Friday, October 16, 2015

Week of Oct. 19-23

Welcome to another short week.  As staff, we will be engaged in professional learning Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Notes:
  • Monday is election day!  Your vote counts.
  • Feed the Bug food collection is on until Oct. 30 - any non-perishable food item is appreciated.  Thank you for your donations to our local food bank.
  • The school fundraiser was sent home last week.  All money and orders are due Oct. 28.
  • A note went home about volunteers for the Scientist in School program that is coming to our classroom.  If you would like to volunteer, please mark the morning of Oct. 29 in your calendar and send in your green form.

Curriculum:
  • Math: We will be finishing the first patterns unit and will complete some assessments this week.  One will be a cumulative test on our learning so far and the other will be a basic facts test.
  • L.A:
    • Spelling: New spelling this week!  Look for Lesson 3.
    • Writing: Work continues on the suspense unit, getting closer and closer to writing our own suspense stories!
  • Science: This week things will get big when we learn about magnifying glasses and funky when we look at optical illusions.
  • Social: The Rocky Mountain Region has unique vegetation that we will be studying this week along with the natural resources and animal life of the region.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:
  • Friday Letters due
  • Library books due
  • Go vote!

Tuesday:
  • Picture money due (retakes will be Oct. 29)

Thursday:
  • Tone It Up
  • No school for students in the afternoon - 11:45 a.m. dismissal

Friday:
  • No school for students

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