Here are a few things happening this week:   *  For Literacy homework we will be working on the letter 'Aa'.  This is a hard working letter because it has two sounds, a long and a short sound.  The short /a/ sounds like Allie Alligator and in words like Abby, add, after, active, at, bat, and cat.  The long /a/ says its own name and it can be found in words like cake, ape, age, and aid.  We will have Show and Tell on Friday so make sure you bring in something that begins with the letter 'Aa'.  You will also have to practice making the letter 'a'.  There is also a Halloween beginning letter activity. *  In Math please practice printing the number 3. *  It is also very important to read or get read to each night and to practice your sight words on a regular basis.   * Remember that Monday, Oct. 24 is National School Library Day where students can dress up like their favorite book character.