November 3rd, 2023

Hello families,

What a busy and fun filled week! We completed our pumpkin comparison sketches just in time for Halloween. On Halloween we tasted and graphed our pumpkin seeds, students drew and wrote about their halloween costumes, we carved our pumpkin, and created spooky place value numbers. The Halloween parade and grade 1/2 dance party were also a blast!





In gym we played Jack-O-Latern relays. Using teamwork, running, stamina, and creativity, students collected various items to build their pumpkins!

 


Our team dressed up as the Number Blocks!

Here are some books we read this week.



On Wednesday we sorted some left over candy from Ms. Gierl! Students tried to find as many different ways that they could sort the candy based on their attributes. Some sorting rules students came up with were sorting by color, texture, type of candy, first letter, and predicted taste (sweet/savory) . 



In writing we worked on the letters W, J, Y and X. Ask your child what sounds these letter make and their animated literacy actions! Once we are done the alphabet we will be reviewing/learning about long and short vowels and digraphs!

We also glued our writing workshop into our sketchbooks. These will be shared with you during conferences.





Spelling check ins were sent home on Friday. Grade 1 students continue to work on the first 5 words in the list and grade 2s, all 10 words. Students who are ready to extend their learning can work all 10 words and/or the spicy ones. 

Words Of The Week
he
was
for
on
are
as
with
his
they
I
Spicy
watch
very
leave

Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the Veteran's Drive. Our table is looking amazing! 



*Students who wanted to speak during the assembly took their scripts home on Friday to practice over the weekend.*


In the month of October we focused on the Montessori tenant of community and belonging at LBS. Here are some simple ways to encourage belonging and promote community beyond the school walls. 



Important Dates:

  • Monday November 6th - Photo retakes
  • Tuesday November 7th - Grade 1/2 teachers presenting at the School Council Meeting 6pm
  • Wednesday November 8th - Room 7 & 8 Remembrance Day assembly at 10am 
  • Thursday November 9th - PD Day - No School
  • November- 10-14 Fall Break
  • Thursday, November 16th - A&W Fun Lunch
  • Friday November 17th - Rock Your Mocs Day
  • Thursday, November 23rd - Parent Teacher Conferences (PM)
  • Friday, November 24th - Parent Teacher Conferences (AM)
  • Monday November 27th - Zoo Field Trip Penguin Palooza 
  • Thursday November 30th - Hat Day - The Saucy Bread Company Fun Lunch


Hello families,

Looking to shop for books online through Scholastic year round? I have set up a scholastic account for our class! Happy reading!

Class Code: RC358893