Weekly Update 11/11/10

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, November 16 - Crazy Sock / Slipper Day. Snacks sold for $0.50
Tuesday, November 16 and Wednesday, November 17 - Yankee Candle sale pick up at Harris Learning Academy
Thursday, November 18 - PTSG Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 19 - All-Pro Dad's 7:45 a.m.
Wednesday, November 24 - Fall Party 2:30 - 3:15
Thursday, November 25 - Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 26 - No School
Monday, November 29 - Friday, December 3 - Cheer Collection
Wednesday, December 1 - Book-It due

Important Announcements:
*I really enjoyed meeting with each of you for parent / teacher conferences. Thanks for coming in and discussing your child's progress with me!
*PTSG is doing the annual Spirit Wear sale. The sale ends November 19th and shirts will be delivered by December 17th. Order forms were sent home today.
*There is a link on this blog to a handout for Everyday math online capabilities. We hope that you find it useful.
*We began taking our spelling tests on the computer. We have been practicing this for several weeks and the students have done a great job with this!
*The second nine weeks is officially underway. During the first nine weeks I read the reading quizzes aloud to all students. The students will now be reading the quizzes on their own.
*Your child brought home a Book-It reading calendar for the month of November. This is OPTIONAL. If your child reads for twenty minutes, twenty days during the month and turns the reading calendar back in on December 1st, he/she will earn a coupon for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Happy Reading!

A Look at Next Week:
Reading
Story: From Seed to Plant
Skill: sequencing
Spelling
"spr," "str,"and "thr" words
Grammar
Proper nouns
Writing
Informational writing
Math
review Unit 3, Unit 3 assessment on Tuesday, begin Unit 4
Social Studies
Finish Unit 2 - Government
Science
Begin Chapter 1