Room 26 News
Weeks of Oct. 29th, Nov. 5th, Nov. 12th & Nov. 19th
Specials
Monday – Day 6 - Music
Tuesday – Day 1 – Computer
Wednesday – Day 2 – Gym
Thursday – Day 3 – Library
Friday – Day 4 – Art
------Week of Nov. 5th------Monday – Day 5 – Gym
Tuesday – Day 6 – Music
Wednesday – Day 1 - Computer
Thursday – Day 2 – Gym
Friday – Day 3 – Library
------Week of Nov. 12th ------Monday – Day 4 – Art
Tuesday – Day 5 – Gym
Wednesday – Day 6 - Music
Thursday – Day 1 – Computer
Friday – Day 2 – Gym
------Week of Nov. 19th ------Monday – Day 3 – Library
Tuesday – Day 4 – Art
Wednesday – Early Dismissal 11:30
Thursday – No School
Friday – No School
Star Studentsfor the next four weeks:
October 29th – Logan
November 5th – Kate
November 12th – Hailey
November 19th - Luke
Math
For the next four weeks, the students
will continue to work with counting
pennies & nickels, addition and
subtraction number stories/number
models, telling time to the hour, visual
patterns, even/odd numbers, number
grid patterns and exploring shapes
and patterns. The students will be
introduced to telling time to the ½
hour, the frames and arrows routine,
calculator counting, dimes, counting
coin combinations and data collection
& interpretation.
Please try to help your child at home,
if he/she is having difficulties with
these concepts. The additional help
will allow him/her to be more
successful in our class activities.
Language Arts
In Language Arts we will focus on the
following letters, skills and concepts:
short vowels /i, e & o/, x, plural –s,
plurals, inflected endings (s, -ing),
initial and final consonant blends,
characters, setting, main idea/details,
alphabetizing words, antonyms and
high frequency word practice.
High Frequency Words for the next
three weeks are: blue, little, from,
use, get, help, eat, five, four, her,
this, too, saw, small, tree & your.
We will focus on the following writing
skills: short sentences with correct
punctuation and structure, focus on
one topic, short poems, using
interesting details, story organization,
and declarative sentences. We will
also focus on writing stories with a
Beginning, Middle and End. – Please
see below.
Parts of a Story
Beginning
Character (who)
Setting (when, where)
Middle
First
Next
Then
Suddenly
Finally
Ending
(Lesson or final feeling)
Reading Homework
The students have begun reading
homework this month. This homework
is assigned on the Reading Street
(Pearson) website. Please listen to
your child read the assigned reading.
Studies have shown that children who
read at home develop a life-long love
of reading and learning. Reading at
home is statistically linked to
successful reading at school. Thank
you for helping your child to become a
successful reader!
L.A/Spelling Assessments
Every Friday (or the last day of the
week) we will have a phonics,
comprehension and spelling
assessment. The assessments will
reflect the letters/sounds as well as
reading strategies we are using in our
classroom. A spelling list will come
home on yellow paper each week.
Please work on these words with your
child so they are prepared and
successful for our Friday
assessments. Thank you for your
support at home!
Unit
The students will
learn about Halloween,
scarecrows and we will
begin our Journey
Through Pennsylvania unit. We will
locate Pennsylvania on a U.S. map;
locate Harrisburg and Hershey,
identify the founder of our stateWilliam Penn, and compare and
contrast traits of the Hershey, Amish
and Mennonite communities. We will
learn about the lives of Milton
Hershey, Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross and
Mister Rogers. We will discuss
Thanksgiving by
comparing and
contrasting
Thanksgiving
celebrations of the past and present.
Box Tops
We will be collecting Box Tops in our
classroom this year. This is great
additional revenue for our school! Please
send any box tops you’ve collected into
school with your child.
Homework
Please return the homework in your child’s
folder daily. Be sure to practice your sight
words EVERY night!
--------------Week of Oct. 29th----------------Mon. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.5
Tue.–Family Time Page ,
Math Home Link #3.6
Wed. – Family Time Page
Thurs. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.7
Fri. – Enjoy your weekend!
-------------Week of Nov. 5th----------------Mon. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.8
Tue.– Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.9
Wed. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.10
Thurs. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.11
Fri. – Enjoy your weekend!
-------------Week of Nov. 12th ----------------Mon. – Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.12
Tue.– Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.13
Wed.– Family Time Page,
Math Home Link #3.14
Thurs. – Family Time Page
Fri. – Enjoy your weekend
--------------Week of Nov. 19th---------------Mon. – No homework
Tues. – No homework
Enjoy your break!
Wild About Reading
Please return your reading calendar on
on or before Oct. 31st. Thank you!
Conference Schedule
Our class conference schedule will be
coming home soon. Please check your
conference time and contact me if you
need any changes made.
Important Note
Many children are coming to school
unable to tie their shoes or zip their
coats. This is causing us to lose valuable
instruction time. If you could work with
your child to become proficient at tying
shoes and zipping coats that would be
very helpful! Thank you!
Classroom Items Needed
November snacks
Napkins
Thank you for your generosity!
A Special Note
A big thank you to our volunteers who
helped to make Pumpkin Day super fun!
Thank you to those of you who sent in a
pumpkin. Room 26 had a fantastic
pumpkin party!
-Ms. Stull
Schedule of Events
Oct. 30th – Officer Kepple visit
Nov. 6th – Election Day
Nov. 9th – Red, White & Blue Day
Nov. 14th – Disguise a Turkey Project due
Nov. 20th – Thanksgiving Feast
Nov. 21st – Early Dismissal 11:30
Nov. 21st – End of 1st trimester
Nov. 23rd – 26th – No School – Fall Break
Nov. 30th – School Spirit Day – Wear Orange & Blue
Dec. 6th – Early Dismissal at 11:45
Dec. 7th – No School – Conference Day
Dec. 14th – Hat Day
Dec. 19th – Ginger Bread Party
December 20th – Polar Express
Delany is growing into a precious little lady.
I had the pleasure of meeting Delany and she is a real cutie pie!
Rachel Stull
717-531-2211 ext. 6126
rstull@hershey.k12.pa.us