Weekly Newsletter volume number 13

In reading, we continued to read lots of non-fiction, or informational text, about Columbus Day and Fire Safety. We added lots of information to our prior knowledge, or schema, and had many of our questions answered about these two important items. In Math, we worked on comparing two digit numbers using the signs > (greater than or more than), < (less than) and = (equal to). To compare the 2 two digit numbers, we learned to show the number with ten sticks and leftover ones. If the number was 72, the number 7 is in the 10’s place, so they need 7 ten sticks and 2 circles since 2 is in the ones place. We also worked on word problems with teen numbers. We had groups of 10’s and left over ones. In Letterland, we learned the glued sound /all/. These three letters are a glued sound, so it only makes one sound, as in the word all. So if we had the word fall, it would be tapped out as /f/ and then /all/. We also reviewed the short vowel sounds of /a/, /e/, and /i/. Fire Safety- Last week we talked a lot about Fire Safety. We read several books about Fire Fighters and how Fire Fighters and safety requirements have changed from hundreds of years ago to now. Have your child share some of the things they learned last week. Important Information: - Pizza Party- We will be having our Pizza Party this Wednesday for lunch. Our class raised the 3rd most money in the school during our coin drive. Way to go!!! - Barnes and Noble Spirit Night- Our Barnes & Noble Book Fair is quickly approaching! It will be held on Thursday, November 7th at the Barnes & Noble store at Cary Towne Center! We have a great night planned! The Banks Boomers will be performing. A mystery reader will be hosting story time! The PTA will be selling BRES spirit wear and the Yearbook Club will open yearbook sales that night!