Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Wow, was our Friday fun, going to the Homecoming Pep Rally in the High School. We screamed and had a blast!
 We are reading Pattern Books and echoing the patterns. We are trying to be as fluent as we can when reading aloud. Keep adding minutes to your team dog/cat in Scholastic. We are beginning our Poetry Unit as well. We will be reading and writing poetry. Thank-you for sending in a descriptive object for us to use. Describing words and our five senses gives us a starting point for poetry writing. I will be sending home another copy of our Dr. Seuss poem, that the students can read themselves. Please help them practice reading it with expression.
 In math, we began the Frames and Arrows strategy to help us solve number sentences. Counting and reviewing patterns on the number grid, will help us solve what number goes into the frames.

In science, Mrs. Peck dissected a cows eye. We learned all about the lens, pupil, optic nerve, eye lids, and eyelashes. Dr. Aboud and Dr. Nguyen came in with fabulous heart tools and even let us do an ekg for us to see our hearts on the screen. have a wonderful week. We will!

We love Rusty from SPCA. What a wonderful start to our first grade service project. Please send in any of the items needed for the SPCA. There are boxes in our hallway and the other grade levels as well.
  Donate a Dog or Cat Bed

For Our Tummies:	Hill's / Science Diet dry or canned cat & dog food Dog biscuits Cat treats
To keep us clean:	Brooms Dusters & dust pans Large garbage bags Mops Laundry detergent Hand soap & sanitizer Paper towels Cat litter (plain gravel/non-scoop) Commercial washer
To Make Us Feel Safe:	Small animal bedding Blankets Towels Sheets Pillow Cases Crates Feliway refills & plugs
For Play:	For Dogs: Kongs and tennis balls For Cats: Ping Pong Balls, empty paper towel rolls, catnip mice, and tennis balls
To Heal us:	A gently used van for 24/7 emergency care transportation Latex gloves Medical drapes Syringes Wound material