November 7, 2011

Thank you so much for coming to parent conferences.  It was great to speak with everyone in person and to reflect on your awesome children.

Spelling for this week
Ms. Stanger's Language Arts Class - imaginary, bravery, category, stationery, library, machinery, lavatory, stationary, mystery, inventory, military, ordinary, scenery, dormitory, victory, history, necessary, century, delivery, February, directory, secretary, January, grocery

Mrs. French's Language Arts Class - thrown, stole, clue, dew, choose, rule, boast, cruise, stroll, route, mood, loaf, growth, youth, slope, bruise, loose, rude, flow, flute

We will be working on plate tectonics in science class, which means that you will be on your own for science fair projects.  Please let me know if you have any specific questions.  We won't be talking too much about them in class.  Please be sure to:
Record everything you are thinking of and doing - words and pictures
Repeat experiments at least 3 times.
Use the metric system to measure and record your data.
Think of a catchy title.
Start now if you are growing anything.

We are going outside for all recesses so please be sure that students have a coat with them.

Volunteering
As a faculty, we have discussed great ways for parents to help out.  We came up with some ideas for you:
1. covering recess duty
2. teaching an art class other than Meet the Masters (Thursdays at 1)
3. teaching a PE lesson (Monday at 1)
4. teaching a music lesson (also Thursday at 1)
5. science activity related to the topic being studied

If any of these sound interesting, please let me know the date and what talents you would like to share with the class.  Sounds like during the mornings are a bit difficult but these afternoon times would be fabulous!!!!

Please be sure that your child is reading each night.
Please be sure that your child is ready to pass off his/her math facts by the end of this term.

Happy Snow!!!
Mrs. French