January 7-11

• Thanks for ALL of my wonderful Christmas presents from everyone.
• Hope your holiday season was wonderful!
• We will be back to a normal rountine this week!
• I sent a note and email last week concerning changes in contact information. If you have not already responded, please let me know changes. If there are no changes, let me know that also.
• OIS has a new website. Check it out! odenvilleintermediateschool.weebly.com
• Make sure your child has PENCILS!!!! We are out AGAIN! Thanks to all of you who sent in extras the last time! They also need loose leaf paper!
• Report Cards go home next Thursday, January 17th! Please review your child's grades, sign, and return as soon as possible.
• Awards Day is Friday, January 18th at 10:30 for 5th grade.
• No School on Monday, January 21st.
• This week's story is A Drop of Water.
• This week's genre is expository nonfiction.
• This week's focus skill is Cause and Effect. 
• This week's vocabulary words are elongates, elastic, rigid, accumulate, underlying, intricate, vanish, and replenishing.
• This week's spelling words are barrel, cannon, capitol, civil, clever, discover, frozen, general, hidden, inventor, mayor, pepper, polar, proper, sandal, saucer, original, theater, tutor, and musical.
• This week's grammar skill is pronouns and antecedents.
• We will be taking the Chapter 6 social studies test this week.Remember it is OPEN book and page numbers given! Everyone should make a GREAT grade!
• 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! 
• Please check agenda books daily!
• Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 
• Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!
• 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!