We will see you 1/2/13!!!
We had a great few days so far. Homework for some has changed and a few more things will change next week. You will see a lot more vocabulary and increased reading times within the next few weeks. Thank you for attending conferences.
Important Dates 10/3-Parent Academy 10/4-Picture Day PE- Wednesday and Friday this week! This week we are taking Benchmarks Wed-Fri.
Please make sure that your children are here on time everyday. There will be no spelling homework or words this week. Please read 30 minutes every night and complete a What's Up Wed. Don't forget that Friday is Screen on the Green. The Lorax will be shown. ALSO WE NEED BOXTOPS!!!! Please send them in. Citipass books are due on Tuesday Sept. 11!!! Identi-Kid pics are tomorrow. Please turn in money for those if you plan to purchase. Report cards go home Tuesday Sept. 11 also. This week in reading we are learning how to compare characters and how one or both charcters change over time. Here are a list of the lating roots that we have learning:
-dict- -duc- -gress- -ject- -pel- -pend- -port- -scrib-,-script- -tract- -vert- We are also finishing up our unit on economy in social studies. Here are a list of words that the students should be famaliar with: traditional economy interdependence production market economy import export command economy demand supply specialization budget division of labor Important upcoming dates! Sept. 3 Holiday Sept 7 SCREEN ON THE GREEN!!!! Now showing Sept. 11 Trackout Benchmark assessment window Sept. 4-Oct. 5 Oct. 1 School starts back for Track 1 This week in Reading, we are learning how to summarize and understand the theme in poems, stories and dramas. We are also learning how to chunk unfamaliar words by learning prefixes and roots.
In Social Studies, we are learning about the economy and how it effects the entire world. Sept. 3 Holiday Sept. 11 Trackout Benchmark assessment window Sept. 4-Oct. 5 Oct. 1 School starts back for Track 1 |
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