Helpful Highlights
LABOR DAY
There is no school on Monday, Sept. 7th, in honor of Labor Day. Hope you enjoy the long weekend!
ZOOM CONFERENCES
Formal conferences will be held via Zoom on September 17th and 18th. These will be half-days for students. Carline will begin at 11:15. Flipside will be available on these days. Teachers sent out a Sign-Up Genius to your email for you to sign up for a time. Be sure to sign up! We are looking forward to meeting virtually with each of you!
SPELLING / CAPITALIZATION POINT DEDUCTIONS
Starting the first week of September, we wanted to let you know that words that are misspelled / not capitalized correctly, when there is a word bank or text provided, will be counted off -1 point, up to 5 points. We encourage the students to check carefully and take pride in their work!
WATER BOTTLES
Remember to send a healthy snack and water with your students, each day. That mid-morning snack and all-day hydration really keeps them focused, and their brains working at full speed! Please send the water bottles filled up each morning so students are ready to start learning when they arrive. Thanks so much!
CARLINE
First, a BIG THANK YOU for bringing those carline numbers! It is SO helpful and makes carline run much faster.
Great job on hanging carline numbers from the rear view mirror!
Great job on taking the card down AFTER your child has been loaded into your vehicle. This has helped us keep cars moving, because we know they are loaded!
We call a batch of about 15 numbers at a time and load those students. Cars must not pull off, until all of that batch is loaded. If one car moves, the others will follow and could result in injury to students and teachers still loading. Always watch the STOP / SLOW signs, for the signal to move.
Keep up the good work! We are all so pleased with how smoothly this has been going!
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - How Sin Began and the Garden of Eden
Phonics / Spelling -
Spelling Focus: Sound of /k/ at the end of a word spelled k,ck,ke
ck is at the end of a short vowel word.
k is at the end of a word when a consonant or vowel team is before the /k/ sound.
ke is at the end of a long vowel word with a silent e.
Grammar / Creative Writing - We will be wrapping up Chapter 2. A review will come home on Tuesday for the test on Thursday!
Reading - We continue our first unit of Foundations & Frameworks.
Comprehension Focus: Sequence of Events
Pattern Statement: there is an order to how things happen; but, not everything that happens is important.
Visual Tool: Flow Chart
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: nibble, cluck, scold, invent, boxcar, telegraph, patrol, clammy, clumsy, cranky
Math - We will be wrapping up Unit 1 and reviewing for the test! A study guide will come home on Thursday, September 10th, and the test will be on Monday, September 14th.
Science - We begin our next unit by introducing the five classes of animals & characteristics of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds & fish.
Save the Date
September 7 - Labor Day - No school
September 8 - Pumpkin Book Report Information comes home in blue folders
September 17-18 - Lower School Parent Teacher Conferences via Zoom
September 28 - Oct. 2 - Fall Break!!!
