October 7th-October 11th

10/7-10/11

Students can start working on ST Math at home

(read Mr. Brennan’s email)

Starting Monday, students will start reading for 30 mins at home and on October 7^th, they will be logging in two steps. Please sign each 15 mins steps nightly

toparaji@iwcs.k12.va.us

2.7a- making and confirming predictions.

2.10d use strategies for organization according to descriptive writing

Word talk- “ou” sound

We will continue to work on writing complete sentences

Math:2.2c- use objects to determine whether a number is even or odd

Upcoming events:

10/10- 2^ndgrade teachers at a district wide ARC meeting

10/14– No school: Goal-setting conferences with parents and students

10/15-10/18- Oparaji class to the YMCA for water safety lessons

10/17 – IWCS Pink-Out Day

10/21– Start of Bus Drivers Appreciation Week, the Fall Scholastic Book Fair, and CoGAT testing

10/25– Grand Lunch / 1:00 student dismissal for SHS Homecoming activities

Homework

Monday- read 30 mins and log in two steps

Tuesday- read 30 mins and log in two steps

Wednesday- read 30 mins and log in two steps

Thursday- read 30 mins and log in two steps

Friday- read 30 mins and log in two steps

Dates to remember:

·Due to the recently-announced early dismissal Oct. 25, Grand Lunch will be rescheduled.

·Mrs. Vukmanic is still collecting Styrofoam egg cartons and Mrs. Hall is collecting toilet paper tubes for hands-on student activities; feel free to drop these off in the office or hand these items to the ladies on the car loop.

·The bus evacuation drill scheduled for Sept. 25 at Smithfield High School has been postponed to Oct. 8. Buses may be a bit late that morning.

·Fall pictures are next week! Please do not send money for pictures on picture day; order forms will be sent home about two weeks after picture day.  A student without an approved Media Release form will NOT be photographed.

·October is Bully Prevention Month and here’s what we have planned so far:

o  Oct. 23 is UPstander Day (Nationwide Unity Day) -- Students can come to school dressed as a UPstander (someone that stands up for others/a super hero)

o  Motivational Mondays -- Let’s combat the Monday Blahs by motivating each other by wearing motivational shirts every Monday to spread kindness and remind everyone how amazing they are.