Fall is in the air. We are closing up camp for the season this weekend. 

We are keeping busy each day at school. It has been great to meet many of you during our Parent Teacher Conferences. Our Book Fair will be next week. We will also be sending home October book orders. If you send rain or snow boots to school with your child, please send separate shoes to wear in the classroom. 

This week in our first grade math classes we started collecting and graphing pattern blocks shapes. We are learning to read the graph using math words such as "more" and "least". “Which shape has more?” “How many more?” We will also be using inequalities <,> to compare amounts.

We also started using math menus this week. These include activities that students go to when they are finished their work. Menu includes extra practice, games, and technology opportunities. Each student works at their own pace.

Make 10 Go Fish

Skip counting by twos with odd and even numbers

For photos from Grade 2 math class please click here.

We've just started a science unit. Students are learning about the properties of matter.

First graders were so excited to share their stories using See Saw! We hope you enjoyed their writing! This week, we reviewed storytelling with a partner. We also worked on deciding if we are writing about a giant watermelon topic or a small seed story. We want our small moments to be small seed stories! First graders continue to use their narrative writing checklist.

In word study, first graders learned about digraphs. A digraph is two letters that make one sound. As they are one sound, they are tapped using one finger. They have also learned how to spell the following trick/snap words: the, a, and, is, his, of, was to and I.

The second grade writers are wrapping up their Narrative Small Moment unit. 

Last Friday we attended the sweet Carnation Ceremony. The 8th graders gave carnations to the new kindergarten students to welcome them to CCS. 

During Reading Workshop we are practicing strategies for figuring out a word we don't know when we are reading.

Here are a few of our reading mascots. 

Listening Center

Friday Free Choice Fun

Please remember that there is no school on Friday, October 18th due to Parent Teacher Conferences.