Our thanks go to the parents who came in for First Friday today. The Native American figures were started nicely and it'll fun to see the finished product on Monday.
Some noteworthy events for next week:
* Report cards will be given out on Monday.
* We will begin our writing unit on Personal Essay. The goals of this unit is to have students write well using the five paragraph essay format. Students will produce essays with an introduction, three body paragrpahs and a conclusion. Each essay is centered around a thesis (an idea about the writer) and the proofs that support the thesis.
*There will also be an Math ITA, which is a practice standardized math test, on Monday. The results will be posted on the ARIS website. Each child received a letter on Thursday with the student id and password for log in. This test does not affect your child's testing history; it is given strictly as an assessment of your child's math skills so that we can gather data on a student's math needs.
* Parent Teacher conferences will start at 1 pm on Tuesday. That means your child will be dismissed at noon. Please make sure your child is picked up from the yard then. By 12:05, your child will be brought to the office for pick up.
*School will be closed Thursday due to Veterans Day.
* The School Book fair will be opened throughout the week. Feel free to stop by before or after Parent Teacher Conferences. The class will return to the fair on Wednesday.
Have a great weekend!
