News and Announcements:
- The IMPACT survey that was sent home is to help determine the amount of funding DCPS gets from the federal government. We are required to have all surveys returned to Murch. So please send them in ASAP.
- My email is katelyn.fitzpatrick@dc.gov. I will be sending Newsletters and class announcements through this email from this point on. If you have not received an email from me using this address, please send in your address in your child’s folder.
- Last week we integrated pumpkins throughout our lessons, as we read seasonal books and carved a pumpkin. We did science investigations with the pumpkins and will be carving a “Jack-O-Lantern” face closer to Halloween.
- The students are doing wonderful with the math concept of graphing. We graphed our eyes, hair color, birthdays, gummy bears, and even characters from Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
- I have decided that our words of the week (which we call our “heart words”) are so important; that we will be spending two weeks on the selected words of the week to be sure the children are really learning these words!
- Due to our field trip being cancelled on Friday, we re-scheduled the trip for November 3rd. We will be putting up a new chaperone list outside for any parent volunteers.
- Snack this week will be provided by Paty Bravo’s family. Thank you to Duncan’s family for providing last week’s snack!
- Minh Do will take home the Murch Mustang this week.
Overview of the Week Ahead:
November 14th: We will be having a pot luck dinner at Kathryn Harllee’s house (Lucy’s mother). This is a Murch tradition, where all the parents meet for dinner and bring a dish. I will send something closer to the date with directions and time.
October 23rd: We will start reading with Ms. Martell-Stevenson’s fourth grade class for buddy reading.
October 24th: Fall Fair 12:00-4:00.
October 29th: Halloween Party and Parade. (More details will follow.)
Theme of the week: Leaves
Reading: We will finish reading the literature book, Corduroy. We read these books five times each, so children become familiar with the text, and then can read it on their own once we put multiple copies on the shelves. We will also be reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, focusing on sequencing and summarizing.
Writing: We will continue writing about personal stories and small moments in our lives. We will be attaching 3 copies pieces of paper together to help the children stretch out their stories.
Math: We will work with the concepts of more than and less than, in greater terms. We will also start measuring common objects with non-standard and standard units.
Social Studies: Unit of Study: “We are all citizens in our community.” We will learn and practice our home addresses.
Homework
- We will be sending home a blank house worksheet. Please fill in your child’s home address. We will be using these all week, so it is important to send it back ASAP.
- Review and practice words of the week. Try writing these words in sentences.
- A math homework sheet will be sent home during the week.
- Home-school connection idea: We are sending home sheets where we practiced with our words of the week. Take these previous words of the week, and write a word per index card. Punch a hole in the corner and save as a resource for the children to have at home.
* The homework in red is homework that must be turned in. Otherwise, you can keep the work at home for practice.
Words of the Week:
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