Hello everyone!
WOW! Fall is surely here and I know I am very, very happy to have to cool weather to show for it. Three months of 90's + was more than I could handle! :)
We've got a full month for October, so let me show you what's coming up....
Fri. Oct. 1st Last day for CoGat testing! It is also Opening Night for the book fair! Come join us between 5:30and 7:30 tonight. I cannot make it to this event, but will be here for the Family Fun Night on Tuesday of the upcoming week.
Mon. Oct. 4th-Fri Oct. 8th BOOK FAIR....AND it is also testing for the 3rd and 5th grade.
Tues. 10/5 Family Fun Night at the Book Fair.
Thurs. 10/7 1st GRADE LUMMI SHOW AND ART FAIR!!!! Our class needs to be in the P.E. building at 6:20. Come and see! I'll be there!
Fri. 10/8 Spirit Day....wear your Murdock pride!
Mon. 10/11 COLUMBUS DAY and Boosterthon Kick-Off! K-2 Pep Rally at 12:30...for students only, please.
THE BOOSTERTHON RUNS FROM 10/12-10/20.
Wed. 10/13 School Store K-5
Fri. 10/15 Baseball T-shirt Spirit Day.
CONFERENCE WEEK.....10/18-10/22........I AM SENDING HOME CONFERENCE FORMS WHICH WILL HAVE YOUR CONFERENCE TIME AND DAY ON IT. PLEASE SEND BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER THAT CONFERENCE WEEK IS EARLY RELEASE EACH DAY OF THAT WEEK AND STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED AT 12:25 every day..... REPORT CARDS WILL BE PASSED OUT DURING CONFERENCE WEEK FOR US TO DISCUSS WHILE WE ARE CONFERENCING.
Wed. 10/20 BOOSTERTHON FUN RUN TODAY....ALL ARE WELCOME!
Fri. 10/21 Make-Up Picture Day
Wed. 10/27 School Store K-5
Thurs. 10/28 COWLOWEEN at East lake Chick-Fil-A!!!! (Costumes MAY be worn only at night....5:00-8:00pm)
Fri. 10/29 Spirit Day....Happy Halloween to all!
During this month of October, we will continue to work very hard in all subject areas....reading will continue with reading groups throughout the week, word work and sometimes special group assignnments or book reports. During math, we will continue with number sense, place value to 100, comparing and ordering numbers, number sense, trading money and more. We do this through hands-on activities, our math workbook, math games and file folder games as well as through partner work and our math journal. For science, we will focus more on the water cycle and a review of seasons and weather. We will work on the unit of germs for health and also will learn more about our character trait of respect. Phonics and language arts will be the continuation of word work with our phonics books. We will also continue learning how to write the "Six Traits" way and how to give detailed and complete sentences. Our stories will become more focused and my expectations of the students will become greater as we continue writing on a daily basis.
Have a great month of October!
Mrs. Kastner
