Dear Parents and Students,

Our field trip was a hit and luckily we had great weather.  

I am planning on sending home a grade sheet next week.

We are planning on starting DARE tomorrow.  This program will continue for about 10 weeks with one lesson per week.  At the end of the program there will be a graduation.  As we get closer we will let you know of the day and time.

Thanks for all the wipes.  We have plenty now and I will let you know when the supplies begin to dwindle.

Everyday the students will have time to eat a small healthy snack since we do not eat lunch until 1:00.   The students might also find that my room is a little cool and they can wear a sweat shirt or sweater during class.   

The independent reading log is due next Friday.  Each student is required to read for 20 minutes at least 4 times a week for a total of 8 times in two weeks.  Please sign your name on the paper to verify that your child did the required independent reading.   They can “count” any reading that they do for school as part of their reading time.  The students also have been given their independent reading log.  After reading a novel they need to complete the assignment in their mini journal and turn it in so they can get a sticker on the chart.

Math:  Last week we worked on dividing with decimals.  Now we are working on the metric system and today we began practicing conversions.  We will have a quiz on Wednesday.  Later this week we will work with the customary units and conversions. Please be sure you child is practicing their basic facts nightly if they are not mastered. 

Reading:  We have started Junior Great books.  We will be reading these short stores and having discussions for the next couple of weeks.  Then we will get back into novels.  They should keep their reading book in a gallon Ziploc bag to help protect it.  Tomorrow I will be collecting their journal and all their work for their novels.  All work will be done on the worksheets and the reading journal/notebook.  All pages should be labeled and all the work should be listed on their table of contents.  We will begin poetry at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.

Spelling:  We are on lesson 6 vocabulary.  The 15 words should be defined and in their notebook by Friday.

Language arts:  We have started analyzing essays to locate the lead and topic sentences.  We are also working on creating main ideas that focus on a particular topic.  We will continue to work on correcting/editing their work to correct punctuation, capitalization and spelling.  There is a DOL test weekly.  Usually it will be on Fridays.

Social Studies:  We have just started S.S again.  We are learning about symbols and slogans of the US.  We will be reading about how the Declaration of Independence was created.

Important Dates:

November 26-27: No school Thanksgiving

December 15: Chorus at Pageant of Peace