Newsletter Week of October 15

Note from the Teacher

Just a few reminders about the next activities and events coming up:

• Indian in the Cupboard project guidelines sent home today.
• Book Buddy Time  will start this month. Please bring an age appropriate book to share with your buddy.
• Spook Parade will begin at 8:30. Students may wear their costumes to school for the Spook Parade on the 31st. They may also bring a change of clothes for the rest of the day. Please, NO  pretend weapons with costumes. 
• Trunk or Treat activity will follow the Spook Parade.

• Tutoring Sessions will be held each Tuesday after school from 3:10-3:45.  If your child is interested in staying, please write a note each week in their daily planner indicating your child has permission to stay.

Math: Topic 4  Dividing 1- Digit Divisors

Reading: Weekly Concept - Reaching a Compromise
Essential Question - What Do Good Problem Solvers Do?

Genre - Expository
Skills - problem and solutions; context clues: definitions and restatements; reread
Language: Kinds of Nouns
Spelling: Variant Vowels /o/; diphthongs /ou/, /oi/
Indian in the Cupboard projects due on Oct. 30.
Science: Human Body Systems
Social Studies:  Northeast capitals test on Tuesday, Southeast capitals test on Thursday
All 50 states and capitals *test Wednesday, October 24.
USA Weekly # 3

Upcoming Events 

October 12
WCDS Fundraiser
October 23
Book buddies (fifth graders bring a few books to share)
October 31 
Spook Parade & Trunk-or-Treat
November 1
No school for 1-6 grades - Lower School Teacher workday

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