October

First quarter is just about over. It sure went by fast, and the students have learned a lot and are really progressing. We have already learned 14 spelling words and studetns are eager to continue learning.

We had a great time last month on our trip to Apple Annie's. We got to pick apples and each student got to bring home a small bag full. They also learned all about how apples are grown and all the different parts of an apple.

In science we are growing lawn grass in little plastic cups so see the roots and how things grow.

All the students have learned the Pledge of Allegience and can recite it on their own. They have learned about the American Flag and about our country's heroes.

In reading, we have learned seven letters and their sounds and now we are putting those sounds together with our first phonics readers.

In writing, the students are doing great with writing their spelling words and especially at writing their names. They are using their journals to make sentences with their spelling words. They are learning about how sentences start with capital letters, end with periods, and every word has two-finger spacing in between.

We are looking forward to our next field trip to the Pumpkin Patch this month. Harvest-Fest will also be at the end of this month.