10/27 Homework

Great job with the "cans" for Red Ribbon Week.

The students will get a LEI tomorrow.

Wear a JERSEY on Thursday.

Halloween costume or orange and black on Friday.

Friday is our Halloween parade at 1:30. All parents are welcome to join us afterwards for our popcorn project. Some parents offered to send in "small" treats.

LA- I have begun sending home spiral notebooks for spelling Tic Tac Toe homework only. I have told the students to do the Tic Tac Toe assignments on the front and back of the pages and not to skip any.

Spelling/Grammar homework(next page in the packet). Be sure to look over my comments or corrections from last night's homework.

Math- Study your guide for tomorrow's test.

The Scholastic Book orders are due 10/30

10/23 Happy Friday

Halloween is creeping up on us. We will have a parade at 1:30 on Friday 10/30 and a "haunted hand" project afterwards. We are looking for some parents to donate bags of "popped" popcorn for the project and to munch on. All parents are welcome to join us.

Parents please review, sign and return the Friday Folder.
Check out the upcoming events for RED RIBBON week in the folder, too.

Dar Hosta Day

Today the students learned to write alliterations and create collages to match just like author/illustrator Dar Hosta. We learned a lot and had fun, too!

Check out her website: http://www.darhosta.com/

LA: finish your spelling and grammar
R/R for Book-It!
MATH: none

SS: Fill your steamer trunk with your personal items for your voyage on the Mayflower . Use magazine pictures. Minimum of 4 items. Remember you are a colonial kid- no exaggerations!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tomorrow is Dictionary Day! The local Rotarians make it their mission to provide every third grader, everywhere, with a dictionary to use throughout their education.
Red Ribbon Week is coming. A flyer in the Friday Folders will list the daily activities.

Columbus Day Weekend

*Enjoy your day off Monday.

Happy Columbus Day!

*Spirit Day is on Tuesday.

Wear BLUE & GOLD and get a ticket!

*Don't forget you have spelling and grammar homework.

*Sign and return your Friday Folders.

*Scholastic Book Orders are due by October 30th.

10/5 Homework

School Pictures tomorrow!  

Spirit Day will be next Tuesday.

School store is open tomorrow!

LA: NEW grammar sheet p. 102 only

(return it tomorrow for a check)

R/R for Book-It! 

FOOTBALLS and # OR CL p 17-18

MATH:

H.L.2.4  Part Part Total

SPANISH:

The crossword puzzle is due on Thursday.  There are flashcards attached for help.

Enjoy your weekend!

"Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go to Mexico," said our last of four butterflies. We successfully raised 4 eggs into caterpillars, chrysalis and finally beautiful butterflies! We had 3 females and 1 male head to sunnier days in Mexico. Adios mariposa

We will be finishing our unit on butterflies and animal life cycles with a test on Friday, 10/9. A study guide will be sent home on Wednesday.

LA:

R/R for Book-It! We have a new October Reading Log.

Cut out your shoebox words.

Sign and Return your Friday Folder.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

FIELD TRIP News

Check it out! www.quietvalley.org

We have book our field trip to Quiet Valley for Thursday, 11/19. It's a memorable Colonial One-Room Schoolhouse experience. Students must wear Colonial period clothing. Now that Halloween costumes are out you may be able to find a bonnet, apron, vest... to complete your outfit. Due to the size of the two classes and the teachers we are limited to 1 chaperone as per Quiet Valley. Let us know if your interested and it will have to pick a name from a "bonnet".

1.Dar Hosta book orders are due by Friday, 10/9

2.School pictures are Tuesday, 10/6

3.School Spirit day is Tuesday, 10/6, too. If you want to bring in something Blue and Gold instead of wearing it for school pictures it's OK with me.

4.Scholastic Book Orders went home today. I will be collecting $ and orders until October 30th. You can even order online the info was attached. I also have the link at the bottom of my "blog" above the Family Times. It's a great way to reward a student!

Apple Festival Fun

Apple Festival 2009

Thank you to the parents who helped out cutting apples for the taste test, painting for the apple prints, and gluing the crafts. Miss DeWitt, Mrs. Nemeth or I couldn't have done it without you! To all the parents who donated snacks-Yum! A big thank you to Mrs. Mahoney for donating the fun foam caramel apple magnets and Johnny Appleseed puppet crafts-so cute!