Classroom News Important Dates

We had a very successful first month of school.

Students put excellent effort learning the Oct. 6 Scholastic Book Orders Due
routines and expectations of our classroom. Be Oct. 9 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)
sure to keep up to date on our school events by Oct. 10 Munch a Lunch (Hot Dogs)
joining our Facebook pages for Riverstone Public Oct. 10 & 11 School Photos
School and the Riverstone Playground Society. Oct. 11 Parent Council Meeting 6:30pm
Ive asked the students to add their September Oct. 15 Pumpkin Patch Fall Carnival
home reading minutes, I will do the grand total for Oct. 16 Moms Pantry Orders Go Home
the class. They will be rewarded with a bubble gum Oct. 23 Munch a Lunch (McDonalds)
party, if they meet their class goal of 2000 Oct. 25 Hat Day
minutes! The new October home reading goal is Oct. 26 Family Halloween Dance (Evening)
being sent home on Monday in their agendas. Oct. 27 NO SCHOOL (PL Day for staff)
Students will be working towards a classroom
Oct. 30 Moms Pantry Orders DUE
Halloween Party. I will send home more details
Oct. 31 HALLOWEEN Dress Up
regarding Halloween at the end of the month.

Thank you to those parents who have ordered

Munch a Lunch Fundraiser. If you would still like
to order you can go to:
www.munchalunch.com/schools/Riverstone
October Star of the Week
There was excellent participation for Orange
Shirt Day in an effort to recognize residential Oct. 2 Oct. 6 (Leighton)
school survivors. Check out the photo gallery on
the classroom website. Oct. 10 Oct. 13 (Rylan)

Please check the blog section for weekly updates Oct. 16 Oct. 20 (Kendra)
on our 3M Classroom Website:
Oct. 23 Oct. 26 (Tynin)
http://mrsmahoney3m.weebly.com/
Oct. 30 Nov. 3 (Lily)
School Photos at Riverstone are being taken on
October 10 & 11. 3M photo date - TBA.
, Contact Information:
The Riverstone Playground Society is having the
Any questions? I can be
Great Pumpkin Patch Fall Carnival on Sunday,
October 15, from 12pm 4pm (the Park on reached by email at
87Ave.) Pumpkins and baked goods for sale, bouncy tracey.mahoney@gppsd.ab.ca
castles, face painting, games & more! or phone the school at
(780) 532-1321
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Reading to the following student:

Students built their 20 minute stamina for Read

to Self and Read to Someone. Students are
starting Word Work and have been assessed for
their particular level. Students will be October 24 Tynin
practicing with Individual Word Sort words.
This month we will be focusing on various
reading strategies, back up and reread, cross Check
checking and more. it out

Our schoolThe
subscribes
Aspen to the website:
Grove
https://www.raz-kids.com/
Virtue of the Month is
Writing Teacher username: g3b03
RESPONSIBILITY.
Students are continuing to practice proper Student Password: 12345
printing formation. Once this review is
complete we will begin cursive writing.
Students will be focusing on making super
Science
sentences which includes, (Who? Did what?
Where? When?) Students will use adjectives
to make more detailed sentences.

Rocks & Minerals Topics will include:

Math
Students will start their new math unit on number Compare samples of rocks and
sense numbers to 1000. identify similarities and
differences between different
Topics covered include: kinds of rocks
Number sequences Categorizing rocks based on
Skip counting by (5, 10, 100) & (3, 4, 25) colour, texture, and lustre
Comparing & ordering numbers Weathering and erosion
Representing numbers in a variety of ways Igneous rocks
Daily math brain boosters and problem Sedimentary rocks
solving strategies Metamorphic rocks