Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of Oct. 2 - 6}

• Please help out our guidance counselors by taking this short survey 
• October 2-6: Food Drive
• Wednesday, October 4th: Walk to School Day
• Mon. and Tues. October 9th & 10th: FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL
• Friday, October 13th: First 9 Weeks ENDS
• Monday, October 23rd: Parent Report Card Day
• October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week
• Thursday, Oct. 26th, 5pm: Fall Festival & 3rd Grade Program
• If you've not yet dowloaded the app and signed up for ClassDojo yet, please do so ASAP! Your child should have brought home his/her class code the first week of school. Please let me know if yours has been misplaced. This app will keep you up to date on your child's behavior at school, as well as allow me to send out messages and class updates.
• Sign up for Notify Me via the DPES website
• Follow the DPES Facebook page for announcements and updates
• Consider completing a parent survey HERE

• PLEASE send in BOX TOPS!

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 HERE.

READING:

• Skill: Compare and Contrast
• Strategy: Visualize
• Vocabulary Skill: Context clues
• Vocabulary Words: adorable, compassionate, exactly, iguana, mature, mention, trophies

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Singular and Plural Nouns
• Spelling Skill: final syllable -le
• Spelling Words: handle, trouble, simple, people, middle, table, little, gentle, poodle, pickle, noddle, saddle, jugle, uncle, riddle, example, throttle, obstacle, miracle, muscle
• Writing:   Narratives, paragraph structure

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling HW assigned
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 25 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday: Grammar pg. 26 (if not completed in class)
• Thursday: Study for DLR 8 Quiz and spelling test
• Tests Today:  Singular and Plural Noun test, Main Idea and Compare/Contrast Test
• Friday: Tests Today:  DLR 8 Quiz and spelling test, complete Main Idea and Compare/Contrast Test