IMPORTANT DATES: Our Curriculum Night is Wednesday, September 2 from 6:30-8pm. This date is for 3^rd through 5^th grade. All ESS and Specials Teachers will be at both nights as well. I’m looking forward to seeing one parent of every student there. (No children, please.)

PICTURE DAY: This Thursday, September 3^rd!!

Spalding is coming along. It is something that we practice every day. The students will have homework every night in the form of spelling practice with markings and rules and reviewing the phonogram cards with a parent or sibling. Practicing at home will really aid in their comprehension. There has been confusion about who has paid for the cards, this stems from the fact that there was a separate place on the order form for the cards (the reason was the administration didn’t want families paying for more than one set of cards.) If you have not yet received your cards, can you call the office and ask them to help you determine if you have ordered them or not? If you already have them please review them nightly with your child. We have learned 1-54 and will continue with those this week.

In Language Arts, we are learning capitalization rules and will go on to pronouns. We will also memorize a poem and continue making summaries and taking dictation this week.

We begin multiples in math which means the students need to understand and use multiplication. Knowing their math facts is integral for the children to build upon what they already know. There are many computer math drill games that can help in this area. One strategy I’ve used with my children is they must do 10-15 minutes of drill before they can play a computer game.

We are continuing in meteorology with air pressure and density and the atmosphere. While in geography, we will begin our study of mountains.

We meet Oz this week and will learn more about characterization which enables us to incorporate our core virtues. Literature is a great way to understand and discuss our virtues. Reading with the students is my favorite part of the day, they share many insightful comments.

This weekend is a 3-day holiday and a no homework weekend! I hope you and your family have an enjoyable Labor Day.

You can communicate with me via email or the “take home” folder. Just put your note on the “complete and return” side and I will see it. I will get back to you within 24 hours. Please clear out the “keep at home” side each day and check and sign the agenda everyday as well!

It’s beginning to be cold season. We already have gone through a few boxes of tissues so if you could bring in some tissue boxes, it would be greatly appreciated!

We have 2 openings in our class for a liaison. This is a volunteer who would help coordinate activities, reading groups, etc. If you are interested please email me. Thank you!