Here's what we've been up to in Room 203 during October!
Reading:
We are hard at work in our reading groups learning our sight words! Parents, please work hard with the cards your student brought home a few weeks ago. Knowing these words right away will help enormously in your child's reading progress. There are many ideas under the "Links for Parents" tab. Practicing sight words should be fun- we use play dough, shaving cream, games, anything that helps to make our practice more enjoyable.
Science!
We also finished up our first Science unit two weeks ago with our trip to the aquarium! Our kids did a great job observing, investigating, asking questions, and explaining their thinking during our animals unit. Thanks so much to parents for paying admission to the Aquarium, we had a great time and saw so many amazing animals!
Fall Festival!
So many parents helped with our annual Fall Festival! This is one of my favorite events of the year. I had so much fun seeing the costumes and making the Dia de los Muertos crafts! Thank you to everyone who came! 
We also had a great Halloween making crafts! Thank you to Meggin and Bliss who provided treats!
Math:
In math, we are really focusing on patterns. Anytime you see patterns in your life, point them out to your student and ask if they can find what you're looking at. We really want to increase the times we find and use mathematics in our daily lives, as this really helps student engagement and excitement about mathematics. We'll be exploring more and more patterns, especially moving towards noticing patterns in numbers. 
Finally, I want to show you something you may have seen coming home on your students! We call these "Ask Me" stickers, and they are a great way for kids to share their learning with you. If you see a stick on your child, make sure to ask them about what it says! It helps them review new vocabulary, as well as feel so proud of their learning.
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