Friday, October 14, 2016

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Oct. 17-21}

  • October 12th: 1st 9 Weeks Ends
  • Friday, Oct. 21: 1st 9 weeks Honor Roll Street Party
  • October 24th: Report Card Day - more information will be sent home soon. REMEMBER: if you cannot attend the 10  minute conference, or have no questions or concerns regarding your student, report cards will be sent home with students the following day. 
    • SIGN UP HERE to reserve your 10 minute conference time. 
  • Oct. 27-31: Red Ribbon Week
    • Tuesday: "Red-y" to be drug free - wear red
    • Wednesday: "Hats off to being Drug Free" - wear a hat
    • Thursday: "Be a hero and fight drugs" - wear camo
    • Friday: "Say BOO to drugs" - Hallween costumes - dress code appropriate - no props or masks
  • Thursday, October 27th: Fall Festival, 5-7 pm
  • ***If you have pumpkins the school can use for decoration, please drop them off in the front office. 
  • Friday, October 28th: Students may dress up on this day. Halloween parties will also be on this Friday.  Mrs. Stewart's and Mrs. Wood's Halloween Party will be from 10:30-12:15. We will play games outside, followed by eating lunch in the classroom while enjoying Halloween treats for dessert. 
  • DPES T-ShirtsAvailable through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
  • BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
    • and THANK YOU to all who turned in Boxtops for the fall collection! I appreciate it more than you know! 
  • ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
  • ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
    One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
    • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
    • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
    • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
    •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
    All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
  • 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: Draw Conclusions
  • Strategy: Questioning
  • Vocabulary Skill: Compound Words
  • Vocabulary Words: butterflies, collection, enormous, scattered, shoelaces, strain
LANGUAGE ARTS:
  • Grammar Skill: Irregular Plural Nouns
  • Spelling Skill: Compound Words
  • Spelling Words: sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, whirlpool
  • Writing:   Narratives, paragraph structure
ASSIGNMENTS
  • Monday: Spelling homework assigned - due Friday
  • Tuesday: Complete grammar pg. 29 (if not completed in class)
  • Wednesday: Complete grammar pg. 30 (if not completed in class)
  • Thursday: Study for DLR 10 Quiz, study vocab, study spelling
    • Tests Today: Irregular Plural Nouns Teset
  • Friday: Tests Today:  Comprehension Test with VOCAB, Spelling Test, DLR 10 Quiz

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