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