Mrs. Jones’ Class Weekly Newsletter 10/26/2015 Remember…Find newsletters under “For Parents” link on my website! This week…(Highlights topics for the week) Reading: novel studies, response to character Math: Division of decimal by whole number and decimal by decimal LA/Spelling: grammar punk, creative writing, response to characters Science: Unicellular and multicellular organisms, skeletal system Spelling Words… TEST 11/6!!! List A(double, e drop, nothing) hopped hoped joined acted planned saved waited wanted grabbed closed mixed helped nodded scored shouted started stirred stepped named passed dropped chewed lived seemed List B (sub-, com-, pro-, en-) subway combine enable subset promote encourage companion propose subtotal compound endanger subtitle provider enforce comrade progress Happy Halloween! Spotlight Student… Andi and Abby had the best text evidence literature conversation ever! LOVED eavesdropping! Caught Aiden cleaned out his desk and ready for a new start! Love the effort! Other information… propel company submarine entrust protect compress submerge enlarge Perfect Spellers (WAY TO GO!) No list last week UPCOMING PROBEs: Remember: FOLLOW the rubric inside your probe book!! Due 10/29 Skeletal System: parts, functions 11/13 United States Civil War: causes, outcomes, important people “Bee-ing Good….” WISH LIST: spaghetti noodles, rotini, ziti, wagon wheels, elbows The kids did an awesome job on meteorology projects! Some future reporters in our midst!!!! We will have a dessert bar to celebrate our recent Treasure Chest!!! If your child would like to bring in something to share (must be store bought with ingredients on packaging please!) please bring items on Thursday, 10/29. We will enjoy them after our field trip! Thanks!!! We could also use some mini water bottles to go with it. Thanks for helping me celebrate your children’s awesomeness!!! Dates to remember… 10/29 Corn Maze field trip ;) YEAH!!!! 10/29 Dessert Bar celebration for Treasure Chest! 10/30 Workday: No school for students End of 1st quarter! 11/5 Report Cards come home State and Capital of the Week! We will be highlighting a state a day and creating a bulletin board with our findings! Keep playing games and memorizing states and capitals! Don’t wait until May!!