Week of September 19-23

We will begin our Science Unit on Apples. Please send in 1-2 apples by Wednesday. We will be graphing, sorting, describing and tasting these wonderful pieces of fruit. I am looking for a variety, so please send in different sizes and colors.

Book orders are a great way to get children excited about reading! They are inexpensive and make nice incentives for your child. Fall book orders are coming home. Please have your order returned to school by Friday. You can always order online and our class earns FREE books! Visit http://clubs.scholastic.com/ to place an order.

Grades have been posted to Family Access. Please check your child's progress and contact me if you have any questions or concerns. We have not completed a Science unit yet and Social Studies is still being finished. Your child is expected to read 13 words per minute by the end of first quarter. Please continue to work on the sight words for first quarter. Math tests will be sent home in their homework folder. Please take time to review the questions your child missed and continue to work on those skills needed. Please sign and return the tests.

Spelling this week will be posted on the blog Monday. I left my list and school and was not able to post it over the weekend. Remember that proper letter formation and capitalization counts toward a correct word. Many students missed words because of these mistakes.

We will be having our annual Cookie Dough fundraiser kickoff on Monday. This fundraiser helps to provide the students, school and classrooms with additional supplies and monies to provide opportunities for your child. Some of the things PTA has purchased with the fundraiser money in the past are: safety lights, computers, fieldtrips, playground equipment, instruments and much, much more! We are so grateful for the support of our parents and community during this fundraiser event. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school or a PTA officer.

Attendance has been outstanding this year. I appreciate the fact that I have had very few tardies this year. Thank you for setting an example to your children by having them here on time.