Friday, October 28, 2022

Weekly Update: October 28

Peek at the Week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions:

Math:

What do you know about fact families?

What is the fact family for the numbers 3, 5, and 8?

Reading:

What connections did you have with the story McDuff and the Baby? What do you remember about the story?
Can you read the following sight words?

which
each
your
by
my

Can you read these blend words?

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Writing:

We used the book I Love Animals to help us get writing ideas about different animals!

What animal did you write about this week? Can you show me your writing on Seesaw?

Science:

What do you know about the sun, moon, earth, and solar system?
What do you notice about the sky during the day? What about at night?

Smart Art:

We read the book Leaf Man and made our very own using Somerset leaves!

How cute are these Leaf Men?

THINGS TO KNOW:

Halloween at Somerset:

At Somerset, we have two requests when it comes to the Halloween holiday at the end of the month.

1) All Somerset students will have the opportunity to wear their costumes to the Family Reading Night on Thursday, October 27 at 6:00 pm. We would love to see your costumes there. However, on Monday, October 31, we ask that you please leave your costumes at home and not bring costumes to school.

2) Please keep all candy and treats at home. In conjunction with our district wellness initiatives and a large amount of students with food allergies, we ask that candy not be brought for distribution at school. Teachers may ask for specific donations for their classroom celebrations, but we will not be passing out individual food items to classes.

Winter Weather is Coming!

Check out this helpful poster from our School Age Care program!

Read-a-Thon Ends SOON:

Our theme for this year's Read-A-Thon is Books turn Muggles into Wizards! Harry Potter!

The Read-A-Thon is the PTA fall fundraiser. There will be a pledge envelope in your first grader's Friday folder today and online pledges can also be collected using MemberHub.

Why do we Fundraise?

The Read-A-Thon helps support dozens of programs and purchases that directly impact your children:

Every teacher receives a classroom grant of $300 each school year
Books and online resources for the Media Center are purchased
After school activities such as Fusion Lab, Choir, and Fitness Club are funded
Playground equipment, musical instruments, a rock wall, a mobile electronic white board and all field trip transportation is covered

Important Read-A-Thon Dates

Oct. 27 - Family Reading Night
Oct. 31 - Turn in final minutes
Nov. 4 - Closing Assembly
PLUS: Tuesday night readings by Somerset Staff throughout the Read-a-thon!

Library Books:

We have library time every Tuesday morning. Please help remind your child to return their books on Tuesday (or any day prior!) so they are ready to check-out books.

Snacks:

Thank you to all that have donated extra snacks for our class! Please remember to send your child with a snack each day. We do have extras for those rushed mornings, but remind your child that the extras are not for "I don't like the snack I brought" days. If you pack a snack in your child's lunchbox, please make sure they are aware it is there. Thank you!

Important Dates:

Monday, November 7- No School (End of Quarter 1)

Tuesday, November 8- No School (Professional Development)

Wednesday, November 23- Thanksgiving Break Begins

Monday, November 28- School Resumes

Picture Time!

Friday, October 14, 2022

Weekly Update: October 14th