October 30-November 3

THANKS to everyone that sent in candy for the Candy Crash.

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.

The week's grammar skill is commas.

• Homework goes home on Monday, October 30 and is due on Thursday, November 2. I grade part of the homework, so please make sure it is correct.
• There will be a reading test on Thursday, November 2nd this week because of the fall festival on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set, comprehension questions from this week's story, and vocabulary sentences.
• Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, October 31st.
• If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 3rd. 
• 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 failure to bring materials to class, failure to return signed papers, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!
• Not signing D/F test papers (violation 1.13) is getting the students in the most trouble. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed.
• Let me know if you need me in any way!
  
  

Coming Up Soon:

Field trip information went home on Monday, October 16th. Our field trip to American Village is Wednesday, November 29th. Money and permissions slip are due by Wednesday, November 8th.

• Fall festival this Friday, November 3rd. Armbands are $13.00. Face painting is $3.00.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell@sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman@sccboe.org  (math)
             tammy.short@sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen@sccboe.org  (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.

October 23-27

This week is review week of Compare and Contrast.

• Homework goes home on Monday, October 23 and is not due until Friday, October 27.
• This week's grammar skill of simile, metaphor, and personification is also review.
• There will be a reading test on Friday, October 27th. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set.
• There will be a grammar test on Friday, October 27th.
• Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, October 24th.
• If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 27th. 
• 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 failure to bring materials to class, failure to return signed papers, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!
• Not signing D/F test papers (violation 1.13) is getting the students in the most trouble. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed.
• Let me know if you need me in any way!

LOTS going on:

Coming Up Soon:

 

Red Ribbon Week is this week! Note going home on Friday, October 20.

Monday: October 23: Wear red!

Tuesday: October 24: Wear boots!

Wednesday: October 25: Wear a superhero tshirt!

Thursday: October 26: Wear Halloween costume to school!

Friday: October 27: Wear Saints tshirt!

• Field trip information went home on Monday, October 16th. Our field trip to American Village is Wednesday, November 29th. Money and permissions slip are due by Wednesday, November 8th.

• Report Cards went home, Thursday, October 19. Please review, sign, and return by Monday, October 23rd. If you need a conference with any of the 4 teachers, send a note on the report card and we will contact you with a time.
• Picture proofs went home on Thursday, October 12. Money is due on Tuesday, October 24th.
• Reptile Show: Thursday, October 26. $1 to attend.
• Candy Crash: Thursday, October 26th from 4:30-6:00. Please send in individually wrapped candy.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell@sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman@sccboe.org  (math)
             tammy.short@sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen@sccboe.org  (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.

October 12-20

Hope everyone enjoyed the nice Fall Break.

• This week's story is Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea.
• Homework for this story goes home on Thursday, October 12 and is not due until Friday, October 20.
• This week's focus skill is Compare and Contrast. 
• This week's vocabulary words are inflammable, dignified, rowdy, seldom, conducted, shatter, and broached.
• This week's grammar skill is simile, metaphor, and personification.
• There will be a reading test on Friday, October 20th. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set, comprehension questions about Sailing Home, and vocabulary sentences.
• Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, October 17.
• If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 20th. 
• 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 failure to bring materials to class, failure to return signed papers, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!
• Not signing D/F test papers (violation 1.13) is getting the students in the most trouble. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed.
• Let me know if you need me in any way!

OIS 1st annual Vocabulary Parade was a HUGE success. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Coming Up Soon:

• Field trip information goes home on Monday, October 16th. Our field trip to American Village is Wednesday, November 29th. Money and permissions slip are due by November 8th.

• Report Cards go home, Thursday, October 19. Please review, sign, and return as soon as possible. If you need a conference with any of the 4 teachers, send a note on the report card and we will contact you with a time.
• Wear PINK on Friday, October 20 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• Picture proofs went home on Thursday, October 12. Money is due on Tuesday, October 24th.
• Reptile Show: Thursday, October 26. $1 to attend.
• Candy Crash: Thursday, October 26th from 4:30-6:00. Please send in individually wrapped candy.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell@sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman@sccboe.org  (math)
             tammy.short@sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen@sccboe.org  (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.

October 2-6

This is Review Week. No reading story or vocabulary words.

This week's focus skill is again author's purpose and perspective.

This week's grammar skill is Greek and Latin word parts. There will be a grammar quiz on Thursday.

There will be a spelling test on Friday, October 6. The spelling words are astronomy, astronaut, chronic, chronological, chronicle, cyclical, cyclone, hydrant, hydrate, optical, optician, tractor, attract, rupture, interrupt, erupt, audible, audio, dictate, and verdict.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set.

Last week's tests go home on Tuesday. I also graded the entire homework questions for the story Interrupted Journey. All of the answers were from the story, so I graded the assignment as a separate grade for the week. I had lots and lots of 100s!!!!

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

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 failure to bring materials to class, failure to return signed papers, behavior, etc!

Not signing D/F test papers (violation 1.13) is getting the students in the most trouble. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

• Wednesday, October 4 Picture Day
• Friday, October 6 Vocabulary Parade. Make sure your child has the vocabulary word visible on their costume.
• Monday-Friday: October 2-6 Book Fair
• Monday-Wednesday: October 9-11 Fall Break

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell@sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman@sccboe.org  (math)
             tammy.short@sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen@sccboe.org  (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.