Well the first six weeks of school was a huge success.  We focused on learning routines and expectations.  We will continue to work on these skills throughout the year.

Literacy:
This week we read another one of my favorite books:  One by Kathryn Otoshi.  This a a book about about bullying and how we need to stand up for ourselves and showing that everyone counts!  After reading the book, we watched a video of the author reading the story and kids acting out the book.  Then we acted it out ourselves.  We had a blast!

The students continued to choosing "just right" books and increase the amount of independent and partner reading.  We also practiced what it looks like and sounds like during reader's workshop.

Math:
In math we continued comparing numbers and started making representations on paper to show our thinking.  We ended the week with some work with story problems.  We worked on sharing our thinking with our partners.

Important Dates:
October 8 - No School
October 16 - PTO Meeting
October 18- All School Morning Meeting
October 24 - Picture Retake Day
October 24 - Early Dismissal
October 25 - Early Dismissal