September News

Weeks of September 5

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- September 16

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Miss Lorett

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554-2350 ext. 1311

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slorett@usd261.com

*Theme Story: Mrs. Brown Went to Town

*Skills: Completing a Story Map (characters,

setting, problem, solution) & Predicting

*Phonics: Short & Long Vowels, Silent E words

(Ex: cake, bite, note, cube, etc. )

*Fluency: Poems will be sent home every

Thursday. Students are to read these with

Accuracy, Pacing, & Expression.

*Continue Unit 1- Number Patterns & Routines

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Number sequences/lines

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Review days of the week/month

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Practice addition facts

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Equivalent names for numbers

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Comparing numbers

*Home Links (Math Homework) have begun. These

are due the following day. A parent letter will be

sent home at the start of each unit with ways you

can help your child be successful in math!

*WANTED: Packages of OREOs for an upcoming Math lesson on estimation in September. Please consider

donating one package for this FUN project! We still need 5 packages.

*All students have 20 minutues of reading homework every night. Students have done a FABULOUS job

with this! Starting 9/5/11 students who do not complete the reading homework will have a color change

the next day. Thank you for your support in encouraging nightly reading

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*Students will soon begin bringing home Sight Word cards in their STAR binders. I encourage students to

practice these for 5 minutes during their nightly reading homework. There will be some fun activities

included on how you can practice sight words in a FUN way.

Important Dates:

*Tuesday, Sept. 6

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- PTO Meeting 4PM in Mrs.

Piles room, All parents are invited!

* Monday, Sept. 12

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- Prairie Night @ Haysville

Sonic, 5:00-8:00PM

*Happy Birthday to Christopher (9/11)

and to Miss Lorett (9/13)

*White magic erasers

*Sheet protectors

*Ziplock bags (all sizes)

*Glue sticks

*Pencil top erasers

*Healthy Snacks (granola

bars, fruit chews, crackers)

*OREOs (see note above)

Thanks for any donations!

Word Wall Words:

boy, follow, came, want, show, also, around,

form, three, smaltlur,

nseduc, herh,

e,

don’t,

why, asked, went, men, read, need

**Please encourage your child to practice how to

spell these words and use them in sentence**

http://www.fun4thebrain.com

These Math games are

great to practice

addition and

subtraction facts!

*Skills to Practice at Home:

STAR Students:

*Kimberly~ Never gives up & keeps a positive attitude!

*David~ Doing a wonderful job listening

while Miss Lorett is teaching!