Hat Day Photos

During Red Ribbon Week, the students were allowed to wear a hat to school. Here are a few photos from that day!

Halloween Schedule

Friday, October 27th

We will be having our Halloween School Parade through the gym from 12:45-1:15. Our class Halloween party will follow from 1:15 until 2:15.

Students may wear their costumes to school if they would like. Or they can change after lunch.

Please remember that costumes need to be school appropriate and no masks or weapons.

Multiplication Skip Counting Songs

Coming home on Monday will be a packet of flashcards (0-12's). Also is a white sheet with skip counting songs. Practice these songs with your child. Singing these songs can help to memorize the different facts.

2's = Tune of Yankee Doodle
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

3's = Are you sleeping?
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33

4's = Row, Row, Row yours boat
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40

5's = Skip, skip, skip to my lou...
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 (skip to my lou my darling)

6's = London Bridges falling down
6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60

7's = Mary had a little lamb
7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70

8's = This old man
8 16 24 32 40 48 56 72 80

9's = Lullaby and goodnight
9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90

The Beginning of Multiplication

Last week we began learning Multiplication Strategies. Here are a couple of the strategies that we have learned so far.

Arrays:
With an array, you can use objects, squares, or boxes to demonstrate the multiplication problem. For example in the problem 5 x 3 = 15, there are 5 apples across and 3 apples down. The students count up all of the apples to find the answer.
Here are some more examples of arrays. Challenge your child to draw out some arrays for different multiplication problems. Equal Groups:
Equal groups can be made with shapes and tally marks. Below a circle represents the first number in a multiplication problem. And then the second number in the problem represents how many marks you make inside of each shape. The student then counts the marks made inside to figure out the answer.

Drugs will Come Back to Haunt You!

If you are in the school sometime in the next week or two, make sure you take a look at the display case. (Across from the computer lab, just as you walk in the main doors and walk towards our classroom.)

Last week to prepare for Red Ribbon Week, we made some haunted houses. They turned out darling, and I will post pictures soon.

Here are the students hard at work!

Germ Game

During health rotations in our class, we talked about good hand washing skills. We also talked about how germs are easily transferred and are everywhere. We played a game by rolling a ball that represented a germ. The germ was trying to escape, and the students job was to not let it out and spread.

October 11th-13th

This week because of Fall Break, there will be no spelling or drops in the bucket homework. Please remember to do your reading each night (at least 20 minutes). Enjoy your week off!

October's Book Project!

For more information and a great example from Maia V in our class.... Look under the Book Project Tab at the top of the blog.

October Book Project!
Skeleton Character
Due October 29th

Box Tops Contest!

Mrs. Giles our librarian, is starting our fall Box Tops Contest this month. Bring in all of your box tops until the 22nd. The winning class will get an ice cream party with Mrs. Giles.

A few ways to get additional box tops:

-Have your parents ask their coworkers if they have any.
-Go to your Grandparents house and see if they have any
-Let your neighbors know that you are collecting them.

Please make sure that you cut out the box tops before sending them to school. For each box top you collect our school gets 10 cents.