Reading Calendars

Don't forget that the reading calendars for October will be due after the long break. We will have our extra recess on Monday, Nov. 2nd and beginning this month they will also receive a personal pan pizza through the Pizza Hut Book It program.

I will hand out the November reading calendar on Monday, Nov. 2nd. They will get a free pass and won't have to fill out the calendar on Nov. 1st.

Weekend Game

Line up three pumpkins side by side to keep them from piling up.

Halloween Pumpkins

Galapagos Islands

This week we read Wild Shots, which was about a photographer who took pictures of the wildlife on the Galapagos Islands. On Wednesday we are going to watch a couple short clips of video from the BBC about the islands.

WKCE Testing

When we return from break the students will be taking their WKCE testing. On Monday, November 2nd we'll take the practice test and go over it. Then on Tuesday through Friday we will take one section of Language Arts and one section of Math everyday.

Please try to have your child here for testing (hopefully we got by the flu bug). Also make sure you child gets breakfast and a good night's sleep on that week.

There also won't be much homework on that week either as we won't have much time to go over new material while testing.

Friday Game

Here's a pumpkin carving game.

How to Carve a Pumpkin

The last two weeks in writing we've been working hard on writing a paragraph about how to carve a pumpkin. Below is a great little program that gives very specific details about how to carve a pumpkin. Give it a try!

How To Carve a Pumpkin

Family Reading Fest Cancelled

Due to the vast amount of illness going around Iowa-Grant the district has decided to cancel the Reading Fest scheduled for Monday, October 26. It will be rescheduled in the spring. I will be sending home letters about the cancelation as well.

Parent Pictures

We will be beginning a unit in science next week on the life cycle. The first part discusses changes animals go through in their lifetime.

Our class will be doing an activity that requires them to observe changes, too… but they will be looking for ways you have changed through your life.

Please send a picture of one parent/caretaker from each of the following time periods with your child:
· Infant through 3 years old (or approximately)
· elementary age level
· teenage years
· adult

Enclose the pictures in a Zip-Loc bag or envelope with your child’s name on the bag. It is a good idea to write your name on the back of each picture too. Your pictures will not be harmed or within reach of curious fingers, etc.

Your child needs these pictures no later than Monday, October 26, please. You may send them ASAP, and I’ll hold on to them.

Thank you. The children’s work will be displayed by their coat hooks. I hope you have a chance to look at them the first couple of weeks of November!

School House Rocks Videos

I left a link at the right of the page for the School House Rocks videos that we have used this year in class. It is linked next to the games that we have used this year too.

Nouns!

Early Release

Don't forget that tomorrow, Friday, October 16, is an early release day. We get on the bus to go home at 12:20 tomorrow.

Class Parties

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There will be four class parties during the school year. For each party there will be a committee to decide what treats to bring and activities will take place. Each party will take near the end of the day.

Here are the parties and whose in charge of each party:
Halloween
Elizabeth B.
Hannah C.
Haylee C.
Peyton C.

Christmas
Allyson C.
Nathan D.
Keaton D.
Kailey E.

Valentine's Day
Carter G.
Brandon P.
Hunter S.

Spring Party
Charity S.
Trysten T.
Brylie W.

I'll also leave a list of the party committees at the bottom of the sidebar at the right.

Conjunction Junction

This week in grammar we are working on compound sentences, and we're going to talk about conjunctions. The School House Rocks video is Conjunction Junction What's Your Function.

Weekend Game

Beat the computer in adding three numbers to 15. Circle any combination of numbers so that three add up to 15 before the computer gets there.

It's a tough one!

How to Carve a Pumpkin

Vancouver Olympics

Here is a video previewing the Vancouver Olympics, which take place in February. We are going to watch it in class to close out our story about the Olympic Games.