October 31, 2010- Weekly Reminders

Parents/Guardians- I apologize for no post going up last week. I had it all typed out and it was set to Auto Publish, but for some reason it didn't work! I will do a better of job of making sure that the posts are up and running!!! I also have lots of pictures to share from our High Touch High Tech in school field trip!

Weekly Spelling Words- This week's words are all Antonyms (Opposites)

insult

compliment

silent

noisy

proud

ashamed

positive

negative

friend

enemy

predator

prey

build

destroy

divide

unite

inside

outside

comedy

tradegy

CHALLENGE WORDS:

brittle

flexible

Monday- P.E. Day (don't forget your sneakers!!!) Homework packets are sent home for the week. Please be sure that your child brings their AR book back to school with them on Monday! They all got to choose books last Friday, and are expected to take their test on Friday. We will be having a pizza party in the afternoon to celebrate winning the Math Game last week. Deputy Ikner is providing pizza for the class. :-)

Tuesday- Report Card Pick Up from 3-7. Please plan to stop by so that you can receive the grades from the 1st nine weeks. There will also be different tables set up for our Health & Wellness Fair.

Wednesday- Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Checkpoint in Math; Weekly folders will be sent home

Thursday- Reading Assessment

Friday- Spelling Test, Narrative Writing Assessment

Reading Focus- We are reading the 4th story in our unit, "What Rot! Nature's Mighty Recycler" This story focuses on why rotting is important, and how if things didn't rot it would be bad for our environment.

Writing Focus- We are working on Narrative writing. The students will have their narrative assessment on Friday!

Math Focus- We are continuing in Chapter 2, which is all about Multiplication and Division concepts.
Science Focus- We are learning all about what scientists do.

St. Augustine: There are still spots available for our St. Augustine trip in May. Please get your deposit in ASAP so that I can reserve your spot!

Parent/Teacher Conferences: If we have not yet had a conference, please contact me so that we can meet!

 

LOOKING AHEAD: Daylight Savings Time is this weekend. Don't forget to "Fall Back" an hour.