Happy October!  Can you believe it’s October already?  We have a busy and exciting month coming up!  Please read below for further information.

Husky Hustle

As you already know, the Husky Hustle is coming up on October 12^th!  This is an exciting and fun fundraiser where the kids collect donations from family and friends to raise money for our school.  The money goes to sponsor them as they participate in a walking/jogging event during Related Arts on October 12^th.  Our class is off to a phenomenal start and the class who collects the most money wins an iPad for their classroom!  Please encourage and support your child in collecting money for this exciting event, but please make sure they are not going door-to-door collecting money unless it is from people they know.

Harmony Harvest

Also occurring on October 12^th is the annual Harmony Harvest!  This is another fun and exciting event that raises money for the school!  I will be there with my own children and I’d love to see everyone there!  The even takes place from 6-9pm and includes carnival games, inflatables, face painting, food and drinks.  There will also be teacher auctions at the event.  If you would like your child to attend Boys’ Night Out or Girls’ Night Out with myself and Mr. Tilley, please sign up at the Harvest with a classroom donation of $25.  These two events will take place after school and will include pizza, drinks, and fun activities!

Riverside, Farnsley-Moremen Landing

Our field trip to Riverside will take place on October 11^th!  Thanks to all who volunteered to chaperone!  If you were not contacted to be a chaperone (space is limited), don’t worry, other opportunities will arise.  :o)

Upcoming Tests

Math Facts Quiz on Wednesday

Preposition Quiz on Friday

What We’re Learning this Week

Social Studies:  Native American cultural regions will be the topic at hand as we read about and discuss how Native Americans in different parts of America adapted to their environment and created a life for themselves using the natural resources around them.

Math:  This week’s focus will be estimation and multiplication of whole numbers and decimals.

Word Study:  Prepositions will be the topic of discussion as we learn what prepositions are and how to use them correctly.

Writing:  We will begin exploring how to create feature articles about inventors and Renaissance people we’ve been studying over the past few weeks.

Reading:  Students will read a short story called Leonardo’s Wings, a historical fiction story to help them learn more about Leonardo da Vinci while also learning about the elements of a story including setting, characters, and plot.