NEWS FROM Broadus Wood

Elementary

ROOM 10 Oct. 30th Nov. 3rd

echidester@k12albemarle.org

Mrs. Chidesters Classroom Newsletter

What We Did, Whats Coming Up:
Language Arts:
Last week in our literacy block, we learned the letters L and U. This week we will be
learning the letters V and W. We read the poem Hickory Dickory Dock we hunted for
letters and rhyme. We read the book I Read Signs by Tana Horan and added signs
around our room. We began to brainstorm our favorite places to go and will start writing
when we return from our long weekend.

Math:
In math workshop last week, we hunted for shapes around our classroom and recorded
them on our shape charts. We read the book The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
and then we turned a shape into a real-life object! You can see these in the hallway
outside of our classroom. This week we will continue to discuss shapes. We will describe
shapes and name their characteristics (i.e. a circle is round and has no sides; a square
has four equal sides and four corners). We will be making shapes on geoboards and
clay. We will also be using shapes to make pictures. We will continue to play Roll &
Record subitizing, which helps us recognize numbers instantly without having to count.

Social Studies:
In our content block, we explored our sense of taste. We talked about our taste buds, how our sense of smell
and taste go hand in hand, and the different kinds of tastes we have (sour, sweet, spicy, bitter, salty, etc.). We
got to taste different foods to see if we thought they were sour, sweet, or salty. At the end of the week, we
investigated with pumpkins. We measured them, found out if they sink or float, and drew observations of them.
This week, we will cut into them and count their seeds as well as talk about the life cycle of pumpkins.

Our Schedule Next Week: Important Information:

Monday 11/6 No School November
11/7 No Students/Election Day/PTO Bake Sale
Tuesday 11/7 No School 11/10 PTO Movie Night @ 6:30PM to 8:00PM
11/14 PTO Meeting
11/22-11/24 No School/Fall Break
Wednesday 11/8
P.E. *please wear tennis shoes & Genius December
Hour 12/19 Winter Party @10:00-11:00
12/20-1/2 No School/Winter Break

Thursday 11/9
Music Youre invited!
Our Winter Party is on the last day before break
Friday 11/10 from 10:00 to 11:00. There will be snacks,
P.E. *please wear tennis shoes, Guidance, games, and fun to be had with your child!
If you would like to help out at a center, please
& Library *send in library books let me know.