Important Announcements:
*Next week there will be a book fair in the library. Your child will be allowed to bring money and shop on Wednesday, September 28th. This is the ONLY day your child will be shopping during the book fair.
*Next week your child will not have any math homework. Please take the time to study both addition and subtraction facts using the fact triangles. Also, I will be sending home a chart on Monday about helping out. Your child will need to find one way each evening to help out someone. Please initial the chart to verify your child did this. The chart will be turned in on Friday. Thanks!
*Information was sent home about school pictures. School pictures will be taken Friday, September 30th. Smile!
*Dog Jog was today. The kids were SO excited about it! Thanks to everyone that volunteered to ensure that this year’s Dog Jog was a success!
*Money collected for Dog Jog is due on Wednesday, September 28th. Thanks!
*Our class will be doing the mile run on Tuesday, October 4th during P.E. (weather permitting). Mrs. Hopkins would like to have two parent volunteers help during this time. If you are available to help on Tuesday, October 4th from 2:10 – 2:50 p.m., please let me know! Thanks!
*On Thursday, Yankee Candle Order Forms were sent home. The proceeds of this sale benefit the Brownsburg Education Foundation. The BEF helps with scholarships for graduating seniors and funds grants that benefit our classroom. The order deadline is Monday, October 10th.
*Are you interested in helping out with class parties and other classroom events? Please contact Shon Angle at wrightangle@sbcglobal.net.
*Ms. Whitton, our art teacher, has created a website called Delaware Trail’s Art Studio. Here is the link: http://web.me.com/swhitton/DT_art/Welcome.html
Check it out!
*Ms. Whitton also has given me information about Saturday art school classes at Herron School of Art and Design. If this is something you are interested in for your child, please contact me, and I will forward you the information. Thanks!
*Date change for Track and Field! Mrs. Hopkins changed Track and Field from May 18th to May 11th. The rain date has been scheduled for May 14th. Mark your calendars!
A Look at Next Week:
Science
Solids, liquids, and gases
Spelling
Words with –ear
Reading
Story: Helping Out
Skill: main idea
Daily Five: building stamina for read to self and read to someone / Miss Whisman will conference with individual students to ensure good fit books are being selected to read.
Math
Unit project on temperature; EDM games
Social Studies
Government
English
Plural nouns
Writing
Responsibility writing; star student of the week; begin descriptive writing
