Dear Parents and Students,

****  Reminder: The students need to be at school tomorrow morning between 8:15 -8:20.  They should wear layers and maybe mittens, hats too.  They are not allowed to bring electronics to school.  Chaperones: Don't forget your lunch and snack.  Mt Vernon does not allow backpacks only purses that will be searched as we enter.  Can't wait for tomorrow.

I was out this morning and we did not do a grade sheet.  I will do it on Monday for math and homeroom.

Thanks to Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Lyons for organizing our Halloween party.  Thanks also to the parents who supplied the food/drinks and those that were able to make it to help out with the different activities.  The kids had a great time.   

Please return the confirmation slips for parent conferences that were sent home today.

I am sending home a grade sheet for homeroom and math on Thursday.

Mt. Vernon:  We will be watching a movie on the trip so we do not want any electronic devices on the trip.  The students may bring books and activity books with them.  They need to have a snack and a bag lunch they will eat on the bus.

We have been trying to keep our room and ourselves as clean and healthy as possible.   We will be in need of more Clorox wipes (to clean desks periodically) and Lysol spray within the next couple of weeks.   

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 this 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:  We have been adding, subtracting, multiplying and rounding decimals.  We will start dividing with decimals tomorrow.  There will be a quiz at the beginning of next week on decimals.  I am sending home a grade sheet in math on Thursday.   Please be sure you child is practicing their basic facts nightly if they are not mastered. 

Reading:  We have started our reading groups.  They should keep their reading book in a gallon Ziploc bag to help protect it.  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.  Beaver and Stars will finish the book this week and we will have a test next week.  Lions have completed through ch. 19.  We are also identifying words that multiple meanings as well.

Spelling:  We are not having spelling this weekJ.

Language arts:  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.

Science:  We have been doing investigations dealing with energy.  We will take the county unit assessment next week.

Important Dates:

November 6: Mt Vernon field trip

November 11 – 12: ½ days Parent conferences