Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

I hope you're all enjoying fall fun this weekend :)

Next week's short i spelling words:

in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, play, make

Highlights from last week:

Practicing spelling words on the smart board.

Pumpkin science fun with our fourth grade buddies!

Pumpkin tissue paper art. We wet the tissue and then peeled it off to dye the paper- the kids loved it!

We learned how to use our classroom digital camera, here's a sample of their photos:

We are finally spelling! Our words this week are short a words. Come and down are sight words.

at, am, can, bat, cat, mad, back, ran, dad, sack, come, down

Challenge word: pumpkin

The kiddos will be tested on Friday.

Check out this link on the Elrod website for great spelling practice ideas: http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/elrod/multiage/Spelling.html

Take a peek at pictures of our corn syrup leaf art and meaningful months project from last week:

Remember: Doughnuts for Dads tomorrow morning!
Wednesday the kids are out at 1:30.

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday Oct. 15th Fundraiser items are available for pickup

Monday Oct. 18th Conferences begin

Book orders due

Tuesday Oct. 19th Picture Day!

Thursday Oct. 20th & Friday Oct. 21 No School

Take a peek at some of our exciting show and shares this week!

Angel brought in her poodle, Hannah!

Teegan in his wrestling gear :)

Scout brought in her GIANT guinea pig, Kiwi, who stayed with us all day... even through the fire drill!

Our Great Week :)

Our school district participated in Read for the Record, a campaign that aims to reach over 2.5 million kids across the country. The idea is that on the same day all across the nation kids will be read the same story. Every classroom was given a copy of The Snowy Day. Mr. Zorn, our Assistant Superintendent, came in on Thursday to share the book with our class. He is a great story teller and the kids loved having him here!

Today we had our Olweus kick off assembly! The kids got their new "Pass It On" Elrod shirts (which they were beyond excited about!) At the assembly we talked about the Elrod Rules:

We will not bully others.

We will help students who are being bullied.

We will include students who are left out. Everybody belongs.

When we know somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at home and an adult at school.

Our theme this year is "Pass It On." It is a great opportunity to talk your kiddo about how they can pass on friendship, smiles, compassion, etc. daily!



Everyone in their new shirts!

The Flathead cheerleaders led us in a"No Bullying" cheer! Two members of the football team also came to talk about "passing it on" and being a good friend.

Have a great weekend!

Apples, Apples! Everywhere!

Apple Time!

We had so much fun with our apple unit! We weighed our apples, made a GIANT floor graph, wrote apple cinquain poems, made little apple books, and created plenty of art!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Remember: library books are due back on Monday!