NEWSLETTER MRS.TURNER OCT. 31-NOV. 4
HALLOWEEN- I hope you have a safe and happy Halloween. The only homework is to list 15 items that come in threes…example-tennis balls
CONFERENCE WEEK- Thank you for a very successful conference week. I hope you felt like the information was valuable. You have wonderful children. I feel very blessed to be able to work with them every day.
PLURALS PROJECT- Students are bringing home information about a Plurals Project that is due this Friday. Examples have been shared in class. We will be having a big plurals test on Friday.
ACCELERATED READER- Students have a 10 point goal this nine weeks with 80% accuracy.
BINGO NIGHT- Come and take part in a night of fun on Friday, November 4th from 6-8.
STUDENT HOLIDAY- Students will not have school on Tuesday, November 8th.
THANKSGIVING FEAST- Please plan to join us on Wednesday, November 15th for our annual Thanksgiving Feast. The lunch will be from 12:00-12:50. The portion in our classroom will start after lunch…~1:00. Please write “yes” or “no” in the agenda as to whether you plan to attend the classroom portion.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY- Students will not have school from November 21-25.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-We will be working on words that end with –ce, -ve, and –se. An assessment will be given on Friday
ENGLISH- Our Plurals Project will be assigned on Monday and due on Friday. Students should be prepared to share their project with the class. An assessment will be given on Thursday and on Friday. Students have MANY plurals sheets to use to study.
READING/WRITING- We will be learning how to write a response to literature this week. We will be reading Stephanie’s Ponytail and The Kissing Hand. We will also be doing an oral reading of “Play Ball Cinderella”. We will be comparing and contrasting various genres: biography, fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, etc. We will practice reading nonfiction text with our Time For Kids magazines.
MATH-The fish tests are in full swing! We are now on a three day rotation. Students who passed the Real Deal Twos will move on to the Threes tables. Students who have not passed the Twos will stay on the Twos. Students should be able to say the table in order VERY QUICKLY before they should start studying them mixed up. Do some practice fish tests at home. Thanks for devoting lots of time to this very important task. Everything we do from now on depends on knowing the multiplication facts very well. Assessments are given daily!!!!
SOCIAL STUDIES- We are discussing Paul Revere.
SCIENCE- We did a Science Olympiad event today. Ask your child how his/her team did