Week of Sept. 2
We hope you
had a great long weekend! We are ready
to dive into full days! The kiddos are
so excited about recess and lunch! Here
we go!
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Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis
shoes-VERY important
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Thomas
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PE
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music
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PE
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art
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Rotation with PE
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Graviett
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PE
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art
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music
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Herreman
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art
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PE
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music
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Johnson
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music
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PE
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art
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- If your child gets here before 7:45, please send him/her to the gym.
- · Water bottles with pop tops only
- · Lunch begins at 11:10
- · If you have “class store donations” (think happy meal toys, etc), feel free to clean out those junk drawers and send them to your class
- · This week is CEF “Change Week” (Carroll Education Foundation) CEF is an amazing organization that gives grants to Carroll teachers. The grants pay for some great educational items and programs in your children’s classes. The first grade team has been awarded several different grants. We will be collecting change all week. All the money collected will go back to Old Union! There are also some fun ways to celebrate…
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Tues- “Dragons Rule!” (wear a
crown)
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Wed- “Dragons Dream Big!”
(wear PJs)
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Thurs-“Dragons are Unique”
(wear crazy socks and/or hair)
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Fri- “Dragons have spirit”
(wear green)
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Saturday, Sept. 7 is the 17th annual Culinary
Celebration at Hilton Southlake Town Square. Go to www.southlakecef.org
In Language Arts this week, we will…
- · Sort rhyming words to prepare for our spelling that will be coming up the 2nd six weeks
- · Begin writers’ workshop. (carrying on independently as writers)
- · Begin reading workshop (discuss and practice expectations)(What does real and fake reading look like?)
- · Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have
In Math, we will…
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Count and graph the number of pockets we
have. Your kids might want to check for
pockets as they dress. J
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Graph the number of letters we have in our names.
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Play “Where’s the Penny” (a game that addresses
number order)
In Social Studies, we will discuss
being a good citizen.
Upcoming Events in September
9/12 Curriculum Night 5-6pm Gr 3-4, 6:15-7:15pm, Kinder - Gr 2,
Spirit Shop
9/19 Picture day - individual photos
9/20 4-6pm Family Picnic
9/23 Fall Book Fair Begins
4-7pm
Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally, Carnival at Town Square
