November 22nd

Important dates:

• NO SCHOOL Wednesday 11/27-Friday 11/29
• SMS Book Fair 12/2-12/6

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Received some mysterious reading missions from the SSDA (Super Secret Detective Agency) 
• Met two amazing authors Anika Denise and Jamie Michelak
• Worked on balanced equations for Math Menu
• Practiced adding motion to our stories
• Learned more about what it means to have courage 
• Made some fall crafts
• Learned about turkeys 

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November 8th

Important dates:

• NO SCHOOL Monday, November 11th 
• Early release November 14th

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Started using a rubric to guide our writing
• Began working on balanced equations 
• Practiced crashing parts of words together to solve tricky words
• Enjoyed an awesome Veterans Day assembly 
• Learned about the importance of our bones
• Introduced our class Character Clip Chart

Questions to ask:

• Have you clipped onto the clip chart yet? How did you earn that? 
• Why do we need a skull? 
• What is Veterans Day? 

November 1

Important dates:

• NO SCHOOL Tuesday, November 5th 
• Early release November 7th 
• Early release November 14th

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Practiced just right size letters
• Continued working on comparing numbers using symbols
• Planted rye in the garden
• Learned more strategies for solving tricky words 
• Enjoyed a fun filled play day!
• Learned about courage and Brave Breaths 

Questions to ask:

• What are size 1 letters? Size 2? Size 3? 
• How do you do a Brave Breath?
• What does courage mean? 

Play Day

• Thursday will be SMS play day. Your child may bring in a toy from home they are willing to share with others. We will spend the day practicing our social learning through play. I promise your kids (and their teachers) will come home tired!!!  Your child may wear their costume to school if they would like to, please leave accessories resembling weapons at home. 

October 25th

Important dates:

• NO SCHOOL Tuesday, November 5th 
• Early release November 7th 
• Early release November 14th

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Learned the steps of writing a story
• Began to learn how to compare numbers using the symbols <, >, =
• Enjoyed Fire Safety Day with the fire department
• Learned how to play Word Wall I Spy
• Learned some strategies for solving tricky words in reading
• Did a craft with the Koalas
• Made a life sized scarecrow craft

Questions to ask:

• What did the firefighters teach you?
• What crafts did you do with the Koala? 
• What does your scarecrow look like? 

October 18th

Thank you for the great turn out this morning! The Loons were all so excited to show you all of their amazing work! 

Important dates:

• NO SCHOOL Tuesday, November 5th 
• Early release November 7th 
• Early release November 14th

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Began our narrative writing unit
• Practiced building numbers using tens and ones
• Learned about how maple syrup is made
• Practiced reading snap words in funny voices
• Set reading goals and recorded how we did
• Did math with the Koalas
• Read lots of fall books
• Created our very own Loon playlist

Questions to ask:

• How many books do you read during reading time?
• What songs did you request for the Loon playlist?
• Who was your Koala buddy?
• What are you writing about? 

October 11th

Important dates:

• Loon Open House Friday 10/18 7:50am-8:25am
• NO SCHOOL Monday 10/14

Here's just a glimpse of what we've been working on:

• Finished up our Mo Willems writing unit
• Began to work on understanding place value
• Learned about how the alphabet was formed
• Practiced some new snap words
• Kicked off our RAH 
• Practiced rereading to smooth out our voice
• Went to our first school assembly of the year 
• Got new VIP spots on the rug
• Introduced our Choose Love social learning program 
• Tried our first SeeSaw assignment 

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