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.