Weekly Email 10.15.15
Dear Families,
We have had an exciting week! Thank you for joining us for Open House and Breakfast with
Dads, and for supporting the Book Fair!
There will be no school tomorrow. We look forward to seeing your students back at school
on Monday!
Math Night is right around the corner! Please join us at Stonegate on Thursday, October 22
from 6:00-7:30 PM for a fun-filled night of math exploration. All students who attend will go
home with a free math homework pass!! We hope you can make it! All students must be
accompanied by an adult.
Here’s what we will be learning next week:
Reading:
We will continue our study of informational texts as we read and discuss books such as Eva the
Beekeeper, All about Food Chains, and Fins, Wings, and Legs. In addition to identifying what we can
learn from both the text and the photographs, we will ask questions before, during, and after
reading. Our differentiated Words Their Way groups will begin as well. Students will be working on
spelling patterns in small groups.
Writing:
Our animal research continues as we transition into researching and writing about an animal of
choice. We will be using what we have learned about informational writing to include an opening
sentence that will “hook” the reader, at least three facts about an animal, and a closure sentence.
Math:
We will continue to solve word problems involving both addition and subtraction. Towards the end of
the week we will begin learning all about graphs. We will collect, organize, display, and interpret
data in pictographs and bar graphs through the end of the week and into the following week.
Science/Social Studies:
In science we will continue our study of omnivores, herbivores, and carnivores. In Social Studies we
will begin learning about a variety of American symbols including the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty
Bell, and the American Flag.
How can you help at home?
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Use the information in this email to ask your child questions about the books that we read and
the topics that we study.
Read with your child nightly!
Take surveys at home (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite restaurant, etc.) and support your
child in organizing the collected data.
Practice writing and spelling Word Wall Words and Words Their Way word patterns with your
child.
Important Reminders:
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When your child is absent, please call the office after 8:30 a.m. letting the school know the
reason for the absence. You can also send an email to the office staff at:
[email protected]; [email protected]
Words Their Way Homework begins Monday- please be on the lookout for it in your child’s
folder! It will be due in two weeks on October 30.
Saturday, October 24- Outdoor Clean-Up around the school- Contact Pete Holdway
([email protected]) or Will Stambaugh ([email protected]) for more details.
Please consider donating $15 to the First Grade Classroom Celebrations fund. Please place
your cash or check donation in a sealed envelope and send to school with your child in
his/her blue first grade folder by Monday October 5. Checks can be made out to Carly
Guirola.
Please remind your child to have a book in his/her backpack to read in the morning.
If you are not yet a member of the PTA, please register today at
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/stonegatees/pta/
Are you on the PTA list serve? Anyone can join! Please contact Kanitha Sar to get your email
address added: [email protected]
Interested in an additional half-day learning experience for your child? George B. Thomas, Sr.
Learning Academy has started! Here is the link to register:
http://www.saturdayschool.org/programs/enroll.shtm
Have an excellent weekend and enjoy the gorgeous fall weather!