Week of 10/14

Odds and Ends

Sign up for our Fall conferences have been sent out. Thank you for all of those families who have signed up for parent teacher conferences.  I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child's progress so far this year!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 10/14: No School

*Fri. 10/18: DOL #2 graded review (capitalizing proper nouns)

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Spelling: Your child received new word sorts this week. They are due on Fri. 10/25.  Please help them practice the words for the test. Also, check in with them to see how they are doing on their menu activities as the days go on. 3 activities are also due on 10/25. 

*Reading/English: We are working on folktales as we find text evidence to back up our answers. We are also focusing on sequencing, cause and effect, character traits, and theme. We are applying these skills to our social studies lessons as well.  

We are also working on descriptive writing and adjectives.  This time of year is a great time to practice our descriptive writing skills as we describe spooky Halloween objects! 

* Social Studies: We have started our unit on the history of Downers Grove. Ask your child about Pierce Downer and what kind of person he was. We are learning all about the town's history to prepare us for a field trip coming soon! 

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will continue to work on Unit 3, focusing on rounding to the nearest 10 or 100 to get estimated answers, and then working on strategies to add and subtract 3 digit numbers and solve word problems.  There will be a checkpoint on Wednesday covering rounding and addition multi digit numbers. 

Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Mrs. Olsen