Happy Friday!

 Happy Friday!

Wow!  Fall is definitely here!  The temperatures have definitely dropped.  

Class Dojo

• We started Class Dojo this week.  If you would like to connect with your student, the link is in the email I send today.
• This will be similar to stickers that are used in the classroom.  Students can earn Dojo points for being safe, respectful learners on Zoom.

Seesaw

• In my email is the link to connect to your student's Seesaw account if you would like.  This allows you to view and comment on student's work.

Friday Feedback

• While virtual, we will not be doing Friday Folders.  Starting this week, I will individually email parents bi-weekly to update them on their student's behavior, work completion and overall how things are going with school.  You will receive your first email today.  :)

Important Upcoming Events

• Non-Chicken BBQ Week
• Tuesday, October 6: Slim Chickens Fundraiser (20% of sales come back to RBE with flyer)
• Wednesday, October 7: Andy's Frozen Custard (all locations)Fundraiser ($1 for each treat sold comes back to RBE with flyer)
• Thursday, October 8: Angelo's Pizza and Steakhouse Fundraiser (10% of sales come back to RBE with flyer)
• Silent Auction: Here is the link for all the items available at the online silent auction

Reminders for Virtual Learning

• First reminder, as always is a huge thank you to everyone who is helping students get on Zoom, get their work completed and helping them to stay focused!
• Please try to get your student on Zoom on time.  I know it can be hard with school at home, but it is important for students to attend Zooms and to be on time, just as if we were in the building.
• Some students have been creating a virtual background.  As long as the virtual background isn't distracting and stays the same, I am fine with it.  Sometimes the students "disappear" into the background and it makes it hard to see them.  Please reinforce the with your students.
• It is helpful when students have their supplies near them for Zoom.  These supplies include Monster Book, Fundations whiteboard, plain whiteboard, dry erase marker, Math Journal, Reading Notebook (yellow), writing notebook (white) and science notebook (green).  Next week, they will also need their Plants and Animals "magazine" for reading.  I have a tub that sits on my desk and it's great because I know everything I need is in there.  :)
• Again, ending with this because I cannot say it enough times.  Thank you so much for all your support!  I know this is a difficult time, you are truly making easier for all of us with your support!

Next Week's Learning

• Reading
• Students will need their "Plants and Animals in Their Habitats" magazine that came home in the first supply pick up.  Here is a picture.
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• We will start learning about main idea and detail in a nonfiction piece of writing.
• Writing
• We will focus on informational writing for our first unit.
• We will focus on note taking next week.  Students will learn to read articles and take notes as well as watch short videos and take notes.
• Our first piece will be over penguins.
• Math
• We will wrap up Unit 1 next week.
• We will be looking at skip counting and patterns and then will test on Friday.  
• The students have been working super hard in math, I am so excited for them to get to "show off" on Friday.  
• Science
• We will continue studying habitats next week.  We will be identifying which animals live in which habitats.  
• We will also be looking at maps and identifying where the habitats are located around the world.
• Fundations
• We will learned all the glued/welded sounds next week and discuss how when tapping out a word, a glued sound only gets one tap because it is one sound.
• Our trick words for next week are both, talk, walk.  They can also practice this week's trick words of shall, pull, full.  Trick words are tricky since you can't tap them out. 

Have a fabulous weekend!