August 26, 2016

Current Events: We will continue PALS and Math Universal Screeningsnext week during the reading block: thus,your child will not have reading homework. I sent 2 of the Volunteer/Mentor Application forms that need to be completed and returned for our records for anyone coming to have lunch with your child, helping in the classroom, or chaperoning a school field trip on Monday. Let me know if you need more for other family members.

Language Arts:In Handwriting the children have been learning, about letter spacing and proper strokes for lower case letters that are tall this week: f, b, l, and t. They are really progressing nicely with using the lines on the paper to uniformly size their letters! Thanks for your help at home with encouraging the use of correct letter strokes when writing.

Math: I have attached your child’s IXL username and passwords. Your child can access this site on our school homepage and practice math skills from home to develop fluency in math. The site is:

Social Studies:In our Scholastic News, we talked about the job of the author and illustrator, Kevin Henkes. They read about how his work habits and the steps in the book making process. Then, we looked at the many different books that he has written and illustrated. With Ms. Cox, they discussed how they are special and how we are alike and different.

Science: We read in our Science books about our senses, then we did a sort to match which sense would be used to help us know about the items pictured. Next week, we will start a unit about the life cycle of butterflies. Over the weekend look for Monarch caterpillars and milkweed to send in for us to watch to see the life cycle. Please do not send any caterpillars to school in a glass container. Thanks!

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Rotation Schedule for Week B: For the week ofAug. 29-Sept 2

Monday: Art and P.E. (Bonus Planning afternoon)

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Physical Education

Thursday: Library

Friday: Physical Education

Upcoming Events:

August 29-Sept. 6th: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)Make sure that your child gets a good night’s rest. We want the children ready to do their best work.

September 5th: No School-Labor Day

Sept. 16: Harlem Wizards motivational assembly at 2:15 & Scholastic Book order due.

Scholastic Book Order: I am sending home a Scholastic Book order form today, which will need to be returned or ordered online by Sept. 16. If you write a check, please make it payable to Scholastic Reading Club. My online order code is HBBGD. This is a great way to buy books for your child to build his/her reading library.

Help: If you have any extra plastic grocery bags that you can share with us, please send these in with your child. We use the bags to collect our snack trash.

The Augusta County School Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or gender in its programs and activities. The following persons have been designated to handle inquires regarding non-discrimination policies.

Title IX Coordinator

Jill Martin

Director of Personnel

PO Box 960

18 Government Center Lane

Verona, VA 24482

(540) 245-5107