B-4 Newsletter

October 10, 2016

Makerspace
Thank you to the families who have sent in thin cardboard such as cereal boxes,
cracker boxes, etc. Keep sending in cardboard as we will use it for the Cardboard
Challenge on October 24th. We are also in need of packing tape for this
event.
Dance-A-Thon
The Dance-A-Thon is this Friday, October 14th. The second graders will be
dancing in the MPR from 8:30-9:00. Please make sure your child is wearing P.E.
type shoes for this event (No sandals or boots). I will be sending home the
Dance-A-Thon shirts sometime this week for all the students to wear on Friday.
Parents are encouraged to come support us as we dance to raise money for our
school. I would greatly appreciate it if our parents would take pictures of the kids
during this awesome fundraiser. (Thanks!) Dont forget to sign in and get a
sticker in the office.
Home Reading
Last week the students brought books home to read for our Home Reading
Program. The students are to read these books for a minimum of 15-20 minutes a
night/ 4 nights a week. Please fill out the reading log that is kept in the baggie.
The books need to be returned to class every Thursday so that new
books can be checked out to them. If your child is reading a book from home
please include it on the reading log. If your child is reading books on Raz-Kids, it
also needs to be logged onto the reading log. The main goal is for students to be
reading!
Reading Fluency/Comprehension
I need to make some corrections concerning the fluency/comprehension
assignments. Heres what the students/parents should do:

 Read the passage 4 times in the week (one time each night, Monday through
Thursday). Parents are to time how long it takes for your child to read the
passage each night.
Record the amount of time it took to read the passage in the box where it
says Words per Minute.
Next to the days question, write the words the students didnt read correctly
each day.
The goal is to see if your childs reading time improves by Thursday and if
fewer words were read incorrectly by Thursday. The comprehension
portion on the backside of the fluency is optional at this time.
Homework:
Math: This week the students are bringing home Module 1 for math homework.
The students will be finding sums and differences to 100. Please make sure the
module is brought back to school every day because the students
classroom assignments are included in the modules.
Monday- Lesson 1 Sprints (2 pages A&B) Time your child for each sprint. Stop
timing after 5 minutes. Write their time and amount correct on top of each sprint.
Tuesday- Lesson 2 Sprints (2 pages A&B) Time your child for each sprint. Stop
timing after 5 minutes. Write their time and amount correct on top of each sprint.
Wednesday- Lesson 3 Homework
Thursday- Lesson 4 Homework
Language Arts:
Fluency/comprehension homework (due Friday)
Home Reading for 15-20 minutes/ 4 nights a week. Since the students
keep the books for a week they may choose to read on the weekend as
part of their 4 nights per week of reading. Home Reading books are
due back to class in the baggie on Thursdays.
Things to Remember:
Please send in ear buds or headphones to use with the computers, iPads and
Chrome books if you havent already done so.
Wear your Dance-A-Thon shirt this Friday.
Important Dates:
October 10-14th: Red Ribbon Week
Monday 10/10- Follow your dreams, dont do drugs wear PJs
Tuesday 10/11- Sock out drugs wear crazy socks
Wednesday 10/12- Red-y to be drug free wear red
Thursday 10/13- Team up against drugs wear your favorite sports
team attire

Friday 10/14- Dance-A-Thon fundraiser wear dance-a-thon shirts

October 14th: Dance-A-Thon
October 17th-20th: Parent Teacher Conferences (noon dismissal all week)
October 28th: No School-Staff Development Day
October 31st: Halloween Costume Parade