October 14-18

Thanks to everyone who came out to Open House last Monday night! Mrs. Tillman and I have such great classes!!

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.

We are beginning spelling words this week. This week's spelling words are want, won't, said, there, their, they're, through, threw, your, and you're. These are words that are commonly misspelled in the students' writing.

This week's grammar skill is prepositions and prepositional phrases.

We are working on chapter 3 in social studies this week.

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

Last week's tests come home on Wednesday this week because of no school on Monday.

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 Tuesday and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books!

School pictures money is due no later than October 16th.

OIS is having the 3rd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 29th. This is open to everyone, not just OIS students! 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!