Ms. Roubo

It is hard to believe that September is almost over already!  We have been busy in our classroom over the past couple of weeks.

We have had 2 "Stars of the Week" so far and I think that they have enjoyed themselves!  Thanks to Taylor N. and Owen W. for kicking off the Star Student weeks in style!   We don't have a Star of the Week during this last week of September, but next up is Samantha starting on October 6th!

We have been reading Frog and Toad Are Friends as a class and talking about character differences and friendship.  In the coming weeks we will begin doing rotating centers during our literacy time and then we will also begin Guided Reading groups.

We made class address/phone books that should have gone home today, but as I looked in the cubbies, I did see a couple that were left behind!  You can expect them on Monday!

We finished our first unit in the Everyday Math program and took the first assessment.  Home Link homework pages will now be coming home Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.  Once the Early Release Wednesdays of October are through, the Home Links will come home on Wednesdays as well.

We have been learning about life cycles in science and we have learned about the differences in the life cycles of different organisms such as frogs, house flies, and humans!  We will be choosing a "Class Tree" next week to examine and watch the changes it goes through over the seasons.

In social studies, we have begun to talk about our community and the different things that every community has to provide.  We talked about the differences between providing a service and providing a good or product.  We had a visit from the Maintenance Department for MSAD 71 and they told us all about the service that they provide to our school community.  They had lots of tools to show us from mowers and tractors to painters and trimmers!

Next week will be our first Field Trip – the Walking Tour of Kennebunk.  We had a change of plans and instead of being able to visit the Kennebunk Savings Bank, we will instead be going to the Kennebunk Free Library.  I will email those of you who volunteered to chaperone and let you know the full itinerary.  Thank you so much for your help!

We are still currently in the lead for the Golden Sneaker award!  Keep sending in those old but useable sneakers to keep our numbers up!  Mrs. Poulin's class is planning a takeover!

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Ice Cream Social!  I hope you all got your hot fudge before we ran out!

Happy weekend - Stay dry!

Nici