Hi everyone! I'd love to tell you we had a great week but it just hasn't been. Thank-you for all of your understanding and caring thoughts for the Weinman family. I look forward to seeing all of them on Monday. I sent the new words and Homework Calendar home today to try maintain consistency for next week's work.

In Writing Workshop, we continued our work with writing poetry. Some of the areas we focused on were adjectives, powerful thoughts in small poems, shape poems, and reciting poems with a sing-songy voice. We read all sorts of poems. Our favorite writing was definitely the ghost and pumpkin shape poems.
In Reading Workshop, our focus was fluency. We practiced all of our reading by slowing down and thinking about what we are reading, before we read it aloud. Please return your reading bags to school on Tuesday. They will not go home on Wednesday this week but on Thursday Nov. 1st instead. Please check your new November letter for focus skills in reading. Don't forget to log your minutes with Scholastic whether you are on Team Dog or Team Cat.
In Math we introduced the dime. It is getting tricky counting by 1's, 5's, and 10's. Always start with the 10's, then go to 5's and finish with the 1's. Please practice coin combos with the three coins.
In science we discussed muscles, digestion and blood circulation. We learned why each type of cell is important, and what it provides to the body. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight germs, plasma carries food, and platelets help stop bleeding.
I will see everyone on Wednesday for our Fall Festival. Have a happy weekend!