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NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER OCT. 19-23

CALLING ALL TYPISTS- The students are writing Cinderella stories. We will be needing some parents to type up their stories when they are finished. If you are willing to take some of the stories home to type, please let me know. We should be finished by the end of the week. I”ll let you know when we will actually need your services

REPORT CARDS- Report cards were sent home on Friday. I am pleased with the progress the students are making. Areas of weakness that I’ve noticed in general= writing- adding details, editing, having a strong beginning, middle, and ending. Keeping a writing journal/diary at home encourages writing on a daily basis. Also, some students need to work on fluency, speed, and accuracy in their oral reading. The reading log minutes look great. Please have some of those minutes reflect oral reading with a parent. Thanks so much for all of the extra help that you provide at home!

THE FISH TESTS ARE COMING!!!! I talked with the children today about the fish tests. I am also sending home a letter that needs to be signed. The main goal is for all of the students to learn their multiplication facts. The dinner is a BONUS for the ones who are able to master the tens tables FIRST

BOOSTERTHON FUN RUN- We had our pep rally today for the Boosterthon Fun Run. Mrs. Belmonte and our Science Lab are wonderful!!! In order to keep her and the lab, we must raise more money. Please encourage friends, relatives, and neighbors to contribute to this wonderful cause

MEDIA CENTER- We will be going to the media center on Wednesday. Make sure your books are here to read, return, or recheck out.

ACCELERATED READER- All of the students met their goal for the first nine weeks. YEAH! Our goal for the second nine weeks is 10 points. Please ask your child each week how he/she is doing towards that goal.

REFLECTIONS RECEPTION- A reception will be held for all Reflections participants at Durham Middle School at 7:00 on Tuesday, October 20th. Congratulations to Michael Kriebel for winning first place in photography and to Joshua Vollbracht for winning first place in literature. We are also proud of Maddy Nolan and Grace Tam for entering Visual Arts.

MATH BUSTERS- Congratulations to Grace Tam for becoming our second Math Buster! Way to go Grace!!!

EARLY RELEASE ON WEDNESDAY- Students will be dismissed at 12:20 on Wednesday.

RECYCLE TRASH CAN- Maddy Nolan has volunteered to decorate our trash can so that we can tell the difference in it and our regular can. Only certain items can be thrown in the recycle trash can.

ISLA CELEBRATION- Many thanks to all of the parents who volunteered their time, donated fruit, or helped decorate. The fish in the aquarium look great!

SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- EQ- How can we separate words with three letter blends? We will be introducing Sort #9 this week. The words have three letter blends. An assessment will be given on Friday. The students did GREAT with the homophone test last week. We will be discussing more homophones this week.

ENGLISH-EQ- How can we distinguish between homophones? More homophone work/ Check morning work packet / DOL quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday

READING- EQ-What is the author’s purpose for writing? EQ- How can we locate information in nonfiction text? We will follow up our CATO field trip by completing a packet called, “Not Just Dirt” / We read and discussed Time for Kids, then the students completed a comprehension sheet over the information/ We will also complete a packet called “The Messiest Kid in Town”

WRITING- EQ- How can I make my Cinderella story different from the original version? We will be working on our Cinderella stories. Various versions of the folktale were read to the students. Now they have to come up with their own version of the story.

MATH- EQ- Why is it so important to learn the multiplication facts? We will be introducing multiplication today. We will be working VERY hard on multiplication for the rest of the nine weeks. Lots of time outside of class will be required for success.

SCIENCE-EQ- How can we use the Moh’s Hardness Scale and a scratch test to tell the differences between minerals?