October 15th - October 19th
Halloween:
The Halloween parade and party will be on October 31st. Then we will have our classroom party.
Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.
4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.
The Eighth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: This week we will begin the study of ecosystems in chapter 4.
Social Studies: This week we will finish the study of continents and oceans. There will be a continents and ocean test on Thursday, October 18th. Students received a study guide on Friday, October 12th.
Spelling:
Monday: Pretest on lesson 8 (consonant clusters)
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday: Homework - Non challenge ABC order
Challenge - Activity 1
Wednesday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word three times
Challenge - Activity 2
Friday: Post test on lesson 8
Reading: In addition to inferring, which we will continue practicing throughout the year, we will be using the predicting strategy this week as we read Cliffhanger in our reading series. We will also explore cause and effect. A vocabulary log will come home on Tuesday. Students will already have the definitions in their log, but they will have to add a sentence and a picture. The class will add the synonyms and antonyms together. Please make sure your child is reviewing these words regularly. They will have a vocabulary test on these words on Tuesday, October 23rd.
English: We are going to work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as we prepare to write a haunted house story. The students will try to convince others to buy their haunted house!
Math: This week we will continue the study chapter 4 on subtracting large numbers, rounding, and word problems.
Things to Remember:
Thursday 10/18: There will be a continent and ocean test.
Friday 10/:19 There will be a spelling test.
Tuesday 10/23: There will be a vocabulary test.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
