October 5th - October 9th
Halloween:
The Halloween parade and party will be on Friday, October 30th.
Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:
1. We only have 10-15 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.
There will be an early dismissal on Friday, October 9th. Students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m. Please plan accordingly.
Picture Day: A sheet was sent home regarding picture day. It will be on Tuesday, October 6th.
The Seventh Week of 2015 at School:
Social Studies: We will focus on science.
Spelling: We will continue our Words Their Way program. Students will be given a new word sort. Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, October 9th. Some of activities listed cannot be turned in. Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed. The spelling test will also be on Friday, October 9th.
ELA: We will focus on fables and finding the moral of the story. Students will look for evidence to support their claim (the moral). For language, we will study subjects and predicates. We will also start a descriptive writing unit. We will also continue our Daily 5 program.
Math: We will continue the study measurement. Then we will begin unit 2, module 1 on building multiplication arrays.. Students will take a multiplication by 5 test on Tuesday, October 6th. They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems. Students who pass on Tuesday, October 6th will receive the full amount of points (13/13). If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass. Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 10/6: It is picture day. There will be a multiplication by 5 test.
Friday 10/9: There will be a spelling test and the 8 spelling activities are due. It is an early dismissal day.
Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065
