October 29th - November 2nd
I really enjoyed meeting with each of you for conferences. It was so nice to sit down and talk with you about your child. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Halloween:
2. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.
3. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves.
4. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.
5. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.
The Upcoming Week at School:
Social Science: We will finish our study of the history of Downers Grove. Look for a study guide to come home next week. The History of Downers Grove Test will be on Tuesday, November 6th.
Spelling: Students were given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities. Students should complete 3 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, November 2nd. The spelling test will also be on Friday, November 2nd.
ELA: We will finish our haunted house papers where students try to convince a movie producer to buy their haunted house. It is descriptive writing with a persuasive flare. The final draft is due on Wednesday, October 31st. Students were given a rubric/checklist to go over their writing.
This week we will continue to work on identifying cause and effect with good fit articles during Daily 4. The October Reading Log will be due on Thursday, November 1st.
Math: We will finish the study of unit 2 on multi-digit multiplication and early division. Look for a study guide to come home this week. There will be a test in the week of 11/5. Students will take their multiplication by 8 test on Tuesday, October 30th, if they have not taken it already. They will also take a multiplication by 10 test on Thursday, November 1st. Due to some students taking more than one multiplication test next week, we will save the multiplication by 9 test for another week.
Things to Remember:
Friday 10/26: No School
Friday 10/26: No School
Monday 10/29: There is no school due to a Teacher's Institute Day.
Tuesday 10/30: Students will take a multiplication by 8 test, if they have not done so already.
Wednesday 10/31: The haunted house final draft is due. Happy Halloween! We will have our class party at 1:00 p.m. and the parade at 1:55 p.m.
Thursday 11/1: There will be a multiplication by 10 test. The October Reading Log is due.
Friday 11/2: There will be a spelling test and the 3 activities are due.
Friday 11/2: There will be a spelling test and the 3 activities are due.
