September 5-9

• This week's story is Chang and the Bamboo Flute.
• This week's focus skill is Character Motives.
• This week's vocabulary words are pried, desperately, sneered, indignantly, urgently, and grudgingly.
• This week's spelling words are counter, fraud, oyster, appoint, drawn, awning, laundry, feud, shawl, jewel, royalty, powder, annoying, cashew, scoop, bamboo, browse, ointment, rooster, rescue. Shorter week and harder words. Please make sure your child is studying.
• The grammar skill is subject and predicate. Also the DOL study guide goes home on Thursday night. Please make sure your child is studying.
• There will be a reading, grammar, and spelling test on Friday.
• We completed Chapter 1 in social studies last week. We will be completing the Chapter 1 open book test this week, beginning Chapter 2, and DARE starts on Friday.
• Don't forget to join OIS PTO!
• Saints t-shirts are still for sale $10.
• I  am still accepting classroom donations of $15.
• The 5th grade monthly newsletter will be sent home on Tuesday. Look over it and if you have any questions, please let me know.
• Come out this Friday night to the Saints first home game of the season. St. Clair vs. Locust Fork @7!