Upcoming Events and Reminders

“Team 41 News” Upcoming Events and Reminders

October 25 New England States & Capitals Test October 26 Wednesday Early Dismissal-Conferences October 28 Pumpkin Math October 28 Hastings School Halloween Party October 28 Hastings School Halloween Party October 30 Diwali November 2 Wednesday Early Dismissal- Conferences November 8 No School- Teacher Professional Development November 11 No School- Veteran's Day November 23 Early Dismissal-Thanksgiving Break November 24 No School-Thanksgiving Break November 25 No School-Thanksgiving Break

Conversation Starters

Here’s a snippet of what we’ve done since the last Conversation Starters. Ask your child to elaborate.

 Hastings Heroes  The 7 Habits of Happy Kids: Begin with the End in Mind  Splitting number  Extensions of Addition and Subtraction Facts  Name That Number  Roll to 100  Rehearsing/Storytelling our stories  Grab you- pull you in leads (dialogue, question, sound effect, action, etc.)  Ms. Freeman Lesson on Friendship  Type to Learn  Tackling Complex Text Takes Grit  Stone Fox continues  Planning our writing drafts Over  Writing drafts outside of the Writer’s Notebook  New England States and capitals  What do I do when I come to hard words in reading?  Change It activity in math  Revising our stories by studying what other authors have done  Come On, Rain by Karen Hesse  Looking at leads from different books and authors  Using context clues or textual clues  Kindergarten Book Buddies  What’s My Rule?  Clues authors leave readers to solve tricky words: gist, synonym, antonym, explanation  Understanding pronouns in a story  Figurative Language: metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, alliterations (tongue twisters)  Growth Mindset chart for class and at home  Number Stories  C.U.B.E.S.  Revisit earlier parts of your book that seem connected, to think about questions… stretches thinking  Write, write, write

“A person who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein