October October 23-27, 2017 What we’re up to: Classroom Updates Reading: We will be discussing how author’s create imagery in stories and poems. We will be locating words that author’s use, and creating our visualizations. The final major grade for this nine weeks will be the guided reading rubric. Language Arts: We will review proper nouns. We will complete our poetry books for a major grade. Math: We will finish up comparing and ordering with a test tomorrow. We will begin telling time. Students will learn to tell time to the hour, 15 minute, half hour, and minute. The test will be October 24. Science: We will continue to explore how and why we use magnets in everyday life. The science test will be October 25. Social Studies: We will be comparing maps and globes. Our test will be October 25. Notes from the Nurse: Encourage student to wash hands for 20 seconds (sing birthday song twice)                 Before eating                 After using the restroom                 After coughing or sneezing in hands Once a week, take a peek…check your child’s head weekly for nits or lice Field Trip is October 26. We will be going to Dewberry Farm. Field day information has been Coming home. Field day is November 3. Class picture day is Wednesday, October 25. October Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 Book Fair Week! 3 4 5 Book Fair Late Night 6 9 Picture Day! 10 11 12 13 16 17 Socktober! 18 19 STEAM night Chick fil A Spirit Night 20 23 Early Voting Begins 24 25 Class picture day! 26 2nd Grade Field Trip 27 Half day! 30 31 Halloween Ivy.Nguyen@lcisd.org