NEWSLETTER MRS.TURNER NOV. 7-11
NO SCHOOL- Students will not have school on Tuesday, November 8th due to Election Day. Please ask your child who can vote. Write how old you have to be to vote in the agenda.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE- Please bring in canned or boxed food for needy families. Many students have already made great contributions!!!! Ford would like to collect 5,000 cans.
TURKEY TALES CELEBRATION- Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th from 12:05-12:50 for the Thanksgiving Feast in the cafeteria followed by a classroom presentation at 1:00. Families will exit the cafeteria and walk through the gardens and around the back of the school to get back to the classroom.
SCIENCE FAIR ENTRIES- All science fair entries are due on Tuesday, November 15th.
FIFTH GRADE MUSICAL- The fifth graders will be presenting their musical on Tuesday, November 15th. Science Fair winners will be announced at 5:45 that night.
TARGET- Target students will meet on Friday this week instead of Thursday.
THANKSGIVING BREAK- Students will not have school from November 21-25.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on –dge and –ge sounds this week. The assessment will be given on THURSDAY this week.
ENGLISH- Students did a great job on the Plurals Projects. This week we will be working on possessives. / DOL quizzes
READING- We will be reading various versions of the Three Little Pigs and comparing and contrasting the different versions. / We will also be discussing what we are thankful for.
MATH- MULTIPLICATION FACTS are still our main focus!!!!!! Please help your child study on a nightly basis. They need to learn the facts for LIFE…not just for a test. Real Deal tests must be signed and corrected.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Students will have a test over the three branches of government on Wednesday. A folder and study guide should be coming home to use to study. A test over Paul Revere will be given on Thursday.