Thank you

Thank you to all the parents for coming to conferences this week. I really enjoyed talking about all the progress the children have made this quarter. I am so proud of them! They are working so hard and love school! 
I know some of you are interested in reviewing school concepts at home. Here is a list of the concepts we have been working on this past quarter. 

Writer's Workshop: 

• Writing a personal narrative (small moment story) across pages with a beginning, sequence words and an ending. 
• The students also need to remember correct capitals, spaces, ending marks, and spelling sight words correctly. 
• They also use their strategies to spell words: stretch it, go find it, and/ or circle it.

Our next unit is writing informational text. Stay tuned for more information. 

Math Workshop: 

Math concepts this quarter: 

• Number sense
• Skip counting
• Even and odd

• Place Value
• Expanded form

• Comparing numbers 
• Greater than, less than or equals to

Second quarter math concepts (flash cards coming home today- you may keep them for home):

• addition 
• subtraction 
• mixed addition and subtraction

Here are the strategies that will be taught and used this quarter: 

Fall Festival- we had an unboolievable day! 

Pumpkin dance instead of the pumpkin run

Work time with our fourth grade buddies - getting ready for Veteran's Day.

Costumes

Fall Festival Thursday

Fall Festival Update: 
Please send your child to school in regular clothes on Thursday. They will change into their costumes around 1:20pm to get ready for the parade and party. Please make sure your child knows how to put on their costume. I can help a little, but I do not go into the restroom to help them. Be sure to keep all masks that cover the entire face and weapons at home. The students will not be allowed to wear those items at school.

Next Week:

Adopt-a-Family Kick Off Monday the 4th.

Jingles for Jammies 11/4- 

bring in change and wear jammies.

Boxed/ can goods "theme" food items
Monday- Desserts
Tuesday- Breakfast
Wednesday- Lunch
Thursday &Friday - Dinner

Author's Chair

The students shared their published personal narrative to the class today. 

Mystery Reader

Abby's mom was a mystery reader.  We really enjoyed her visit!!

We love math!!

Addition concepts:

First Grade Rocks!!

New way to tie shoes- students: please watch and practice :)

Bubble Gum and Tootsie Pop reward

The "Ozark" pod had the most points for the month of September. They voted to have a bubble gum party. We had our party today while working on math. The students' used their place value knowledge to create a picture with tens and ones (sticks and cubes) and also write their picture in expanded form. They did a great job- chewing gum/ enjoying suckers and completing their math activity!

Cookie Dough

Please see your child's folder for the Cookie Dough Fundraiser. 

Lucky Monkey days are October 17, 22 and 25!!  

We are asking that each student try to sell 10 cookie dough orders. Thank you in advance for your support!

If your child is interested in being in Annie- 

click here.   http://lindberghalldistrictmusical.blogspot.com/

Reminders

Hello Families, 

Here a a few reminders: 

• Please remember to send in items to donate to Angels' Arms. It is this year's Girls on the Run's Community Service Project. The items go to children in foster homes throughout St. Louis. They can use cereal, snacks, personal items, paper products, gift cards to buy clothing or money to donate. Our school will be collecting from now until Oct. 14. Thanks from the Concord GOTR team!

• Oct. 11- Family Bingo
• Oct. 18 - Half Day 11:50 release
• Oct. 21-25 Red Ribbon Week

• Oct. 28 and 30 Conferences (please make sure to know your conference time and contact me if you do not know it)
• Oct. 31 Fall Festival/ Halloween Parties
• Nov. 1- No School
• Nov. 10- Family Bowling

Student Spotlight this week: Katie sharing her items and answering questions during Show and Tell. 

Pictures

They enjoyed laptops last Wednesday!

Baron - show and tell for his spotlight week! We all enjoyed seeing your show and tell items!

Here are some of helpful resources available during Writer's Workshop! They students love Writer's Workshop. I can't wait to tell you all about it at your child's conference.