WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START! IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE 1ST QUARTER WILL END THIS THURSDAY THE29TH OF OCTOBER. FRIDAY THE 30TH IS A WORKDAY FOR TEACHERS AND A HOLIDAY FOR STUDENTS. 

PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD BY RESTOCKING THEIR BOOK BAGS WITH PENCILS, PAPER, ERASERS ETC...

LANGUAGE ARTS:

NOVEL: EACH STUDENT SHOULD BE READING IN THEIR NOVEL MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR 30 MINUTES. AFTER READING THEY SHOULD RESPOND TO THEIR READING BY ANSWERING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1.  I PREDICT...

2.  I WONDER...

3.  DEAR AUTHOR ...

4.  I'M CONFUSED...

5.  THIS REMINDS ME OF...

THIS IS TO BE KEPT IN THEIR READING LOG. A MINIMUM OF 5 SENTENCES. RESPONDING TO A DIFFERENT  ONE EACH NIGHT.

1ST LITERARY TERMS TEST IS THURSDAY, 10-29.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  CHAPTER 5

Home work hot line: 704 857 1852 team code is 2604.

YOUR CHILD'S ORGANIZER SHOULD BE FILLED IN FOR EACH SUBJECT. THIS INFORMATION IS ON THE BOARD EVERYDAY AND SOMETIMES FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.  PLEASE HELP US CHECK. REMIND THEM THAT THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND IS A GREAT HABIT TO FORM!

HOMEWORK: READ EVERY NIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES IN YOUR AR BOOK. STARTING THIS WEEK WRITE IN YOUR JOURNAL ON WEDNESDAYS.

HAVE YOUR ORGANIZER SIGNED EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU WILL RECEIVE A "HOPPY DOLLAR" EVERY WEEK YOU HAVE THIS COMPLETED.

We may be reached @ 704-857-7946. My extension is #815. Our planning time is 12:15- 1:30.

PARENTS YOUR CHILDREN ARE EAGER TO LEARN AND ARE REALLY MAKING TEACHING FUN THIS YEAR! THEY WERE ALL INTERESTED IN SURPASSING THEIR EOG SCORES FROM 5TH GRADE WHEN WE MET LAST WEEK.

LOOKING AHEAD:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH EARLY RELEASE DAY

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH TEACHER WORKDAY

NOVEMBER 11TH VETERANS' DAY

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't."

William Feather