Weekly Spotlight:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Worm Races on Tuesday.
*Time for Kids weekly quiz on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*No School on Monday, October 8 - Columbus Day
*Movie Night on Friday, October 12, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
*Book Fair on Thursday, October 18, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, October 25, 11:00 a.m.
*Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30
*Halloween Parade and Classroom Parties on Wednesday, October 31, 1:00 to 2:25 p.m.
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - Our spelling pretest will be on Monday. The children will take the test on Friday. Challenge spellers can keep their pretest score or retake the weekly test for a higher grade.
English - We will be taking our next English pretest this week. Look for your child's contract in their English pocket on Thursday.
Science - Worm Races will be held on Tuesday. Students need to bring their worms, race track, blue variables sheet, and tan grading checklist on Tuesday. We will work on finishing our bubble experiments this week too.
Social Studies - This week we will begin our study of the Northeast region. The children will be filling out a map on Tuesday that will be due on Thursday. We will take our Northeast region test on Tuesday, October 16. The children will find out all about this on Thursday.
Reading - We will continue reading pages from our Time For Kids magazine each night. The TFK quiz will be on Friday. The children will be reading other informational text pieces this week, too. On Thursday, the children will receive their first "Book Club" assignments.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Decimal Sense. HW: WB pg. 91.
Here is a link to a game we played in class:
http://www.mesc.gov.ws/ssn1/Decimal_Detective/Decimal_Detective.htm
Tuesday - Decimals and Place Value. HW: WB pg. 92.
Wednesday - Adding Decimals. Add More Decimals. HW: WB pg. 93 and 95.
Thursday - Estimate Decimal Sums. HW: WB pg. 94.
Friday - Quiz on Lessons 1-3. Begin Subtracting Decimals.
