October News Letter....Better than Never I Guess:)

Room 106- October News Letter

It is hard to believe, but we have completed a month of school already!  Our next month will be filled with lots of learning, and fun opportunities taking place in and outside of the school. The following is a brief overview of topics and learning opportunities we will be engaging in over the next month.

Science:

-Completing strong and stable structures, beginning a unit on the solar system

-Sex Education lesson by Public Health.  The focus will be ‘proper’ touching of non family members and ‘touches’ from others that are unsafe for them, and the telling someone, if it happens to them. 

Language:

-Contractions, descriptive language for concrete objects (written and oral descriptions of the things in our world), descriptive sentences, reading comprehension

Math

-Introduction to geometry attributes of shapes and classification,-identification of simple place value

-Typical pricing for items we commonly purchase

 Social Studies

-Autumn celebrations e.g. Eid, Thanksgiving and Halloween (History of, different traditions connected to the celebrations etc.)

Classroom Celebrations:

We are going to be decorating the quiet room in our classroom as a haunted house, that we will be inviting our P.A.L.S. for last year and for this year too.   We will also be having an in class party with activities and treats.   Many of the treats we will be serving will be healthy, with no nuts, and gelatin.   Feel free to dress-up your child on this day.   We will be doing face painting on this day.   Please let us know if you DO NOT wish your child to have their face painted.  

Classroom Blog

When you have a moment, please sign up for messages from our classroom blog.  The students will be posting as of Thursday on the site.   The students very much enjoy reading the comments by the parents.

Field Trips

Oct 18^th – Bill Mason, please dress for the weather that day.  We will be providing Halal Chicken Hotdogs and veggies and dip (the boys will be preparing these items).   The items were purchased from our popcorn sales/donations.  Please let us know if you do not wish your child to part take in these lunch items.  Please still provide your child with supplemental lunch/snacks and drinks.

Oct 22^nd- Miller Berry Farm

The students are to bring lunch (there is no place to buy lunch here) and are welcome to bring $3.00 for the purchase of a pumpkin, if this desire to do so.

~The 106 Team