October 21-25

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 spelling words are because, always, again, which, thought, people, another, looked, beginning, and sometimes.

This week's grammar skill is prepositions, prepositional phrases, and the object of the preposition again. This is a hard grammar skill and with the short week last week, the students were not yet prepared for a quiz.

Chapter 3 social studies test is going to be the first part of this week, then we will begin chapter 4. Remember tests are open book with page numbers given. Should be lots of 100s!

Report cards go home on Thursday, October 24th. 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.

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. Reading homework questions are not due until Friday. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

PLEASE send in pencils for the class or make sure that your child has pencils every day!!!!!  

OIS is having the 3rd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 29th from 6-7:30. 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 continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!