October 27, 2014
ingraml@bcsc.k12.in.us
“The Buzz from 403”
I am so proud of the kids and their
progress during the 1st 9 weeks of
school. Everyone tells me that they
have grown in maturity and it shows in
their everyday activities. Their report
card also shows the amount of effort
and pride that they take in their work.
Please remember to tell them how
proud you are of them for using their
RAIDER WAY in class. FYI…..return
their “signed” report card envelope to
school as soon as possible….:)
DATES TO REMEMBER
October 31 – Kindergarten Parade
8:30 am
- Room 403 Sch. Book order due
Nov. 2-7 Richards Book Fair
Nov. 7
Richards Fall Festival
Parent Conferences
I plan to hold parent conferences in a
few weeks. Please look for a schedule
and appointment form in next week’s
newsletter. If you have any concerns or
questions before then, feel free to
contact me. My phone # and email
address are located at the top of this
newsletter.
The Let’s Make a Difference Week was
a huge SUCCESS. Raider students
and parents donated over 1774 items
for the Gleaners Food Bank and
$221.57 for the CRH Cancer center
Go Raiders…
vol. # 12
376- 4311……ext. 1403
Respectful, Responsible, and Safe
Reading and Math at a Glance
This week we return to our regular reading
and spelling homework schedule.
Our reading focus is the comprehension
skill of retelling a story and visualizing the
events as we read/retell the story. Our
grammar focus is adding an uppercase
letter to change a noun into a proper
noun...( the name of a person, place ,or
thing.)
Our spelling words are the word families
–ug and –un.
Below are the vocabulary words and
dictation sentence for this week.
make
put
play
said
want
Where do many fish go?
.
In math, our focus for the week will
be using the frames and arrows lesson
to count up and backwards, counting
dimes and exchanging 10 pennies or 2
nickels for a dime, and reviewing
telling time to the half-hour.
Nurse’s Notes
The changes in temperatures during
fall can cause chapped lips, which can
be distracting to your child during class
time. So, it is OK to bring a chapstick
with them to class. Since chapsticks are
pretty cool items, please remind them
that chapsticks should NOT be shared
and that we do not eat them…even those
some of them do smell pretty good…
October 27, 2014
ingraml@bcsc.k12.in.us
“The Buzz from 403”
vol. # 12
376- 4311……ext. 1403
Respectful, Responsible, and Safe
More on the back->->->
You now have another
“ limited” option for ordering
books from Scholastic Books.
Our Scholastic Book Fair opens
Monday, Nov. 2 and ends on Nov. 7
during the Fall Festival. Richards
receives a % of the total sales
during the Book Fair to use in the
library. Look for Special Book Fair
flyers to come home soon. If you
still wish to order from the flyer I
sent home last week, orders should
be returned by Oct. 31. If ordering
online, please use our classroom
code L6P9V.
Please continue collecting the
Box tops for Education. We also are
collecting pop tabs for the Ronald
McDonald House at Riley Hospital.
Snack Time
Our lunch time is 10:50. Because this is
so early in the day, we will have a snack
time at 1:40. Your child may bring in a
snack if you choose. Healthy snacks such
as apples, carrots, grapes, peanut butter
crackers, fruit cups, juice boxes, or
cheese crackers are easy and quick
choices.
A REMINDER
1st graders do not participate in the
Halloween parade on Friday. This year,
we get to cheer on the kindergarteners.
Richards’ Annual Kindergarten Parade
will start at 8:30 am Friday morning.
Weather Reminder
Question: How do you know you live in
Indiana? Answer… a temperature change
of 20 degrees in 24 hours… This week
we could see a dramatic change in our
weather from the 80’s on Monday to a high
of 51 on Friday .
We go outside for recess EVERY
morning at 10:30a.m. (unless it is raining)
and the temperature can still be a bit
“chilly” at that time of the morning.
Please remind your child to bring a jacket,
sweatshirt, or coat to school every
morning. You might even want to put
gloves and a hat in their book bag….just in
case.
REMINDER: Our newsletter and homework
for the week are on our class website.
Click on the faculty link at the top of the
Richards web page and look for my name to
find our class website. I also added this
week’s spelling words to the Spelling City
link on that page: Week 12 Oct. 27, 2104.
http://www.spellingcity.com/ingraml/
Thanks for all you do,
I will provide a special snack for the
kids this Friday so they do not need to
bring a snack that day.
Mrs. Ingram
October 27, 2014
ingraml@bcsc.k12.in.us
“The Buzz from 403”
vol. # 12
376- 4311……ext. 1403
Respectful, Responsible, and Safe