Week 10

We have a wonderful second quarter of school ahead and we can’t wait to see the 1C scholars tomorrow morning! We hope that everyone had a fun and restful Fall Break.

We will follow a half-day schedule every day this week with dismissal beginning at 11:45. Study hall and Athenaeum will follow dismissal as usual.

We are looking forward to meeting with everyone at conferences this week. Please sign up here:

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Homework:  Thank you to everyone who filled out the homework survey. Your feedback is very helpful for us. Please review homework with your child and check for his or her name, neat handwriting, correct answers, and proper spelling before it is turned in. Please reach out if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help you support your child during homework time.

Read-a-thon: Mark your calendars for our fourth annual Read-a-thon! This special day will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 31st. Students have the option to come to school dressed as their favorite classical literary character, scientist, or historical figure. Costumes need not come directly from the grade level curriculum, though they must be classically aligned. Additionally, costumes should allow students to engage in regular school day activities such as recess, lunch, and P.E., and shouldn’t impede our instruction. (Violent images or weapons of any kind will not be permitted.) It is sure to be a full, fun day celebrating the beautiful enjoyment reading brings!

This week in 1C:

Literature – We will read two versions of the same story:  Little Red Riding Hood, and Lon Po Po, a story from China. We will discuss and compare the stories.

Spalding – In Spalding, we have 28 words this week. Our spelling test is on Friday.

Writing – In writing, we have copy work and narration exercises from Mary Poppins!

Idiom – Practice makes perfect

Math- This week we will begin a new unit on ordinal position! Students will practice ordering themselves and other items into positions from 1st to 10th place. Students will also practice positioning themselves and other things in different ways. For example: on top of, under, next to, the right of, in front of, etc. We will continue to review addition, subtraction, and general number sense throughout the week and during math centers. On Thursday, we will take a cumulative units 1-5 test as well as a unit 5 quiz on Friday.

History- This week in history we will learn about the ancient Egyptian Pyramids, Mummies, the Sphinx and Hieroglyphics.

Science – We will begin to study oceans this week! The class will complete an experiment to see which objects sink and float in fresh and salt water. We will also demonstrate how currents move through the ocean.