Schedule for the Week of October 3-7

Language Arts:

Mini-Lessons for the First 30 Days (Rituals, Routines, Responsibilities of Daily 5/Readers Workshop)

Mini-lessons are short (5-15 minutes) and laser-focused. These particular lessons are like stepping stones and will help us become ready to confidently dive into more vigorous reading and writing instruction. These will be revisited throughout the year

• Review of Literary Elements
• review previous lessons

• Nonfiction Text Features: Table of Contents & Index
• understand that these features help readers locate information
• Nonfiction Text Features: Glossary
• understand features that help readers learn words
• Nonfiction Text Features: Graphics
• understand that nonfiction have graphics to help readers understand information
• Review of Nonfiction Text Features
• review previous lessons

• Journals/writers workshop: write/draw a basic entry every day, write as a whole group too
• how do we respond to stories? (writing about characters, settings, favorite parts of stories, parts that surprised us)
• why do we do them? (to become better writers and have fun!)
• practice sharing/turn and talk
• understand expectations of writers workshop (start write away, work quietly, stay in one spot, write the whole time, build writing stamina, share your work)
• writing our first and last name every day now!
• Read Alouds: a lot of stories will be read to model and add rich discussion to the mini lessons mentioned above.
• We will be focusing on letters:
• Pp
• Qq
• Rr
• Ss
• Tt

Math:

• Unit 1: 
• 1.18: Objects and Numbers Through 10: Centimeter Cubes
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-10; count 1 through 10 objects; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; distinguish between different sized groups
• Vocabulary: more, fewer
• 1.19: Practice: Numbers of Objects in a Group
• Objectives: count 1 through 5 shapes; write the numeral 5; identify groups of 5
• Vocabulary: same, alike, different
• 1.20/21:  More Objects and Numbers Through 10: Square Inch Tiles/More Scenes of 2,3,4, and 5
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; make and compare circles and squares; explore the differences between round and square and between small and large
• Vocabulary: vertical, horizontal, more, fewer, order, straight line, diagonal, circle, square, small, large
• 1.23: Scenes of 1
• Objectives: explore groups of 1
• Vocabulary: scene, pair

Science:

• Continuing to observe trees
• We will observe a specific tree and discuss/draw changes we notice in the fall
• Continue to discuss parts of a tree and their functions
• Explore why leaves change color/why trees lose their leaves

SPECIALS: (October 3-7)

Monday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2) - P.J. Day

Tuesday:   Art/Music (Day 3) - Hat Day....Football Players will be visiting our class to read! 

Wednesday: P.E./Media (Day 4) - College Wear/Jersey Day

Thursday:  Music/Art (Day 5) Please return Library books by today - Multi-Color Day - Kindergarten Wears Purple!!

Friday:  Media/P.E. (Day 6) - Check-out Day in Media Spirit Wear and Wacky Hair Day

• Parade is from 4:30-5:30pm Hilltop Elementary to the High School
• Tailgating  5:30pm-7pm
• Homecoming Football Game  7:00pm-9:00pm

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6! 

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am

Other News:

• If you haven't yet, sign up for fall conferences via Family Access (Skyward). Call the office if you are unable to log on. I will send an email out next week to those who have not yet signed up. Thanks!
• As the weather is changing, please make sure your child has warm gear to wear outside. We do go outside every day. 
• Please send Friday folders back every week (preferably Monday or Tuesday)  
• So far I have 3 parents who have signed up to plan our Halloween party on Oct. 31st. If you would like to be a part of the party and planning, please let me know! We would love more volunteers.