We also used my absolute favorite children's author, Mo Willems, as a mentor author. We looked at what he does in his books to bring Piggie and Gerald to life. If you haven't checked out this talented author / illustrator I highly recommend you have your child read you one of his books. I *may* have accidentally already pre-ordered his newest book, Waiting Is Not Easy, which is set to be released November 4th. And the title speaks the truth = this book can't get here soon enough!
IMPORTANT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS...
Your child brought home a homework assignment that was stapled to the Friday newsletter. Homework is due no later than October 10th but can be returned any time prior. Please feel free to email me {[email protected]) if you have any questions.
OCTOBER 10th EARLY OUT
Don’t forget that next Friday will be an early dismissal day for students!
TIGER TOKEN CELEBRATION
The students have done it again!!! They passed the 150 mark for Tiger Tokens and voted to eat lunch outside in the pavilion. We will aim for Tuesday to celebrate!
HELPER SCHEDULE
Mon.– Kaylee
Tues.– Torah Happy Birthday!
Wed.– Keegan
Thurs.– Noah
Fri.– Early Out
This week we… continued learning about apples, finished our apple experiment, made applesauce, worked on subtraction strategies, visited the book fair, learned how to draw Mickey Mouse (from our very talented practicum student!), and finished DRA testing!
Next week we will take our end of unit 1 writing assessment. We have been working hard all year on narrative stories and next week we will get to write our best story yet!
APPLESAUCE
I had several students ask me for the recipe that we used to make our applesauce.
It is SOOO easy and delicious:
8-10 apples, cored, peeled, and sliced
1 cup of water (you can also use apple juice)
1 cup of sugar (I used a little less)
1/4 cup of Redhot candies
Combine all ingredients in a crock pot set on high. As the apples soften, mash them with the back of a large spoon. Monitor and stir. They will cook for about 4 hours. Cool and enjoy!