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.

Here are a few things happening this week.   *  In Literacy, we will be working with the Zoo Phonics letters, beginning with the letter S s.  There are so many things that begin with the letter S s, such as Sammy, snake, smile, silly, song, Sally, and super.  We will also begin Show and  Tell on Fridays so this week, students can bring in something that begins with the /s/ sound.  Happy hunting!     *  In Math, we are still working on Patterns.   *  We have Library on Mondays so please ensure your child's Library book is in its proper bag and returned on that day so they can check out a new one.     *  The Scholastic Book Orders for October will be sent home this week for you to browse through.  They will be due back on October 12th.       *  Thanksgiving weekend is coming up so there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Oct. 8th.  There is also NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, Oct. 9th due to Professional Learning Day for teachers.