October:  Busy Month!  And, lots of news . . .

• APEX Fun Run was FUN! Thank you everyone for the pledges.  Our class pledged $43.60.  WOW!
• Alyssa will represent our class in the Sunrise Spelling Bee next Wednesday!
• Conferences were held and I enjoyed meeting everyone and learning more about your children. For those parents who were not able to meet during the scheduled times, I will send out a new schedule soon.
• DUCKS – We are finishing our duck drawings to enter into the Junior Duck Stamp Program Conservation and Design Contest. For every entry we submit, $1 is donated to the education/conservation program.
• typing.com and home row: The students have learned home row and have started practicing their keyboarding skills using typing.com.
• Field trip permission slip forms will be sent home next week for our trip to the Crocker Art Museum on January 8, 2020. Since the trip is scheduled soon after we track back-on, the permission slip forms are due on 11/08/2019
• Red Ribbon Week began this week and continues through next week:

Monday,October 28:  Shade Out Drugs:  Wear sunglasses

Tuesday, 10/29:  Put a Cap on Drugs:  Wear a Cap

Wednesday, 10/30:  Kick Drugs to the Curb:  Decorate Your Shoes

Thursday, 10/31:  Crunch Out Drugs:  Eat a Red Apple

In the Classroom we will . . .

Math:  complete Chapter 4, Multiplication Facts and Strategies.  Chapter 4 test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 1^st.  We will begin Chapter 5, Use Multiplication Facts

• Continue to memorize and test on Skip Counting.

Spelling:  Week 10, three letter blends.  I will be using the dictation sentence posted under the “Unit 2, Spelling” link for Week 10.

Reading:  Genre biography and evaluating Cause and Effect in literature.  Students will also be introduced to metaphors.

Writing:  Response to literature paragraph

Upcoming Dates:

November:

1^st:  Report Cards come home

6^th:  Excel Picture Make ups

8^th:  Crocker Art Museum field trip permission slips due

11^th:  Veteran’s Day ~ No School

22^nd:  We Track off; Minimum Day:  Spirit Wear:  Color Rush – one color from head-to-toe