Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 2/8-2/12}

• PARENTS: We value your input. Please help us make DPES better by completing our parent survey --> Link HERE
• Reading For Education: Your child brought home postcards last week. Please address and return the booklets. Each returned booklet = $5.50 for our school!
• ACT Aspire Dates: April 5-8 - PLEASE plan to have your child at school each day during this week.
• Eagle Idol Talent Show: April 28th, Grades 1-3 @ 5:00pm, Grades 4-6 @ 7:00pm - Tickets are $3.00, sold at the door
• Monday, February 8th: Cookie dough fundraiser kickoff
• Tuesday, February 9th: Progress Reports sent home - please sign and return
• Tuesday, February 9th: Zaxby's Spirit Night
• Tuesday, February 9th: Last day to order Read Across America T-shirts
• Thursday, February 11th: 4th grade music programs & Parents as Partners meeting 
• Friday, February 12th: Valentine's Party - information sent home last week
• February 22nd - 26th: Send in gently used books for DPES's first ever school-wide book swap!
• Thursday, March 3rd, 5:30-7: Spaghetti with Suess! Drop by DPES for a spaghetti dinner and leave with new books! Every book sent in during the week of Feb. 22nd - 26th will earn 1 ticket to be used to "buy" a brand new book at the book swap!
• Yearbook order forms due by February 29th - HERE is the link if you misplaced your form
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Cause and Effect
• Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
• Vocabulary Skill: Dictionary/Glossary
• Vocabulary Words: compromise, honor, defeat, unanimous, evolved, transport

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Prepositions *This is often a difficult skill. Please be prepared to work on this with your child at home if he/she is having a hard time.*
• Spelling Skill: VCCCV syllables
• Spelling Words: monster, surprise, hundred, complete, control, sample, instant, inspect, pilgrim, contrast, explode, district, address, substance, children, merchant, embrace, purchase, curtsy, contract
• Writing:  Voice trait

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling HW assigned
• Tuesday:  grammar pg. 75 - if not completed in class
• Wednesday: Grammar pg. 76- if not completed in class, be prepared for Preposition Test
• Thursday: Study for spelling test and DLR quiz
• tests today: Preposition Test, Fact/Opinion and Cause/Effect Test
• Friday:  Tests today: DLR 22 Quiz, Spelling Test,  Fact/Opinion and Cause/Effect Test