quarter 2, week 3

Candy Corn graphing was educational AND delicious! Is there any better way to learn?!

Scaring off drugs this Red Ribbon Week by wearing black and orange!

A big Thank-You to Arina from Mrs. McMann's class for cashing in her hard-earned PBIS Rewards points to read to us! You're welcome back any time, Arina!

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Planned absence announcement 

I wanted to let you know that I will be absent this Wednesday - Friday due to an out-of-state family wedding in New Jersey. My cousin is getting married early afternoon on Thursday, so I am flying out with my family on Wednesday. I was out unexpectedly last Monday and Tuesday due to a cold and sinus infection, and I wasn't able to provide the students with prior notice, which I learned made it difficult for many of them. This BROKE my heart! I have been telling them about this upcoming absence for a couple of weeks now though, so they are aware; however, I would appreciate if you also reminded your child of this and that they'll be in excellent hands while I'm gone! Thank you in advance for your support with this.

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last WEEK, WE LEARNED ABOUT...

• Reading - main idea & supporting details; unit assessment was taken
• Writing - informational writing - animal research; using text features (i.e. headings, illustrations, captions, labels/diagrams)
• Phonics - long A vowel teams ai & ay ​
• Math - 
  • 2.2 - introduction to money/counting coins and bills; graphing; addition/subtraction equations & word problems with/without regrouping using different strategies 
    • ​number line
      
    • base ten blocks
  • 2.5 - building arrays/repeated addition
• Social Studies - Creek Native Americans; how life was different then than it is now (food, clothing, homes, purchasing goods)

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• Friday, November 5th - Bingo Night
• Monday, November 8th - Friday, November 12th - NFCC Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Tuesday,  November 9th - Fall Picture Retake Day 

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closing

Please always feel free to reach out with questions and concerns. I hope you have a great start to November this week!
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Sincerely,

​Bianca Popola