This week was a rainy one, but we did our best to get outside between the raindrops! During ECO, we enjoyed a puppet show all about spiders. Those creepy, crawly arachnids are fascinating to learn about! A fun fact we discovered is that many spiders have spinnerets—tiny parts that produce silk for creating webs and helping them move safely through the air. Ask your child to share a fun spider fact with you!

In Math, we played several comparison games that had us determining which amount is greater than or less than. We also talked about the symbols > and < and how we can remember them as an alligator trying to eat the larger number!

Your child also enjoyed this week’s author study on Juanita Havill. She writes stories about a little girl named Jamaica. We discussed the choices Jamaica made and some of the moral dilemmas she faced. Students noticed the setting and characters in the stories and shared thoughtful ideas during our discussions.

It was lovely to meet with you all this week for conferences. What lucky kids to have such wonderful, supportive parents like you all!! ❤

Important Dates:

• October 27th: Recycle Rhonda Visit

• October 27th - October 31st: UCS Book Fair 

• October 27th - October 31st: Bike Week @ UCS 

• November 1st: PTO Fun Run @ Mills Riverside Park

• November 5th: Student 2hr Early Release Day AND Picture Retake Day