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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER SEPT. 15-19

EARLY RELEASE DAY- Students will be dismissed tomorrow at 12:15.

HAT DAY- Students may bring $1.00 tomorrow so that they can wear a crazy hat. All donations go to Relay for Life The class with the most participation will win a popsicle party!

TESTING- We will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Because of the testing, our lunch and specials schedules have changed. We will have lunch from 11:21-11:51 and specials will be from 1:15-2:00. This will also be the lunch and specials schedule for next week during the ITBS. Please make sure your child gets to bed early, has at least 2, #2 pencils (not mechanical), and eats a good breakfast every morning. Homework will be minimal this week. We won’t have homework at all next week

CLASSROOM HELPERS- Because of our testing schedule, we will not be able to have parent helpers this week or next week from 8:30-9:30. If you were scheduled to work during this time, please come in from 10:30-11:20 if that works with your schedule. Please don’t worry if the new time won’t work for you.

MYSTERY READER-Many thanks to Mr. Nelson for coming in to read to our class today.

FALL GARDEN CLEAN-UP- Please come and help clean our beautiful gardens on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 8-12. Any time that you could donate would be appreciated.

CLASSROOM NEEDS- We would love some donations of wrapped candy or small goodies for our special drawers.

ACCELERATED READER- As of today, you have ______out of 10 points. Read! Read! Read! Ask a friend to give you a suggestion of a good book to read.

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-Core Words-world, going, want, school, important Bonus Words- fable, moral, subject, predicate, subtraction / Cloze Review on Friday

ENGLISH- Finish Cinderella stories / DOL Quiz today / Morning Work packet every day

READING- Read and discuss fables / Work on learning how to write a summary verses a response to literature / Read AR books

MATH- Work on addition and subtraction with regrouping / Review rounding-PLEASE PRACTICE THIS AT HOME / Introduce telling time and elapsed time / Timed test every Wednesday

SOCIAL STUDIES- Test over maps on Tuesday. This will be the end of our first unit.

SCIENCE- Students will be going to Mrs. Huebener’s room for Science every day for the next four weeks.