The Daily News

The Daily News

October 31, 2016

Greetings!
     We just wrapped up our first week of testing.   Students did an AWESOME job staying on task.  They will continue to test this week.   The Iowa  Assessment will  be administered  from November 1st  - 2nd.   Students should get a good night's  rest to make testing go smoothly.   Homework  will be modified again this week.  Check your child's binder for their newsletter and homework assignments.

Skills for the Week

Story: One Grain of Rice

Reading: Inference, Generating Questions

Language Arts:  Long o (o, oa, ow, oe) 

Grammar: Possessive Nouns, Apostrophes

Writing: Narrative

Math: Place Value 

Science:  Force and Motion

Social Studies: Government

~Dates to Remember

November 1-2-Iowa Assessments

November 3rd Field Trip

We will leave around 9:15 am and return around 1pm.  If you signed up to chaperone, the cost is $10 which should be paid directly to the museum once you arrive. If you did not sign up and would like to attend, email me and let me know.
November 4th-First Friday Breakfast
November 6th-Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall Back)
November 7th-Make-up Picture Day
November 8-Election Day (No School) Please go vote

Vocabulary Words    
*Students should learn the definitions and know how to use each vocabulary word in a sentence.

collectors - people who make collections 
store-  to keep

reward - something received in return for something done

double- twice as much
amount-  how many or how much 
clever- smart

***Students will take their reading comprehension  and vocabulary assessment on  Friday.

Homework

ELA assignments should be placed in your child's communication folder and returned on Friday. Math should be returned DAILY.