October 24-28

This week's story is Lesson 9: Leonardo's Horse.

This week's vocabulary words are gesture, specialized, proportion, envisioned, resisted, and scholars.

This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.

This week's spelling words are 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 independent, dependent, and complex sentences.

OIS Candy Crash is this Tuesday, October 25th from 5:30-7:00. $1 for kids! Thanks to everyone who sent in candy! Also BIG thanks to Taylor's mom for sending in a pumpkin for our class!

This week is Homecoming. School will dismiss at 11:45 on Friday, October 28th. Let me know if your child is going home any different way than the usual!

Dress up days are: Monday: 50s Day, Tuesday: Backward Day, Wednesday: Camo Day; Thursday: Western Day; and Friday: Spirit Day.