October 1, 2008
We all enjoyed our field trip to New Echota very much today. We had the opportunity to see a small Cherokee settlement and have a picnic. This gave us a chance to see the differences in our lifestyles and recognize the comforts we take for granted. The printing press for the Cherokee Phoenix was very cool, because it printed the newspaper in both Cherokee and English.
Math: Come and see the graphs we generated in the computer lab to illustrate the data from our individualized surveys. They are in the hall outside of our room. We have reviewed double digit addition without regrouping and are starting double digit addition with regrouping. Some students know the steps of the process, but to be sure they understand those steps, we will act them out with manipulatives. We are also working on counting coins. You may want to ask your child to count some change for you. I am very pleased with your children's problem solving skills. They are independently solving their exemplars and sometimes showing 2 or 3 ways of solving the problem!
Reading: We have worked on several comprehension strategies: making predictions (which we confirm or alter), summarizing and making connections from our text to other texts, ourselves, or the world. We are also working of fluency via the plays.
Language Arts: I am really pleased with our narratives. We read a lot of books about animals coming to life, which we used as models for our stories. The children are finishing their stories starring one of their stuffed animals.
Dates to remember: October 3, Friday, 5:00-8:00 Fall Festival and Fun Run
October 15, Wednesday, Early Release
October 22, Wednesday, Box Tops due
October 23, Thursday, RFL Biscuit Sale
October 24, Friday, Bus Driver Appreciation Day
October 27, Monday 6:00-8:00 Reading Night
Thank you for all your support. No wonder your kids are so wonderful!
Mrs. Kantor
