Happy Friday!

 Happy Friday!

Last week I was talking about the fall temperature and this week I'm loving the warmer weather.  It is true what they say about Missouri weather, if you don't like it, wait a few hours.  :)

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Non-Chicken BBQ this year whether through the Family Eat Outs or through the auction.  It wasn't our normal, amazing Chicken BBQ and we still appreciate all the support.  If you are new to RBE, just wait until next year when our Chicken BBQ is back to normal.  You will be amazed.

October 29: RBE Literacy Trunk or Treat from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

• Here is more information and I will be there!

Next Week's Learning

Reading

• We will continue working on informational text.  We will practice asking questions, identifying main idea and how text feature help us as a reader.
• Students will also have an opportunity to compare information from two text to draw a conclusion about habitats.
• Please encourage students to be doing some independent reading at home whether in a book or on one of our online reading options.  

Writing

• We will practice taking notes again next week.  Students will be learning more about the grasslands habitat.
• Note taking can be a difficult skill and I have it set up differently for next week so the students still get the practice and don't get stressed out about keeping up.
• We will then start planning our first piece of writing.  It will be very scaffolded and we will work through every step together.

Math

• We took our math test today.  I will finish grading them this weekend, the ones I have graded are fabulous.  You will be able to see them in Seesaw and I will let you know of any areas students still need some extra practice.  I will incorporate any skills that need reviewing into our lessons over the coming weeks.
• We will start Unit 2 next week.  This unit looks at addition strategies.  We will look at skip counting patterns as well as start learning about different strategies to help us quickly solve addition facts.
• As with reading, please encourage your students to do some math practice on Wednesdays as well.  ST Math and EM Games both are great resources for the students to practice.

Science

• We will be learning about the basic needs of a plant next week.  Students will have an opportunity to identify their favorite tree and share it with the class as we learn about what they need to survive.

Fundations

• We will start Unit 3 next week.  This unit introduces closed syllable exceptions (-old, -ost, -olt, -ild, -ind) and vowel teams.
• Our trick words for next week are done, goes, pretty.  Students can still be practicing past trick words of shall, pull, full, talk, walk, both, they.

Have a fabulous weekend and as always, thank you so much for the wonderful support at home!