I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Thanksgiving.  This is going to be a short week but here are some important things to remember.  There is no school on Tuesday, Oct. 9th.   *  In Literacy and for homework this week, we will be working with the letter A a.  Isn't that Awesome!  The letter A a is a very hard working vowel because it says two sounds.  The long A sound says it's own name and can be found in words like acorn, aim, angel, ape, April, and apron.  The short A sound is the sound Ally Alligator says in Zoo Phonics and can be found in words like act, actor, add, alligator, apple, Africa, athlete, and ax.  *  We are still working hard on our writing as well.  Students love to write stories.   *  In Math, we will be finishing up Patterns.     *  Scholastic Book Orders for October are due on Friday, Oct. 12th.           *  It's Fire Prevention Week so please take the time to review your escape plan with your family.  We have been practicing our fire drill at school.