Good Afternoon and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Today was awesome! Your kids all looked so great and had a fun time. It was so nice seeing so many of you at the parade, and I am especially grateful to our volunteers that ensured our kids had a phenomenal time!  

Shout out to Andrew's grandmother Laney for the AMAZING face painting she provided to all of the kids! They looked great!!!!

Shout out to Gabriel's mom Alicia for running the arts and crafts project with the kids, I can't wait to share them with you!

Shout out to Ella's mom Michelle for ROCKING that Bingo station! The kids LOVED it! It was so much fun!

Shout out to Ryker's mom Dawn for executing the best cookie decorating station I have ever seen. The kids really enjoyed creating and eating them!

Thank you all for the candy and cute bags you sent in, the kids went home with so much candy!!!
It's only Tuesday and we already have had so much fun this week! The kids LOVED the LINK REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS-CHECK YOUR E-MAIL

You can find today's pictures on the Shutterfly Site. If you took some, feel free to add yours, too!
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Have a fun week!  If you still have them from Open House, the October Reading logs are due tomorrow.  If you don't no worries! I will not count it as a grade this time. November logs will go home tomorrow, behind the newsletter.

Thanks, and don't give your kids candy for breakfast tomorrow! (That's my breakfast of choice these days!!!)

Happy Friday!


We had a great week in room 132, and I have a couple things to share with you. 

FLIPGRID Parent Homework

I LOVE that some parents have already completed the homework assignment I sent out last night! I can't wait to show your children next week. Please try to complete this for them this weekend.  They will LOVE seeing your faces and hearing your words of encouragement!  Here are some directions to complete your homework assignment. Feel free to share it with anyone that is important in your child's life. It will take you less than three minutes!!!

Join the Flipgrid fun by following this link: LINK REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS. CHECK YOUR E-MAIL.

Once you log on, click on the Green Plus Sign.  Record your video by clicking on the camera.  Once done, click next.  Add a picture by clicking on the red circled camera.  Then you can have fun and add stickers to your picture.  Finally, click on the green arrow, add your name, submit, and you are done.  😊


Poetry Notebook
Next week we have our first Poetry Theater. This is a fun event, where we share poems, dances, songs, etc with other Tropical Students.  We will be performing the "Friendly Letter" song. It is in your child's Poetry Journal, please remind them to practice it. This time Poetry Theater is for students only.  We will have one in December, and parents will be welcomed! Don't worry. I will record it!!!

Graded Papers
Today graded papers went home in the "take home" side of their green folders. Please go through them and if any are stamped, please review them with your child, and sign and return them.

Halloween
Tuesday is our Fall Harvest and Halloween Parade. The parade starts around 8:45.  I believe it is in the bus loop.  We will have some fun activities in the classroom from 9:15-10:00.  Please send a change of clothes, as your child will have the opportunity to change after specials.  If you signed up to volunteer, I will send you an e-mail with further clarification sometime this weekend. 

Newsletter
This week's Newsletter has been sent home. If your child was absent today, you can find it on the website by clicking here. 

Have a great weekend!

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Happy Tuesday!
I hope you have had a great week so far!  I have a few great things to share with you.
Just Say No to Drugs Week
Say No to Drugs Week begins tomorrow at Tropical. 
Here is the run down:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 10/25- Red Day (Wear RED)
10/26- Sock it to Drugs Day (Wear crazy socks)
10/27- Team Up Against Drugs (Wear your favorite team's jersey or shirt)
10/30- Turn Your Back Against Drugs (Wear your shirt backwards)
Fall Festival
Fall Festival is Tuesday, 10/31.  I have only received half of the envelopes back with the room parent collection money for the year, so we will not have pizza at this party. Alicia and I have to stretch what we are working with to cover all parties for the year.  Tomorrow I will send forms home again. Please fill out the form and send back ASAP.  This covers ALL parties, ALL YEAR. 
Treasure Box Toys
Thanks to those of you have sent in your goodies.  I appreciate it!!!
Fun in Room 132
You know we have fun while we learn in room 132. Here are a few fun things we are working on:
--FlipGrid
Please be patient with us as we are learning how to use technology.  In a nutshell, I give the students something to respond to, or share, and they record themselves sharing.  I brought in two old iPhones and an iPad to make this possible. If anyone has an extra iPhone charger laying around we would definitely appreciate it.  Those old iPhones don't have the best batteries! This is neat because it gives all 20 Rock Stars time to share their work and also work on their speaking and listening standards, which are difficult to teach. 
You can click this link and learn about a few of our topics from the week. LINK REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS. CHECK YOUR E-MAIL, OR LOG INTO SHUTTERFLY, THE LINK IS ALSO THERE.
The kids LOVE it, because they love to share, and also they get to make a silly selfie when they are finished!
--Rock Stars go GLOBAL
We are going to take over the world one day, but for now, we will just try to see it all and talk to people all over the world!  We have a world map in our classroom, where we are marking our connections, however we made one to share with you, too! Click here to see our connections so far this year. You can also access the map on our website. :)  
--i-Ready
The challenge is on. Your child should be going on i-Ready nightly for a minimum of 15 minutes, that is their homework. However, the Rock Stars are competing against each other, and the completion is getting fierce. There are some great prizes to be won, and I am excited for all of them!  If you have trouble accessing i-Ready, please let me know. I am willing to stay with your child before or after school if they cannot get to the library.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you take some time to check out FlipGrid. Your kids are really proud of themselves, and obviously I am so proud of them, too!!! 

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