Weekly Update!

 Hi Everyone!

I hope your week was amazing! We have had a fun and productive week at school. We recently started our new math and VA Studies units. I am impressed with how quickly the students are picking up the material. We are headed towards some of the more difficult units in the next  month, so establishing good study habits is essential. If you want to get a head, y0u can have your child start memorizing their multiplication facts. That will make the next few units a lot easier for them! 

No School:

There is no school Monday, October 9th due to the holiday.

Fall Conferences:

As we head towards the second half of the 1st quarter, I would like to meet with each family for a conference to go over student progress, and see how things are going for you so far. These meetings will take place either in person or virtually through Google Meet. Fall conferences will take place throughout the month of October since we have so many students and I am trying to balance all of you and my own family. I will have several options available, and sign ups will be scheduled through a Google Sheet I made. Please click HERE to sign up for a 15 minute conference. If none of these days or times work for you, please reach out and let me know. We will work together to find a time that will work with both of our schedules.   

Addition and Subtraction Study Guide:

The study guide for our Addition and Subtraction unit went home this week. Please help your child work on it a little each night as we learn the content. The study guide questions are due on October 27th. Their study guide should be in their homework folder under the ‘Study Guides’ label.

 

Picture Day:

Picture day forms will go home soon. Our class is scheduled to have our picture taken on Wednesday,October 11th. You can purchase your pictures online or using the form that will be sent home.

Tiger Rising Movie:

We will watch the movie Tiger Rising on Friday, October 13th. If you would like to send in popcorn or a special snack for your child, they can eat that while they watch. They are also welcome to bring in a small blanket to lay on. 

 Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will finish the book The Tiger Rising and wrap up the unit watching the movie.

 

• Math:  We will continue  our Addition and Subtraction unit. The study guide already went home. Test date will come soon.

 

• Virginia Studies:  We will read and discuss Chapter 2 of Virginia Studies. In this chapter we will learn about the different tribes who settled in Virginia, the languages they spoke and how the way they lived related to where they settled in the state.

• Science: We will begin talking about Virginia’s natural resources and the watershed.

I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing long weekend! The rain is slowing things down a bit for us, which is a nice change!