1. class news Miss Martin’s Oct. 1 – Oct. 5 A Note from the Teacher
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Reading: We will focus on short-a, e, and o words. We will use s blends to create our phonics words. We will focus on sp, st, and sl. Examples-splat, slip, stop. Some of the blends might come at the end of the word. Examples- past, nest. Your child will bring home a sort that has a list of words to practice on. The high-frequency words will be on your child’s homework page.
Writing: For the next few weeks, we will be focusing on writing stories. We will have a pumpkin friend visiting us starting Monday. This pumpkin will be dressed in a different costume each day. The students will have a chance to write a story about the costume that day. Each day, a couple of winners will be announced. The winning students will have their story displayed with the pumpkin.
Math: See below for this week’s math summary.
Social Studies: We are finishing our science kit. We will focus on soil and water. We will also create clay beads and make a necklace. Lots of hands on activities to come!
Picture Retakes are on Tuesday, October 2. If you ordered pictures, please return the packet to school on Tuesday and your child can retake his/her picture.
Our first report card is coming home on Friday, October 5. Please sign and return the white envelope.
Please turn in your box tops by Friday, October 5.
We are in need of items for our treasure box. If you would like to donate, please send in small toys (such as McDonald’s toys), pencils, erasers, books, and other prize items. Thanks!
Dates to remember
Oct. 2- Picture Retakes
Oct. 9- PTO Meeting
Oct Hour Delay
Oct. 11- Family Game Night *info to come
October Fall Break
October 29– Return to School
Thank You, Miss Martin

2. MATH: We will finish Unit 2 this week and move into Unit 3
MATH: We will finish Unit 2 this week and move into Unit 3. This week, we will learn a couple of new math stations. These stations will focus on single-digit number facts. We will use fact families, and doubles (3+3) to practice these facts. Students will be introduced to even and odd numbers. Even and odd numbers are sometimes confusing to students. This would be a great thing to practice at home.
At home, you can practice addition facts, get on Xtra Math, and check out the resources in the bridges links on my website.
I will begin to grade the Phonics and High-Frequency Words (HFWs) tests. Below are two guides for the Phonics (HFWs) tests. The tests are graded separately and entered as two scores in our gradebook. I will not always explain why your child missed a point on these tests.
Guide for Phonics Test
Each word is worth one point. The words tested are based on the sound or word family for the week. You can look at the weekly information sheet to know what words or patterns to study. Any word that includes that letter sound is fair game.
Guide for HFW Dictation Sentences Test
I will read two sentences to the students. They will write the sentence down. Listed below are the five things I will look for in each sentence. The total number of points will vary with each test.
Capital letter at the beginning of the sentence
Correct punctuation at the end of the sentence
Correct spelling of the HFW(s) and phonics words