Happy Friday,

I must apologize for no posting last week. During conferences I got some kind of stomach bug and had to take some time to recuperate. Thanks to all of the parents who had to reschedule!

I got to meet with EVERY parent! I can't tell you how much I enjoy talking to you about your child. I apologize if the conference seemed short, I just didn't have a lot of problems to discuss - that's a GREAT thing!

Our Fall Celebration is quickly approaching! Please get in touch with Mrs. Bassan if you haven't done so already. I have two parents helping out with pumpkin math in the morning. If you can come in to help, please let me know. Also, this is not a day to wear any type of costume.

SCIENCE FAIR - Information packets have already gone home, but if you need to know anything else, just ask! It's such a cool way to learn - but, remember, it is optional.

Here's what's going on next week:

LANGUAGE ARTS: We are finishing up Fairy Tales and starting Folk Tales. The kids will be practicing their before reading strategies, their during reading strategies, and their after reading strategies. We'll also be focusing on character traits and how they affect the story.

MATH: We'll be working with probability. Our new vocabulary includes: certain, equally likely, even, impossible, less/least likely, more/most likely, outcome, possible, and probability. Fun, fun, fun!!! We'll also be taking our Unit 2 assessment this week.

SCIENCE: We are starting our Chemical Tests Science Unit. We will be working with five different chemicals that are safe for the students to touch. We'll have so much fun trying to figure out what they are!

WRITING: Bold Beginnings! Mighty Middles! Excellent Endings! This is what your child will be hearing as we begin working on Organization with our writing.

WORD STUDY: We'll be working with /j/ sounds - using g and j.

That's about it for now! Have a wonderful weekend! Try to stay dry!

Mrs. Humerick