Classroom News

What We Will Learn:

This week we will begin our third unit in our Language Arts curriculum. Our unit’s
Essential Question is “Why do living things change?” Our phonics skill for the
week will be r-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr).

We will be advancing our understanding of subtraction and how it is related to

addition. We will be using math stories with drawings to solve unknowns. We
will also be doing some fun fall-themed math that ties in with the standards we
are working on. In Writer’s Workshop, students will be writing their final “small
moment” or personal narrative stories, and “fancying up” a piece to serve as
their best example of a personal narrative.

Homework:
Monday: Home Reading and
Lesson 33 p. 137 & 138
Tuesday – Thurday: Home Reading
only
Friday: No homework 
Halloween Centers
On Halloween, we will be having
special centers where we will be
making popcorn hands, decorating
cookies, making a craft, and playing
Halloween-themed games. If you are
interested in volunteering please let
me know.
Thank you!
Halloween Parade
A Halloween parade will take
place at 8:30 on October 31st.
Students choosing to dress in
costumes must come to school
in the costume. No weapons or
wands are allowed. Parents are
welcome to watch the parade.
Please see the Tierra Linda
website for more information
about Halloween guidelines.
Important Dates:
Oct 28 – 31st – Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 31 – Halloween Parade
Nov. 1 – No School (Staff
Development Day)