Marvelous Monday

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful and wonderful Fall Break! Many of us were tired today as we returned to our regular routine.
Some important things I want you to know:
1. I am submitting the Scholastic Book Order for October tomorrow. If our order totals $100, each student in our class will get a FREE book. We currently have $70 in orders, so if you want to order something, now's a good time! However, there is also the upcoming Book Fair at SGE...and information came home about that today.
2. We will be celebrating Grandparents' Week next week. Our class will receive guests for lunch on Monday, October 20th. A paper came home about this today also. The cafeteria asks that you RSVP if you (or someone else) will be joining our class that day. Our lunch time is 12:10-12:35.
3. Thanks so much to all who contributed to the Sweet Blessings Cake Mix Drive!!! Our class won! The most asked question today was "When is our cupcake party?" The truth is, I don't know and will have to wait until they tell me. However, I think many children will truly be blessed by those donations!
4. Report cards for the first grading period will be coming home THIS Thursday, October 16th. Your child's MAP report for the fall will come home with the report card. The MAP report is yours to keep. If you have any questions regarding the report or the report card, I will be glad to meet and discuss them with you. I do ask that you sign and return the report card after going over it with your child.
5. Thursday is also Kentucky Kids' Day! There will be no scheduled specials classes that day. This means no Music, PE, or Library. We will have some guest speakers joining us that day instead.
6. No school (for students) on Friday! Enjoy the day off with your kids (unless you're a teacher and have to work LOL).
7. On Friday, October 31st, SGE will be having "Dress As Your Favorite Book Character" Day. In order to dress the part of your character, you must have the book with you when you come that day. To go along with this, third graders are going to be required to do a book report and present it (as their character) on the 31st. More info will come home this week about the report and presentation, but students will want to begin choosing and reading a chapter book (or appropriate leveled book approved by the teacher).

More to come later!

Sweet Blessings and Language Arts

 

Sweet Blessings:

We are losing badly! If you have a box of yellow cake mix that you'd be willing to send in, we'd really appreciate it! This "Sweet Blessings" contest ends tomorrow!

 

Below are the tallies as of today:

Napier – 25

Gomez – 45 – currently winning

Duncan - 1

Bonner-  23

Celestino – 3

Fryman – 24

Fredericks-  5

Carpenter - 39 – 2^nd place

Holbrook – 0

Price – 9

Portwood – 2

Bays – 30 – 3^rd place

Walker – 3

 

Language Arts:

There is a Language Arts test tomorrow  over the story "Penguin Chick." This will include the vocabulary, story comprehension, main idea, and words with V/CV and VC/V syllable patterns. I sent home a list of these words today to review sorted by vowel sounds in the first syllable. Only a few of those words will randomly be tested for correct spelling. Common and Proper Nouns are the grammar skill that will be assessed also.

 

The only other homework for tonight is to do the Reading Log. Don't forget that tonight is Giovanni's Night!! Consider picking up a pizza and helping our school earn money.

 

Just one more day....then enjoy your Fall Break!!