. did 6. or 7. too 8. Tuesday
Phonics Skill	Phonics Skills	Phonics Skill	Phonics Skill
Refer to Monday Update	Refer to Monday Update	Refer to Monday Update	Refer to Monday Update
Story Words	Story Words	Story Words	Story Words
1. into 2. live 3. many 4.out	1. want 2. put 3. show 4. under 5. three 6. make	1. today 2. way 3. school 4. late	Review story words thus far
Math Lessons Introducing subtract 0 and all, vertical subtraction, problem solving strategy (draw a diagram).	Math Lessons Introduce comparing groups, subtracting from 4, 5, 6	Math Lessons Introduce subtracting from 6, 7, 8 and 9, exploring related addition and subtraction problems	Math Lessons Continue subtraction strategies and review for chapter test.
Science and Social Studies · Bats and Spiders · Identifying others feelings	Science and Social Studies · Pumpkins · Looking for more clues in feelings	Science and Social Studies · Leaves and Scarecrows · Identifying our feelings	Science and Social Studies · Leaves and Scarecrows · Community Feelings
News and Updates · BRING IN BOX TOPS FOR CLASSROOM!!!!! · No School October 22nd (Teacher Work Day) and November 11th (Veteran’s Day) · SAC (6:00) and PTO (7:00) meetings Tuesday, November 9th · Check out Calendar for PBS events! · Always wear tennis shoes on Monday and Friday for PE!

Monday Update...October 18th

· Conferences are this week. Look for your reminder in your child’s HOME folder. Please call or email me at whitehl@levy.k12.fl.us if you are not able to attend. Thank you!

· New Newsletter this week! (Going to try and add it to the website)

· Mrs. Whitehurst’s reading group is staying on Double s,f,l,z. Mrs. Inman’s reading group is moving on to the digraphs th and ch. Use the phonics packet that was added to your child’s HOME folder. There are words and sentences you can use to help your child practice reading and spelling these phonics skills.

· No School on Friday!

· PTO’s YANKEE CANDLE Orders were due Friday. Please send them in tomorrow if you forgot!

· Walking Field Trip to the Fire Department Tues., October 26^th...Please turn in the red permission form that was sent home last week by this Thursday, October 21st.

· The Fisheries Field Trip form and the $5.75 is due Tuesday, October 27^th. Chaperones are free.

· Friday, October 29th is BOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY! Please return the sheet where you had to fill out the book and the character you are dressing up as by Wednesday October 27^th for approval.

· We are collecting toilet paper rolls and washed out Dole or Del Monte fruit cups for holiday crafts. Please send them in until we have enough!

· $1.00 Pickle Fridays

SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://jbe.levyschools.org/r/home

PBS Ring Pops

There is nothing cuter than these multi colored tongues!

Monday Update…October 11th

· We are staying on Double s,f,l,z. Look for a phonics packet that was added to your child’s HOME folder. There are words and sentences you can use to help your child practice reading and spelling these phonics skills.

· The papers in the plastic sleeves are not to be taken out or removed. The last plastic sleeve is the only sleeve things can be taken in and out of.

· Scholastic Book orders and PTO’s YANKEE CANDLE Orders are due this Friday, October 15^th. Yankee Candles make great Christmas gifts!

· The school board did not find it cost effective to copy the paper books I send home! I plan on trying to copy one story but not both for each week. I will be working on that this week.

· SAC (6:00) and PTO (7:00) meeting this Tuesday. Please come because the class with the most parent attendance at PTO gets a special prize. Hopefully we will know more about the change drive prize this week.

· The library’s book fair is this week! If you do not want your child to buy school trinkets please send in a note stating that they must buy a book. The late night is Tuesday!

· PBS Ring Pops on Wednesday for 3 BEAR BUCKS!!

· Walking Field Trip to the Fire Department Tues., October 26^th...more info to come this week!

· $1.00 Pickle Fridays

· We have to turn in BOX TOPS this week for the first time this Friday. So if you have a baggy send them in soon.

SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://jbe.levyschools.org/r/home