Reading – K – My Little Brother – In to mentor read today with the children was Miss Miriam and Mr. Al.
1st – Daily leveled reader and in Language Arts comprehension and maps.

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “T” with a ten word room write
1st – Lowercase “m” with four sentences.

Word of the Day – K – “get”
1st Language “Is it a sentence?”

Specialist – Music

Math – K – Lesson 4-9 Number lines and Challenge Math
1st – Lesson 4-5 Adding on two ten frames
2nd – Lesson 4-1 Repeated addition

Kids looked great today! We did our annual Halloween Parade around the school and then returned to the classroom for our party.  Thank you to everyone for bringing things in for the party and helping.

Look for the conference schedules to be coming up and to sign up for a time slot.

Mr. M.

Reading – K – My House – Papa Gary in to mentor read with the children.
1st Daily leveled reader and in literacy Short “u” along with high frequency word review
Book Flix – Diary of a Fry and Dinosaur Bones

Word of the Day – K – “for”
1st – Language review with “finish the sentence with a fiction and non-fiction ending”

Specialist – PE

Math – K – Lesson 4-8 Ordering numbers to ten
1st – Lesson 4-4 Facts with five on a ten frame.
2nd – Topic 3 Test

Social Studies – Final speeches were held today and then we voted for our class President and Vice President.  They will go on this year to represent us at Student Council.  Congratulations Madam President Kaelyn and Vice-President Pepper.  I might also add great campaign run by Lexi and Sammy.

Science – The weather was great so we did a little walk about to see how we use rocks in everyday ways.

Let’s Find Out – All about the election process in fiction and non-fiction.  Can a Duck Be President?

In their folders is a gold star.  If you know someone that has served in the military and is a veteran please share on the star their names to be honored at school.

See you at the Costume Bowl tomorrow.

Mr. M. (Go Huskies and Seahawks)

Reading – K – My Hair – Miss Layla in to mentor read
1st – Daily leveled reader along with high frequency word review

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “I”
1st – Sentence writing about The Planets

Word of the Day – K – “eat”
1st Language Review – Choosing the best word

Specialist – Movement

Math – K – Lesson 4-7 Two fewer
1st – Challenge Math
2nd – Review for Topic 3 test

Phonics – Explode the Code

Remlingers tomorrow @ 10:00
I have sent home your tickets in their folders except for the children that I am taking along with Miss Holly (Kellen, Kiabeth, Cooper, Sammy)  We have their tickets.
For those children that Holly and I are taking please leave off their booster seats or car seats at school when you drop them off.  You may drop them off at school and pick up at the regular time tomorrow.  I will be here.
Pack them a bag lunch.  No lunch boxes.
Dress for the weather.  It looks like we will have some rain.
We do not have to travel around the park as one group, so feel free to join me and my group or other parent groups.  Let’s try and meet around noon for lunch near the train depot area.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Mr. M.

Reading – K- My Face
1st – Daily leveled reader and language “ending in s” and context clues.  Miss Chris (Temme)  was in today to mentor read and we welcomed Miss Jessie (Cooper) today to help on Tuesday mentoring our children.
I should mention that on Mondays we have Miss Jenn (Wes and Brenden’s mom).  On Wednesday we have Miss Layla (Deven’s mom).  On Thursday and Friday we have Papa Gary.

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “A” and a ten word room write
1st – Homophones today (words that sound alike but are spelled and mean different things) and a four sentence write.

Word of the Day – K – “do”
1st Language Review – Rhymes and “which word is best?”

Specialist – Music

Math – K – Lesson 4-6 Two More
1st – Lesson 4-3 Near doubles
2nd – Lesson 3-6 Two question problem

I extended math today with Challenge Math.   We finished our day with Learning Centers.

Mr. M.

Reading – K -My Body
1st – Daily reader and in language arts using illustrations and the sequence of events

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “S” with room ten word fine
1st – Lowercase “n” with four sentences

Word of the Day – K – “by”
1st – Language review with the “ed” family and fix the sentence

Specialist – Music started practicing the Christmas program

Math – K – Lesson 4-5 1 fewer and Challenge Math
1st – Lesson 4-2 Doubles
2nd – Lesson 3-5 Making 10 to subtract

Social Studies – Fruit of the Spirit “Joy”.  Lesson in the joy of King David dancing for his people and the courage of young David slaying Goliath.

Let’s Find Out – Fire Safety – Do you have fire sensors in your home?

Final reminder to sign up for Remlingers Farm this week and Costume Bowl.

Mr. M.

Reading – K – My Dog
1st Daily reader and in Language comprehension, parts of a magazine

Handwriting – K – Magic “C” mystery letters
1st – Lowercase “r” and four sentence write

Specialist – PE today

Word of the Day – “be”
1st – Choosing the best word, spelling, and “what happens next?

Math – K- Lesson 4-4 1 more along with Challenge Math
1st – Lesson 4-1 Adding on, 0, 1, 2
2nd – Lesson 3-4 Addition to 18

We ended our day with additions to our word wall and Learning Centers.

Remember there are no classes tomorrow.  Get your registrations in for next week’s Remlinger Farm field trip.

Mr. M.

Reading – K – Mom and I
1st – Daily reader and in literacy High frequency words and ch, th, ck sounds.

Class Dojo – Empathy lesson number 3

Specialist – Spanish and Movement

Math – K – Lesson 4-3 Comparing numbers to ten
1st – Challenge Math
2nd – Lesson 3-3 Addition to ten to subtract

Social Studies – Party speeches today from Lexi and Sammie as well as Kaelyn and Pepper.  I will post up on our Facebook page.

Phonics – Explode the Code –  Finished catching everyone up in their respective workbooks

NOTE:  Tomorrow I have the bus and will be bringing the children over to Taylor Park for a rock hunt down in the gully by the stream. If you have boots bring them or sneakers.  Could be muddy and wet.

Picture day went well.  Hope everyone had great smiles.

Mr. M.

Reading – K -My Easter Egg
1st – Daily readers and in literacy using illustrations and context clues

Phonics – Finished up our October Portfolio

Word of the Day – K – “at”
1st Language Review “Is it real or make believe?”, Fix the sentence

Specialist – Art

Math – K – Lesson 4-2 Comparing numbers to five
1st – End of Unit 3 Assessment
2nd – Lesson 3-2 Thinking addition to subtract doubles

Science – Today we continued with our rock unit.  Jane brought in some interesting rocks to share.  Sorting was today’s investigation.  The children were given the task of sorting rocks into 6 groups by size and then by color.  They were encouraged to look through the magnifying glasses to spot differences from rock to rock.

Reminder that tomorrow is picture day.  We are scheduled to have ours taken around 11:35 .  Please return the forms if you wish to buy pictures or you can go on-line and order there.

There are no classes this Friday.

Mr. M.

Reading – K – Maria Goes to School
1st – Daily leveled reader and in Language – Short “i”, “a”, sh, th, and ck

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “G” and an eight word room write.  Encouraging them to come up now with their own words phonically spelled.
1st – Lowercase “p” with a four sentence write using “p” words

Word of the Day – “are”
1st – Contractions and how do we express more than one using “s”

Specialist – Music today ta ta tee tee ta

Math – K – Intro to Unit 4 Comparing and ordering numbers 0-10.  Lesson 4-1
1st –
2nd – Lesson 3-1 Subtracting 0, 1, 2

Spelling – Word list 5 test.  Word list 6 in their folders along with extra reading logs.

We started our October portfolio entry today.  We ended our day with Learning Centers.

NOTE: I sent out an email reminding you to sign up for the next two field trips with link. Field trip link is on the Hillside website under family resources.

Mr. M.

Chapel – This chapel’s lesson was on Joshua and the fall of the city of Jericho.  Two of our students were selected to read this years bible verse.  Joshua 1:9.  Both Temme and Deven successfully recited the verse and receive this years special t shirt featuring Courage.  So if your child has a mind to practice please do  so.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid;
Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9

Handwriting – K – Uppercase “Q”
1st – Write on the lines practice with four sentences

Word of the Day – “all”
1st Language review – Unscramble the words

Specialist – PE – Yesterday they played a hide and seek game Button, Button and today it was Square dance squares and volleyball indoors.

Math – K – End of Unit 3 Assessment
1st –
2nd – End of Unit 2 Assessment

Today we had a discussion on the Chapel theme of the strength of Joshua and I followed it up with a classroom discussion on obedience to God’s wishes with a short video.

We ended our day with Learning Centers.

Stay safe this weekend.

Mr. M.