Mrs. Snyder's Spectator
September 15-19th
Important Dates
15th - NWEA Reports will be sent home this week via e-mail
18th - Lockdown Drill (during school day)
19th - Tie Dye Spirit Day
October
2nd - Roadrunner Rally
3rd - 1/2 Day for Students
10th - Quarter 1 Ends
14th - PTO Open Forum (7pm)
18th - Career Day (wear what you want to be when you grow up)
21st-22nd - Parent Teacher Conferences (sign up ASAP)
23-24th - Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)
November
4th - PTO Open Forum (7pm)
26-28th - Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
Specials/Related Arts
T- Art
W- Computer
Th- P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)
F- Music and Library (Bring your books to return)
Reading Workshop
Homework Reminder:
Every morning I check the student is completely their reading log. If they don't have it complete, they spend recess completing their homework before they can play. Homework is not optional. Please remind your student to read and complete their homework each night. It is very important that your student reads every night for 20 minutes (see below).
Word Study
The students have been working hard to learn the different types of sorts - practice sort & write it, speed sort, and blind sort. The students should be taking their words and sight words home every night to practice. We will spend two weeks on this sort.
Sight Words:
little, work, know, place, years.
Practice your words using Spelling City:
http://www.spellingcity.com/nrsnyder/
On Blackboard, there are ideas for home activities for students to do with their spelling words as well as their sight words. It is important they spend time at home practicing them.
Writing Workshop
Math
We our continuing our first Unit in Math over Place Value to 100 and 1000. We are continuing to work on recognizing patterns through skip counting. Students should be able to skip count by 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's starting with any number. We have also been working hard at learning our addition facts through a variety of games.
Social Studies & Science
Mrs. Riethman is also going to teach our class a lesson about growth mindset.
Pasta Drive
Chaucie's Place - Smart Steps
CRES is partnering again this year with Chaucie’s Place, a child advocacy organization in Hamilton County, to bring Smart Steps: A Body Safety Program for Children to our Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grade students. Smart Steps is a child sexual abuse prevention and education program that empowers your child to say “NO!” to any unwanted touches that make them uncomfortable from anyone.
We invite you to attend a Chaucie’s Place Parent Night to learn more about the Smart Steps program. Brooks School Elementary will be hosting on Tuesday, September 30th from 6:00-7:00 or you can attend at Cumberland Elementary on Wednesday, October 8th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm. This meeting is open to all parents and/or guardians of Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grade students. Please be advised that Parent Night is not open to children. To learn more about Chaucie’s Place visit: www.chauciesplace.org.
Our Classroom
Class Read Aloud: The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Mrs. Snyder's Currently Reading: PBL in the Elementary Classroom
Email: nsnyder@hse.k12.in.us
Website: blackboard.hse.k12.in.us
Location: 13535 Cumberland Road Fishers, IN 46038
Phone: (317) 594-4170
Twitter: @MrsNsnyder