Weekly Update: October 31, 2025

 

Take a peek at our week:

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

Reading:

• Can you tell me about Chrysanthemum? What connections did you have with the book?

• Can you read this story with digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch)?

 

Vocabulary:

• What do you remember about these words?

Math:

• How can you "make 10 to add" in the following problems?
• 9 + 4 = ?
• 9 + 7 = ?
• 8 + 6 = ?

Writing:

• What special places did you write about this week? 

Social Studies Update: Our Studies Weekly magazine focused on responsible citizens in history and how they made their communities better. The students learned about Fred Korematsu, Rosa Parks, Roberto Clemente, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln. Our Scholastic News Magazine was Boo! I See You! This magazine focused on the tarsier--a teeny, tiny creature of the dark. 

Things To Know:

READ-A-THON 

We’re Halfway Through the Read-A-Thon!

Our dragon egg is glowing from all the amazing reading minutes logged so far—but can we hatch it? Keep those pages turning and minutes coming in to see what happens next!

Log minutes and donate here: https://tinyurl.com/3u4m4y63

Why Do We Fundraise for Read-A-Thon?

Every dollar raised helps bring incredible opportunities to our students and essential resources to our teachers. Thanks to your support, the PFG was able to fund these 5 initiatives in 2024–2025: 

1. Teacher grants that help educators get what their classrooms need most (video to learn more attached)

2. New books & resources for the library 

3. Choir & musical instruments 

4. Field trip transportation 

5. Recess & art supplies 

Be sure to watch the short video to hear directly from our Somerset teachers about how these grants make a difference in their classrooms—and why your participation matters so much! Message from Somerset Teacher About How Your Support Matters.

Easy Math Game to Reinforce "Sum = 10" facts:

Penny Plate is super fun! Using 10 pennies, your child will guess how many are hiding under the plate. (Example: 8 pennies are on top of the plate, so there must be 2 underneath, because 8 + 2 = 10) 

Give it a try with your child at home: 

Art for Kids Hub:

Students had a BLAST drawing seasonal pictures today from Art for Kids Hub. Looking for a fun weekend activity? Check out their channel!

Scholastic News Articles:

In your child's Take Home folder, you will find several issues of Scholastic News. Since we are a few issues behind and the new ones keep on coming, I sent them home as a way to rack up those Read-a-Thon minutes! Here are some ways for your child to make the most of them:

• Click on this link to get to the Scholastic News website.
• Under the "Subscribe" button, click on "log in as a student" 

• Use our classroom password: brig
• Find the issue you're reading and explore the "read to me" function, watch videos, play accompanying games, and more!

Upcoming Events/Reminders: 

Nov. 3 - No School - End of 1st Quarter Day for Elementary Teachers

Nov. 4 - No School - Professional Development Day for Elementary Teachers

Nov. 21 - Read-A-Thon ends

Nov. 26 - 28 - No School - Happy Thanksgiving!

PICTURE TIME!

Have a great weekend!