Ms. Sullivan

This week the students have worked really hard on gathering information about their Native American tribes.  I am giving them back their packets today with a note attached telling them what they still need to find.  I would like them to research this over the weekend as we will be starting to write out the paragraphs next week.  I showed them some examples of posters today so they know what I expect.  Any help you could give them this weekend would be great.

Fund raisers are due Monday.

We will be taking the NWEA reading test on the computer on Tuesday.  This will help to see progress they have made since springtime and will be a benchmark for growth this year.  The math NWEA will be the following Tuesday.  Both are taken at 8:30 so make sure your child is here on time so they won't have to make it up.

This coming Wednesday is another 1/2 day.

There will be NO Scholastic News next week, so the students should have lots of extra time to work on their Native American paragraphs for their posters.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun, finally!

Happy Friday!  We have been busy this week working on getting final drafts done on the first 3 paragraphs for the students Native American posters.  They should have Homes, Food, and Clothing done.  I edited what they handed in today so they may have some quick changes to make this weekend.  Some students have not handed in anything yet.  Please check with your child about this or email me if you are not sure.  Next week they are responsible for getting Weapons & Tools, Land & Geography, and Arts & Crafts done.  I sent home a calendar that has all the due dates on it.  To save time during the week they could work on those paragraphs over the weekend.  We will have Scholastic News next week (Getting sent home today).

Word masters starts next week if you remember that from last year.  It is our vocabulary program.  We will be looking up the words next week and then it will become part of their word homework to study the following week.

Right now we could use some spoons, forks and sponges in the classroom.

We will be doing the second part of the NWEA testing this week which is the math section.  This will be Tuesday morning after our long weekend.

Finally, I will be sending home conference notices sometime next week for you to pick a good time to come in and meet with me.  They will be sometime in the end of October-early November.  I will have some night times available.

Enjoy the beautiful, long weekend!

I sent home a paper last week to sign up for parent/teacher conference times.  If you haven't seen it yet, look in your child's bag.  I would like to get those back as soon as possible so that I can let people know their day and time. 

As you all probably already know, there is no Scholastic News this week.  You are probably even happier about that than the kids!!!!  With no SN it should give the students more time this week to work on their biography book project (Due October 31) and their Native American poster.  The last 2 paragraphs are due this Friday for the poster.  The whole Native American poster is due November 5th.  We will have a Pow-Wow in the gym on the 7th where their posters and artwork will be displayed. We will be going down to look at all the projects from 10-10:30 that day if you want to come when we are down there.  If you can't make that time, you could come by anytime from 9:30-2:00.

Have a great week! 

I sent home parent teacher conference times with your child yesterday.  Please make sure you see the day and time.  If it doesn't work for you, please let me know so that we can reschedule.

Thanks!

November 3-5 I will be at an accreditation visit in New Hampshire.  I will not be in school.  Mrs. Sherman will be subbing.  She was the teacher who use to loop here at Sea Road.  I took her place when she retired.  She is wonderful and I feel very comfortable with her here for those 3 days.  I will have my computer with me and can check emails in case you have any questions.

Here are some reminders. 

• Book projects are due tomorrow.
  
• Native American posters are due Wednesday, November 5.
• The Pow-Wow is Friday, November 7 from 9:30-2:00.  We will be down there from 10-10:30, but you can come anytime to see the projects.  We are not preforming, just looking at everyone's projects.
• New book project forms will go home for November.  They will be making a book jacket and the book is a free choice.  They do need to check it with me first though.
• We are looking for volunteers for the Holiday Fair here at Sea Road December 4.
  

We have started learning about explorers in social studies.  We have finished our first science unit on energy.  In math we are working on division.  Word master words are back and you should have seen your child studying for those words this week.  There will be a quiz tomorrow on those words.

Have a great weekend! 

The Holiday Fair will be here before we know it.  It is December 4, and we are looking for parent volunteers to run the raffle table and the gift wrapping table.  If you are able to help out for 1, 2 or more hours, please fill out the blue paper that was sent home and get it back to me. 

Also, we will be putting together a baby basket for the raffle table.  Any baby item that you would like to donate would be great.

Have a spooktacular day and restful weekend!