Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes last week.  I had a wonderful day and enjoyed plenty of pampering over the weekend.  A big THANK YOU to our room parents, Diana H. and Myra S.  A Shutterfly page has been created for our classroom.  This will be another opportunity to share info, photos, videos, etc.

Mark Your Calendar!

• Friday, October 9 - Kiker Field Day. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. Also, it is recommended to apply sunscreen before coming to school, wear a hat, and bring an extra water bottle. We look forward to a very fun-filled day! Check your email or the Shutterfly page to download Track and Field forms.
• Monday, October 12- Student holiday/parent conferences.  
• Friday, October 23 - Report cards go home
• Friday, October 30- Book Fair preview only
• Saturday, October 31- Kiker Fun Run

Reminders:

• Library day is this Thursday!  I will also remind students Wednesday afternoon to return books.  Students will begin checking out 2 books in November.

Specials -

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
music	art	P.E.	music	art

Homework -

read 10-20 minutes every night.  Look for the small guided reading books to practice at home.  Thank you for listening to your child read each night!

Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe / week 2 : dad sad nap tap sack back man cat it too

Math - Sunshine Math - students HAVE to complete the 2 one star problems and 1 two star problem of his/her choice.  

This week in:

Reading - This week we are continuing to explore and compare fiction and nonfiction (expository) text and notice how nonfiction text features help us to better understand what we are reading.

Writing -Students are completing their first personal narratives and are beginning to publish.  This week we will work on editing and revising with a focus on rereading what we have written and checking to make sure we have written complete sentences.

Math -  This week we will continue exploring place value of numbers and begin using place value in problem solving situations.

Science -  This week the students will continue science/health/social studies rotations.  The students  will go to Mrs. Harm’s class and learn about Maps and Directions.