Weekly Update 10/12/12

Important Announcements:

*Report cards will be available online TODAY Friday, October 12^th.

*We are saddened by the fact that Aubri Hamilton will be moving over Fall Break.  We wish her luck in her new school and hope to be pen pals with her new class.  We will miss you, Aubri!

*Your child brought home a Fall Break reading log.  If your child chooses to participate, he/she can earn an extra recess.  See the sheet for all of the details!

*Miss Berry and I enjoyed meeting with each of you during your child’s parent / teacher conference.  We look forward to working together to ensure your child has a great year! 

*Donations needed!  We love using our fluency phones in class, and we need to keep them clean and germ free!  We are in need of Clorox or Lysol wipes so we can clean and sanitize them.  If you would be willing to donate some, I would greatly appreciate it!  Thanks!  

*Second nine weeks starts on Monday, October 8^th.  After we get back from Fall Break, we are going to start taking our spelling tests online using www.spellingcity.com/awhisman.  Feel free to use this website to practice the spelling words and take practice tests.  You may also want to have your child spend time practicing typing in the website address.  

*We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week when we return to school.  We will have 3 spirit days.  Monday will be a pajama day.  Tuesday will be wear red day.  Wednesday will be dress up like what you want to be when you grow up.

*Monday, October 29th will be Delaware Trail night at Chick-Fil-A from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Mark your calendars, and I will see you there! 

*Have a happy and safe Fall Break!

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Weather

Spelling

Words with ar, arm, and ark

Reading

Story:  Lemonade for Sale

Skill: compare and contrast and reading graphs

Daily Five: Read to someone; build stamina; listen to reading

Math

Change Number Stories, Parts-and-Total Number Stories, Reading a Thermometer, and Temperature

Social Studies

Government unit

English

Proper nouns

Writing

Personal narrative

Weekly Update 10/05/12

Important Announcements:

*End of the First Nine Weeks is TODAY.  Report cards will be available online starting Friday, October 12^th. 

*I am so excited to have a student teacher starting with us on Monday.  Miss Maria Berry is from Marian University, and she will be with us until Christmas Break.  Welcome, Miss Berry! 

*Yankee Candle order forms with money are due back on Monday, October 8^th.  Money raised during the Yankee Candle Sale goes back into the classroom through grants. 

*Parent / Teacher conferences are next week.  They will take place on Wednesday, October 10^th from 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 11^th from 4:30 – 8:00 p.m.  A reminder letter with your date and time came home on Monday.  I am looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress. 

*Donations needed!  We love using our fluency phones in class, and we need to keep them clean and germ free!  We are in need of Clorox or Lysol wipes so we can clean and sanitize them.  If you would be willing to donate some, I would greatly appreciate it!  Thanks! 

*Mrs. Kraus will be in our room on Friday, October 12^th at 9:00 a.m.  She will be doing another character education lesson with us! 

*We will end Unit 3 with a test in math on Friday, October 12^th. 

*Second nine weeks starts on Monday, October 8^th.  After we get back from Fall Break, we are going to start taking our spelling tests online using www.spellingcity.com/awhisman.  Feel free to use this website to practice the spelling words and take practice tests.  You may also want to have your child spend time practicing typing in the website address. 

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Weather

Spelling

Words with our

Reading

Story:  Hedgehog Bakes a Cake

Skill: cause and effect / following directions

Daily Five: Read to someone; build stamina; listen to reading

Math

Frames-and-Arrows Problems, Change at a Garage Sale, Counting Up to Make Change, Review, Unit 3 test on Friday, October 12th

Social Studies

Government unit

English

Irregular Plural nouns and proper nouns

Writing

Procedures; building stamina; descriptive writing