Happy Monday! Open House is tomorrow from 5:30-7:00, I will be here from 5:30-6:45 (need to get home for bath time ). If you can spare even a couple of minutes, please come and join us! Be ready to sign up for parent teacher conferences the week of November 11th. We are starting a NEW personal narrative writing unit today, ask your child what we learned from our mentor authors. Picture day is this Wednesday. WE voted for VIP's today, Congrats to Ruby & Taty!

On Friday, October 11^th, we are taking a trip to Old World Wisconsin. The bus ride is about 75 minutes and it will be a tight ride! The students will be able to bring electronics with the following understandings:

·         Teachers will not be able to hold on to electronics once we leave the bus

·         The games/information  viewed  need to be age appropriate

·         The student is 100% responsible for the electronic device. With that being said, electronics will NEED to stay on the bus once we arrive at OWW. The bus will be locked and will remain at OWW. No homework this weekend, stay dry! We had a parent come in and help us create pencil & paper avatars! They each drew a picture and picked an avatar name. You will see them all soon! Thanks J! 

One of our friends in class had a birthday today and brought in her new drum to show the class. It was so cool, ask your child about it! The two math posters show the two subtraction strategies we have learned so far. Have them practice this weekend if they need it!

We are so close to our dirt cake party, we only need gummy worms! Thanks for helping out with this. Please remember that Open House is next Tuesday from 5:30-7:00. During this time, please come and visit and sign up for Parent/Teacher conferences in November. Also, check out the calendar link on the bottom of the blog, I have made some updates.

We have enough pudding now for dirt cake and are now in need of oreoes and gummy worms. Thanks to those parents who have contributed. Remember to mark your calendars for the first author celebration in room 139 on October 30th at 2:30.

Happy Monday! If you are planning on meeting us at the Old World Wisconsin trip on Friday, October 11th, I need to get you to fill out and sign a volunteer form. Please email me and I will send one home with your child. If you get the chance, please check out the new downtown library, the children's area is amazing. Please see the writing sample below. This is the kind of writing (in length and content) that is expected in your child's writing homework. They do not have any writing homework tonight though!

Students have lots due tomorrow: personal narratives, spelling packet, 30 minutes of reading, and they need to tell me if they need a school lunch ordered for the October 11th field trip. Have a great night!