The Week of October 26th

Room 21 Newsletter

Field Trips- 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015- 1st and 2nd Grades

Wednesday, October 28, 2015- 3rd Grade

* Please make sure that your child is wearing comfortable shoes and appropriate attire for the weather. Our plan is to enjoy lunch in the park afterwards.

3rd grade students can click the link below for a wonderful website! I think they will find this site useful while doing rock research for their informational essays.
Rocks and Weathering Activity

Fall Festival

Please join us Friday, Oct 30th in the Charles Ellis Playground area for the 2015 Fall Festival! The festival will begin at 4pm and end at 8pm. We will have all your family favorites like face painting, bungee run, bake sale, dunk tank, bouncy houses and more! And, of course, the ever popular Chili Cook-off! 

Parent Education- 

November 5- Science Parent Education Program 

Please see the link below for the latest MESS fundraiser; a holiday family photo session with professional photographers at a great value!  There is limited availability, so sign up fast! 

MESS Holiday Fundraiser

Below are some fall activities in our area to enjoy with your children.  Make sure to go to the respective websites for more information and details:

Bethesda-Haunted Hayrides
Skidaway Island State Park- Haunted Trail, Falloween Family Fun Day...
Madrac Farms-Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize-Rincon, GA
Savannah Octoberfest-River Street
Holiday Farms-Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, and Pig Races- Ridgeland, SC
Savannah Children's Museum and Scribble Art Studio (story time and art workshops)
Isle of Hope Art and Music Festival
Oatland Island- Haunted Hike(October) and Harvest Festival (November)
Children's Book Festival 

Dates to Remember:

10/23-11/7 MESS Holiday Photo Fundraiser (proceeds go towards our                                 Montessori teacher training and certification)

10/26-30 Great Pumpkin Book Characters- Media Center

10/27      Field Trip- 1st and 2nd Grades

10/28      Field Trip- 3rd Grade
10/30      Bobcat Dads Reading Day (Spooky Stories)
10/30      PTA Fall Festival- Backyard 4-7 (Help with our class bake sale!)
10/30      Dress Down "Sports Stars" $1 for Athletics Fund
11/5        Science Parent Education Program
11/6-15   PTA Read-A-Thon
11/11      NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day
11/19      PTA Meeting 6:30 Multipurpose Room
11/20      Dress Down $1 Pennies for Patients

11/25-29 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Holiday

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 25 students: 

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**  

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.  

           

10/26  Alex

11/2    Kai

11/9    Jaylen

11/16  Jaeden

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Sight Words

Classification

Alphabetical Order 

Root/Prefix

Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing a paragraph- Topic Sentences/Supporting Details  

Informational Writing

Penmanship/Cursive

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Golden Beads- Dynamic Addition

Hundreds Board

Rounding

Comparing Numbers

Addition with Ten Bars

Multiplication- Repeated Addition/ Arrays

Geometry-

The Study of Polygons

Geometrical Solids

Science:

Rock Cycle/Weathering

Weather/ Seasons

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

Monet

Practical Life:

Sweep Patrol

Recycling

The Week of October 19th

Room 21 Newsletter

I hope you are all enjoying the Fall weather! It was a beautiful weekend in Savannah, GA! We have been very busy in Room 21, studying different minerals and the weather. The students have enjoyed working on Moby Max in particular. If you have access to the internet, your student should be able to use this website from home. The link is located on the right side of this page and it is a great online learning tool. We have just been informed that Compass Learning will again be available to students this year. I will post more information about this as I get it. 

Parent Education- 
October 22nd -6:30 – 7:30 PM Charles Terranova, Montessori Teacher Trainer - The Montessori 3 Year Cycle
November 5- Science Parent Education Program 

Please see the link below for the latest MESS fundraiser; a holiday family photo session with professional photographers at a great value!  There is limited availability, so sign up fast! MESS Holiday Fundraiser

Below are some fall activities in our area to enjoy with your children.  Make sure to go to the respective websites for more information and details:
Bethesda-Haunted Hayrides
Madrac Farms-Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize-Rincon, GA
Savannah Octoberfest-River Street
Holiday Farms-Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, and Pig Races- Ridgeland, SC
Savannah Children's Museum and Scribble Art Studio (story time and art workshops)
Isle of Hope Art and Music Festival
Oatland Island- Haunted Hike(October) and Harvest Festival (November)

*Field Trips: Please send in all permission slips (signed by parents and students) and money for field trips together. $9.25 is due for all field trips for the entire school year. We will be attending our first field trip next week!

Dates to Remember:

10/22       6:30 – 7:30 PM Montessori Three Year Cycle Keynote Media Center

10/23-11/7 MESS Holiday Photo Fundraiser (proceeds go towards our                                 Montessori teacher training and certification)

10/26-30 Great Pumpkin Book Characters- Media Center
10/30      Bobcat Dads Reading Day (Spooky Stories)
10/30      PTA Fall Festival- Backyard 4-7 (Help with our class bake sale!)
10/30      Dress Down "Sports Stars" $1 for Athletics Fund
11/5        Science Parent Education Program
11/6-15   PTA Read-A-Thon
11/11      NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day
11/19      PTA Meeting 6:30 Multipurpose Room
11/20      Dress Down $1 Pennies for Patients

11/25-29 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Holiday10/26-30 Great Pumpkin Book Characters- Media Center

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 25 students: 

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**  

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.  

           

10/19  Bradaya 

10/26  Alex

11/2    Kai

11/9    Jaylen

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Magic "E"

Classification

Alphabetical Order 

Root/Suffix

Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing a paragraph 

Informational Writing

Penmanship/Cursive

Letter review

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Golden Beads- Dynamic Addition

Hundreds Board

Rounding

Comparing Numbers

Addition with Ten Bars

Multiplication Arrays

Science:

Rocks and Minerals

Weather/ Seasons

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

Monet

Practical Life:

Table Maintenance

Math and Language Shelves

The Week of October 13th

Room 21 Newsletter

Thank you for coming out to the Mathematics Parent Education Program!  I hope you gained some insight into a couple of the materials used in Montessori to teach arithmetic.  Next month we will be holding the Cultural/Social Studies Parent Education Program slated for November 17, 2015. I hope to see you there!  

Please see the link below for the latest MESS fundraiser; a holiday family photo session with professional photographers at a great value!  There is limited availability, so sign up fast! MESS Holiday Fundraiser

Below are some fall activities in our area to enjoy with your children.  Make sure to go to the respective websites for more information and details:
Bethesda-Haunted Hayrides
Madrac Farms-Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize-Rincon, GA
Savannah Octoberfest-River Street
Holiday Farms-Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, and Pig Races- Ridgeland, SC
Savannah Children's Museum and Scribble Art Studio (story time and art workshops)
Isle of Hope Art and Music Festival
Oatland Island- Haunted Hike(October) and Harvest Festival (November)

*Field Trips: Please send in all permission slips (signed by parents and students) and money for field trips together. $9.25 is due for all field trips for the entire school year.

Dates to Remember:

10/16-18 MESS Holiday Photo Fundraiser (proceeds go towards our Montessori teacher training and certification)

10/26-30 Great Pumpkin Book Characters- Media Center

10/30   Bobcat Dads Reading Day (Spooky Stories)

10/30   PTA Fall Festival- Backyard 4-? 

10/30   Dress Down "Sports Stars" $1 for Athletics Fund

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 25 students: 

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**  

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.  

           

10/13  Desmond (4 day week)

10/19  Bradaya 

10/26  Alex

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Magic "E"

Classification

Alphabetical Order 

Prefix/Root

Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing a paragraph 

Informational Writing

Penmanship/Cursive

Letter review

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Golden Beads- Dynamic Addition

Hundreds Board

Rounding

Comparing Numbers

Addition with Ten Bars

Science:

Rocks and Minerals

Weather/ Seasons

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

Practical Life:

Table Maintenance

Math and Language Shelves

The Week of October 5th

Room 21 Newsletter

Our first nine weeks in Room 21 is coming to an end and it has been my pleasure to meet with nearly all of our parents. The students have begun working on writing across the curriculum and we will continue to work on this throughout the year. If you've got a third grade student,  ask them if they can explain the RACE method of writing constructed responses in Math. If you've got a second grader, we've begun working on paragraph writing using topic sentences and supporting details. In addition, all students are continuing to write daily in their journals.

*If you haven't done so already, please send in student pictures and/or money.

Field Trips: Please send in all permission slips (signed by parents and students) and money for field trips together. $9.25 is due for all field trips for the entire school year.

Dates to Remember:

10/2    All Unwanted Pictures and/or Picture Money Due

10/7    Erdkinder Sidewalk Arts Festival 4- 6:30 ALL WELCOME

10/8    Mathematics Education Night- Media Center 5:30-6:30 (parents only)

10/12  Staff/Student Holiday- NO SCHOOL

10/16-18 MESS Holiday Photo Fundraiser (proceeds go towards our Montessori teacher training and certification)

10/26-30 Great Pumpkin Book Characters- Media Center

10/30   Bobcat Dads Reading Day (Spooky Stories)

10/30   PTA Fall Festival- Backyard 4-? 

10/30   Dress Down "Sports Stars" $1 for Athletics Fund

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 25 students: 

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**  

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.  

           

10/5    Bradaya

10/13  Desmond (4 day week)

10/19  Bradaya 

10/26  Alex

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Classification

Alphabetical Order Prefix/Root

Finding Cause and Effect

Writing Across the Curriculum

Penmanship/Cursive

Letter "p"

Arithmetic 

Stamp Game +x-/

Golden Beads- Dynamic Addition

Hundreds Board

Rounding

Comparing Numbers

Addition with Ten Bars

Science:

Rocks and Minerals

Weather/ Seasons

Social Studies:

Vincent van Gogh Research

Historical Figures Research

Practical Life:

Table Maintenance

Math and Language Shelves