Sept. 27-Oct.1, 2010

I can't believe October is just around the corner! We have already completed Theme 1 in our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series. A Theme test will be given this week covering grammar and reading skills from the stories The Lost and Found, The Ballad of Mulan, and The Waterfall. Be sure your child knows the difference between subject/predicate in a sentence as well as what a statement, command, exclamation, and question are. A Theme 1 Review Spelling list will go home Monday and is due Friday, Oct. 1. This packet will include a page for ABC order, practice book pages, and multiplication facts 2-4. A timed quiz will be given later in the week for these facts only. Also, a math test for Chapter 2 will be given on Tuesday. I have cut and paste a bit to make a test covering greater than, less than, rounding, and place value review. Math homework for Monday night will consist of a Chapter 2 practice test. Be sure your child understands rounding. It is a concept that is hard for many students and needs reinforcement. On Friday, October 1 I will collect the September reading log and a new one for October will be sent home on October 4. Also, we will begin Lit. Circles in a few weeks. Thanks to all who signed up to help. I will contact you soon.

Conferences are also coming up for the week of October 11-15. The whole week are restructured days, so students go home at 12:20. I am working on the master schedule and will send home a copy to you sometime this week. I tried my best to accommodate your time and a few parents still haven't signed up. If you have not signed up for a time, please send in 2-3 choices and I can fit you in. As mentioned at Back to School Night, a phone conference is perfectly fine and we can set that up in lieu of you coming in during the day.

Have a great weekend!