Next week in M3...

*Please remember that if your child would like to dress up on Halloween they need to bring a $5 donation to the Jr. Beta Club. All money raised is going to hurricane relief!

*We will be having a Thanksgiving lunch for parents to attend on November 13th at 11:13! Invitations will be sent home next week.

*Fall Festival is on Sunday from 1pm-5pm! I am decorating my trunk for Trunk or Treat and would love to see all the kids in their costumes. We will also be raffling off the pumpkins that we carved in class. 

What we're learning:

Math: Addition and subtraction strategies within 100

Reading: Making connections 

Writing: Informational writing 

Grammar: Reflexive pronouns

Phonics: R controlled vowels

Content: James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove 

Spelling:
smart
scar
shark
start
star
spark
market
garlic
party

away
left
near
play
until

Thank you SO much to all who donated and volunteered this week! We had such a great time carving pumpkins, doing candy corn towers and making a pumpkin volcano today!

Next week in M3...

It has been a fantastic conference week! I was able to meet with at least one parent of each kid! How awesome! Today I am sending home a spelling choice board. This is NOT required homework. It is optional spelling practice.
I am also working on a packet to send home with extra place value practice and reading comprehension questions for those who would like to practice.

*Second grade is considering hosting a math night for parents. We would love to show you all the strategies we teach and how they are done. Please comment and let me know if that is something you would be interested in.

Fall Festival forms are coming home today! I'll be doing Trunk-or Treat and would love to see you all there!

What we're learning:
Math- Subtraction within 100
Reading- Making connections
Grammar- pronouns
Writing- Continuing with informative writing
Phonics- Controlled O syllable patterns
Content- Moving into learning about Sequoyah

Spelling:
High frequency:
always
even
idea
later
still
took
went

Pattern:
bright
brightly
pie
lightning
sigh
tighten
high
flight
lie


DON'T FORGET
 - Next week in Red Ribbon Week! There will be prizes for participation each day! Monday is wear as much red as you can day.

- Jr. Beta is hosting our 1^st fundraiser to raise money for hurricane relief. We will fundraise October 27^th, 30^th, and 31^st, allowing students who participated to dress as their favorite book character on the 31^st (Halloween). The cost is $5.

We are trying to keep this academic, so if you are currently doing a novel study, please encourage students to dress as one of the characters! **No scary or violent costumes**

Next Week In M3...

Sorry for the later than usual update this week. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Some important reminders:
- ALL of next week will be early release due to conferences! Please send in a note if your child's transportation will change. I look forward to seeing you all at conferences.
- Support the Pride has been extended! If Springer reaches his crown Dr. Swec will be duct taped to the wall.
- There will be NO spelling words this week!
- Please remember that each child has a login for Mobymax.com and Kidsa-z.com
These are great resources for them to practice!
- If you signed up to bring any of the items for the STEM Lab activity please remember that they will need those by Tuesday (whole milk, table salt, and gallon ziplocks). I heard a rumor that they're making something yummy!

What we'll be learning-
Math- Strategies to help us add and subtract within 20
Reading- We will continue with our poetry unit
Writing- No writing due to early release
Grammar- No grammar/phonics this week due to early release
Content- Creek and Cherokee Indians *Our Learning Commons specialist Mrs. McCurry will be working with us on Tuesday to expand our learning using technology! We cannot wait!

*It looks like Bloomz is still have some uploaded issues. I have one more plan to try and get these photos up for all of you - stay tuned!

Next week in M3...

It was a fantastic week back at school this week!

Reminders:
- TONIGHT is Move Night at the K-1 campus! They will be showing Secret Life of Pets
- Please sign and return the conference paper that was sent home! Many of you already sent them back. Thank you! I am looking forward to meeting with you all the week of the 16th.
- October 12th is an early release day. If your child will have different transportation than usual please be sure to send in a note.


What we're learning...
Grammar: Review of nouns
Phonics: Long E digraph syllable patterns
Math: One step word problems that have sums within 20
Reading: We will begin learning about poetry
Writing: Finishing up our Fall Break narrative
Content: Wrapping up government and

High Frequency Words:
Always
Far
Play
Put
School
Sometimes
While

Pattern Words:
Dream
Feel
Yield
Cream
Wheel
Field
Greedy
Increase
Relief

I will be sending a sign up through Bloomz for some things we will need this month in class and in the STEM lab. If anybody is able to sign up we would greatly appreciate it.

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break! I cannot wait to be back with the kids tomorrow and hear all about the fun they had.

My last post included what we will be learning this week. Here are our spelling words:
Pattern words:
float
doe
grown
boat
shown
toe
below
yellow
toenail

High Frequency Words:
began
big
off
once
saw
went
while

Please remember to send in a kazoo with your child tomorrow to practice with if you were able to purchase one over the break. Thank you! 

Tuesday, October 3rd we will have a Relay for Life fundraiser at Zaxby's!

*Remember* You still have time to Support The Pride