October 29-November 2

• OIS has a new website. Check it out! odenvilleintermediateschool.weebly.com
• This week's story is Leonardo's Horse.
• This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.
• This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.
• This week's vocabulary words are gesture, specialized, proportion, envisioned, resisted, and scholars.
• This week's spelling words congress, English, fortress, expression, conclude, complain, complex, distrust, contribute, explode, umbrella, merchandise, remembrance, concrete, goggles, portray, technique, accomplish, function, and membrane.
• This week's grammar skill is dependent and independent clauses.
• Chapter 4 social studies test is going to be the first part of this week, then we will begin chapter 5. Remember tests are open book with page numbers given. Should be lots of 100s!
• Report cards went home on Thursday, October 25th. Please review your child's grades. Sign and return as soon as possible if you haven't already. If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!
• There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.
• Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare. Many students are even writing their own notes as we go over the tests!
• Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.
• If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .
• Please check agenda books daily!
• Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 
• School pictures money is due no later than November 1st. 
• OIS is having the 2nd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 30th from 6-7:30. PLEASE send in a bag of candy as soon as possible!
• Have a safe and fun Halloween night!
• Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!
• Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 22-26

• This week's story is When Washington Crossed the Delaware.
• This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.
• This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.
• This week's vocabulary words are persuading, crucial, maneuvered, encountered, crisis, appealed, perseverance, and destiny.
• This week's spelling words entire, hospital, public, combine, golden, chimney, pretzel, survive, absorb, turmoil, wisdom, journey, condition, whisper, identify, establish, furnace, capture, marvelous, and nursery.
• This week's grammar skill is prepositions and prepositional phrases.
• We are working on chapter 4 in social studies this week.
• Report cards go home on Thursday, October 25th. Please review your child's grades. Sign and return as soon as possible. If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!
• There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare. Many students are even writing their own notes as we go over the tests!

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

School pictures money is due no later than November 1st. 

OIS is having the 2nd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 30th. PLEASE send in a bag of candy as soon as possible!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 15-19

EVERYBODY that was dressed up last week for homecoming looked SUPER DUPER! Thanks for showing school spirit!

This week's story is When the Circus Came to Town.

This week's genre is historical fiction.

This week's focus skill is theme.

This week's vocabulary words are fret, proclaimed, assured, outlandish, nudged, and ruckus.

This week's spelling words are suppose, hurricane, ballad, bellow, success, appeal, announcer, tissue, excellent, terrific, collect, slippery, common, arrange, suffer, follow, kennel, squirrel, message, and summary.

This week's grammar skill is simple and compound sentences.

We are working on chapter 4 in social studies this week.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare. Many students are even writing their own notes as we go over the tests!

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

School pictures are in. Money is due no later than November 1st. 

OIS is having the 2nd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 30th. PLEASE send in a bag of candy as soon as possible!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. Some of the students are still getting organized!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 8-12

Thanks to EVERYONE who came out for open house last Thursday night! It was a GREAT turnout!

This week's story is The Night of San Juan.

This week's genre is realistic fiction.

This week's focus skill is theme.

This week's vocabulary words are wistful, grateful, irresistible, revelers, grim, raspy, and swarmed.

This week's spelling words are drizzle, gobble, meddle, shuffle, bundle, pickle, hobble, topple, hurtle, vehicle, struggle, wiggle, spindle, speckle, griddle, ripple, article, triple, jingle, and bugle.

This week's grammar skill is compound subjects and predicates.

We are taking chapter 3 social studies test this week. Remember all social studies tests are OPEN book!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please make sure your child studies the DOL study guide that comes home on Thursday nights. Everything on the DOL test comes from the weekly DOL lessons or past lessons. I also read the tests to the students on Thursday to help them prepare.

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

This week is Homecoming! Please encourage your child to dress up this week!

Monday is Rock Star Day! Tuesday is Tacky Day! Wednesday is Animal Prints! Thursday is Camo Day! Friday is Spirit Day!

We will dismiss early on Friday at 11:45! If you child goes home a different way on Friday, I need it written in a note!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. Some of the students are still getting organized!

Let me know if you need me in any way!