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Mrs. Duer's Weekly Newsletter September 28, 2015
Weekly Update:
Please continue to check Class DoJo for behavior we have several students who are close to entering the 50 point club for the year! Certain point levels get them prizes, so continue to encourage your child to show good behavior every day!
We have a field trip with Mrs. Roof scheduled for October 8th. Please be on the lookout for this permission form.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be help October 5-12. Please use the sign up genius to select a meeting time.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044da9af23aafa7-parent
Box Tops:
We will continue collecting boxtops each week on Fridays. Currently, our class is neither in first or second place (so no prizes for us yet). All Box Tops help our school! Please continue to send them in!
Book It Program!
This year our class will be participating in the Book It! program. Please see the website for more information. If your child reads 20 minutes a day, including weekends, they will earn a free personal pizza. Tracking logs will be glued in their reading journals.
Upcoming Tests:
9-29 Water Feature's Assessment
9-30 Place Value Assessment
9-31 Noun's and Pronouns
10-1 Reading Comprehension assessment (characters)
10-6 Early Settler's of SC
10-6 Word Study
Various formative assessments will be given throughout the week. These are not used towards the final grade.
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/join/Kgr9tGtXn
Regions:
https://quizlet.com/47802623/south-carolinas-regions-flash-cards/
Natives:
https://quizlet.com/51042953/sc-native-americans-living-off-the-land-flash-cards/
Read Your Way to the Big Game!
Scholastic Orders:
Homework Outline
Reading: Each night, your child will be asked to read for 20 minutes from a book of choice or their guided reading book. After they read, they will need to answer a reading log question based on that book. They need to answer in at least three sentences and make sure they pick a question from the correct column (fiction or nonfiction).
Word Study: We will begin word study this week. Students will be asked to complete these assignments in their word study folder. We will also be doing certain activities with these words in class. When students are tested on their words, they will be tested on spelling and the sort.
Math: Each night, your child will have math practice each night that will help them review what was covered in class. Once we have iPad access this assignment may turn into online practice.
Science and Social Studies: Most nights your child will be asked to study for Science and Social Studies in our current units. About 10 minutes should be spent on each subject. Be sure to watch for test dates in their agenda. Some nights they may have a review sheet to complete. I will also start electronically attaching Quizlets to emails and newsletters for them to use to study. When we have the iPads they will have access to a Quizlet app.
iPads:
iPads will begin coming home with students who have paid the 35 dollar insurance fee will begin bringing iPads home Wednesday September 9th (Orientation must be completed as well).
All students will have access to iPads within the classroom.
Please let me know if you have questions regarding iPads.