Family Game Night

PTA is hosting another Family Game Night this Thursday!  Hope you and your family can attend!

Upcoming Dates

Homecoming Week and Dress Up Days

Monday, Oct. 3rd- Wear Red, White, & Blue for America Day
Thursday, Oct. 6th- Wear Blue for Grade Level Color Day
Friday, Oct. 7th- Wear School Spirit Attire

Math Problem of the Week

 (Does not need to be turned in.)

Fourteen children went to the park right after school.  Seven children left the park 10 minutes later.  How many children are now at the park?

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Oct. 3-7

                                                                                                       

One-Syllable Words

1. cry

2. go

3. she

4. fly

5. we

6. so

Two-Syllable Words

7. baby

8. robot

9. tidy

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have open syllable patterns within them as in cry, go, she, etc.

Guided Reading

This week your child is continuing to practice STAMINA as they learn about one of the Daily Fives called Word Work.  Guided Reading bookbags will start to come home within the next few weeks once all of the Daily Fives have been introduced and practiced.  Keep reading books at home!

Writing

In writing your child has been learning about each step of the writing process.  We currently are learning about Prewriting and the Rough Draft part of the writing cycle.  The students are doing a great job at continuing to bring items from home to glue in their Life Books to write about.  Keep encouraging your child to continue to bring items from home to write about all year long.  I tell my students that the only way to get better at writing is to keep WRITING!

Phonics

In phonics this week your child worked with words that had a long vowel-consonant-silent e pattern within them as in cake, tape, made, etc.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, Sept. 26th-Volunteer Orientation (6:00-6:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, Sept. 28th- Wellness Wed. (Wear Workout Clothes)
Thursday, Sept. 29th- PTA Family Game Night (6:30 p.m.)

Math

The past two weeks in math your child has been working on being able to read, write, and build whole numbers up to 1000.  Your child has also spent time comparing numbers, putting numbers in order from least to greatest, and your child worked on determining what numbers come before, after, and between a given number.

Spelling Words

Sept. 26-30

One-Syllable Words

1. crate

2. stroke

3. glide

4. woke

5. plate

6. pride

Two-Syllable Words

7. reptile

8. naptime

9. mistake

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have a vowel-consonant-silent e pattern within them as in crate, stroke, and glide.

Bus Safety

Time was spent this week talking about bus safety and the importance of being safe and respectful when near or on a bus.

Mr. Ronnenberg's Blog

Soccer Fun

The second and third weeks of school have and will be spent out on the pitch, (soccer lingo for "field").  Dribbling, passing, trapping, goaltending, and teamwork are all a part of our plans.  "Solf" is one of the passing activities...  It is a combination of soccer and golf.

Upcoming Dates

Friday, Sept. 16th- Picture Day
Monday, Sept. 19th-NWEA Math Test
Tuesday, Sept. 20th- NWEA Reading Test

Spelling Words

Sept. 19-23

1. shock
2. fish
3. chunk
4. rock
5. trunk
6. dish
7. napkin
8. magnet
9. basket

NWEA Testing

Next Monday & Tuesday morning your child will be taking the NWEA tests in reading and math.  Please make sure your child gets a good nights rest the night before and a good breakfast in him/her on the morning of each test.  Both the math and reading NWEA tests will be taken in the computer lab on a computer.

Spelling City

 Listed below is a great spelling website that your child can use to practice his/her spelling words.  The website is: spellingcity.com

Then click on find a list.

Username: mlsecond

Word of the Month

Stamina- The ability or strength to keep doing something for a long time.

Important Things to Know

• Please send a pair of socks along to school with your child for him/her to keep in their locker for phy ed. and an extra set of clothes due to water on the playground, etc.
• Our class will go to the library every Friday to check out new books!

Class Fund

We are still asking ALL families to send $15.00 to school by Oct. 3rd if able.  Please make any checks payable to your child’s teacher.  This money will aide in our journey of learning by funding many needed educational supplies throughout our academic school year.  Thanks for your support.  The best learning is HANDS ON LEARNING!

Mr. Ronnenberg's Blog

Please check out Mr. Ronnenberg's latest blog at: http://ronnenbergblog.blogspot.com/

We have had a fabulous first week of school together!