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Picture retake day has been changed to Wednesday 12/4. Please send in the old pictures with a note about what you want changed.

Star of the Week starting December 2nd is Zein H. Here is the link to the Star of the Week information.

Monday 12/2 Picture Retake day – If you would like a retake, please send in old pictures with directions on what to fix.

Math – Monday – Lesson 4, Tuesday Lesson 5, Wednesday – Study Guide for Topic A quiz, Thursday – Lesson 6, Friday – Topic A quiz and Lesson 7. We will review the Study Guide on Thursday and take the test Thursday or Friday. The answers are on the blog under the homework tab.

ELA – Unit 4 Week 2 – Spelling – Consonant -le, Grammar Comparative and Superlative Nouns U4W2 spelling We are continuing with our unit on Comparing Points of View

Social Studies – Public Issues

Science – Monday review Study Guide for Chapter test on Forces and Motion. Test on Tuesday.

Wow! It is already December! Here is a weather gear reminder from the principal:

Dear Parent & Guardians,

Now that cold weather is here, it’s important for students to dress appropriately for the conditions. Students need to wear a winter jacket to school and also bring a hat and gloves when the temperature hits a certain number.  When snow is on the ground, students need to bring boots and snow pants. If the temperature is 20 degrees or warmer, students will still be going outside for recess. A copy of our Winter Guidelines for student dress is outlined below.

Winter Guidelines for Outdoor Recess

Students go outside for recess two times a day, even during the winter months. We use the following guidelines to determine when it is safe for students to be outside. To make this determination, we use the “feels like” temperature (wind chill) as reported by the National Weather Service. Please make sure your child is prepared with the necessary outerwear.

TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES:

• Below 20 degrees, we do not go outside
• 20 degrees or higher, we go outside

Clothing

During the months of November through March, students should bring boots every day as there are many areas on the playground that can get quite snowy and/or muddy. Labeling items with your child’s first and last name can help us to return any lost items. We expect that students will wear the following winter gear when heading outside for recess.

CLOTHING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• 50-60 degrees: Long sleeves
• 40-50 degrees: Jacket,sweatshirt, or coat
• 30-40 degrees: Winter jacket, hat and mittens/gloves and covered legs (i.e tights, jeans, pants).
• Below 30 and if snowy: Full set of snow gear to play in the snow (winter jacket, snow pants, hat, mittens, and boots)
• November – March: Bring boots and shoes daily 

Students who do not wear snow pants and boots will not be able to play in the snow or on the playground. 

Students who do not bring boots will still go outdoors, but are expected to stay on the sidewalk.

Thank you for helping to make sure your student is prepared for the Michigan Fall & Winter!

Mrs. Alcodray & Mrs. Fournier

Short Week – This week will be a very short week, we only have school on Monday and Tuesday. I hope everyone enjoys your time off with family and friends. I am very happy that both of my daughters will be coming home to visit. I am very grateful to be able to see them again and have some relaxing time together with all my family.

Rawad – Star of the Week – continues this week. Zein H – Star of the Week- December 2nd

Math test Tuesday-Here is the M2 Assessment Study Guide and the M2 Assessment Study Guide Answers. We will be doing them in class on Monday We will take the test Tuesday morning or Monday afternoon if the students feel ready.

ELA – We will not be working on any new spelling words, NO SPELLING TEST this week. We will still do a reading log. This is NOT optional, all students should be doing a reading not MON-Thurs night and it should be signed by their parent and returned on Friday. This week’s reading log will be due on Monday.

Social Studies – Public Issues

Science– Force and Motion – Chapter test coming soon, probably on Tuesday 12/3 or 12/4 – Here is the study guide if you wish to look at it. Chapter 2 Study Guide

Spelling Bee – Speaking of spelling we will be having the schoolwide Spelling Bee on December 4th. Students will be competing against their grade level classmates. We will be picking one winner who will be going to the district wide spelling bee to compete against other students at their grade level. We will also pick a runner up in our winner is not able to attend. The winner of the district spelling bee will be competing at the state and then national levels. Here are the 3rd grade words we will be using in the spelling bee. They are our spelling words. Sometimes if we have really good spellers we need to use 4th grade or 5th grade words.

Dates to Remember –

No school – November 27-29

Picture Retakes – Monday, December 2nd

Zein H – Star of the Week- December 2nd

Zaine K – Star of the Week December 9th

Layana – Star of the Week December 16th

Holiday Sing – a – long December 20th

Winter break – December 23-January 3rd

Rawad – Star of the Week

Math test Thursday -Here is the M2 Assessment Study Guide and the M2 Assessment Study Guide Answers. We will be doing them in class on Wednesday. This is only if you would like to do extra studying with your child.

ELA – We are starting a new unit in ELA call Comparing Points of View. Here are the spelling words and grammar we will do this week. Unit 4 Week 1 – Spelling – Open Syllables, Grammar – Comparatives and Superlatives U4W1 Spelling

Math – This week we will be finishing up Unit 2 Lessons 23, 24, 25. Module Assessment, Module 3 Lesson 1.
Social Studies – Public Issues

Science– Force and Motion – Chapter test coming soon, probably on Monday 11/25.

Spelling Bee – Speaking of spelling we will be having the schoolwide Spelling Bee on December 4th. Students will be competing against their grade level classmates. We will be picking one winner who will be going to the district wide spelling bee to compete against other students at their grade level. We will also pick a runner up in our winner is not able to attend. The winner of the district spelling bee will be competing at the state and then national levels. Here are the 3rd grade words we will be using in the spelling bee. They are our spelling words. Sometimes if we have really good spellers we need to use 4th grade or 5th grade words.

Dates to Remember –

No school – November 27-29

Picture Retakes – December 2nd

Zein H – Star of the Week- December 2nd

Zaine K – Star of the Week December 9th

Layana – Star of the Week December 16th

Holiday Sing – a – long December 20th

Winter break – December 23-January 3rd

Book fair volunteers needed – We need more volunteers in order to run the book fair next week. Please consider volunteering:  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4FA5AD2FA1F85-52908295-howe#/

Book fair preview and money – Yesterday, we sent home a book fair flyer of books to see, a list of the time and a donation envelope. Students will preview the book fair, come up with a wishlist and they have a purchase day. When sending in book fair money PLEASE put it in an envelope or plastic bag with your child’s name and grade! DO NOT SEND LOOSE CASH! Students often drop it in the halls and if it doesn’t have their name it is hard to figure who it belongs to. The donation envelope is separate from your students purchase. This is for if there are book they would like to see in the classroom. If you donate money to the class, I always let the students choose what books they would like to have in the classroom, so have them think about which books they would like to see in the room.

Math study guide/practice quiz – there were several students that struggled with this Topic Quiz, therefore we will be using this as a practice quiz. We will review all the answers on Monday and we will take a different version of the quiz on Tuesday. Here is the practice quiz if you would like to study at home. I will also be creating an answer sheet to share with parents so that you can check your student’s work. I will post that answers later today after I have create it. Practice quiz/Study Guide Answers

Star of the Week – Lily will continue to be Star of the Week since we had a short week. Rawad will start being star of the week on 11/18

Parent Teacher Conferences– I will be seeing all parents Tuesday 11/12 or Thursday 11/13 for Parent Teacher Conferences. You should be getting a reminder from SignUpGenius of your time or you can click HERE to see your time.

Academics –

Math – Monday review practice quiz answers, Tuesday Topic C quiz, Wed – Lesson 20, Thursday Lesson 21, Friday Lesson 22

ELA – Benchmark Government for the People Unit 3 Week 3 (U3W3) – Here are the SPELLING WORDS Unit 3 Week 3 – Spelling – Closed Syllables,  Grammar – Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement U3W3 Spelling practice

Science – Force and Motion

Social Studies – Public Discourse

No School – November 27-29

Sign up to help at the Book fair next week!!! Please click the sign up genius link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4FA5AD2FA1F85-52908295-howe#

Liliana will be our Star of the Week – since we have a short week, Liliana will be star of the week next week also. Rawad’s week will start November 17th. Here is the link to the Star of the Week page on the blog with more information about what to do.

Monday – Fire Safety Smoke house trip in the AM

Tuesday – No school – Election day – Get out and VOTE!!

Academics this week –

Math – Lessons 16, 17, 18, 19, Topic C quiz on Friday

ELA – Unit 3 Week 2 of you Government for the People Unit. Here are the SPELLING WORDS – Unit 3 Week 2 – Spelling – r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur,  Grammar – Regular Verbs and Verb Tenses U3W2 Spelling Practice

Science – Force and Motion

Social Studies – Public Discourse

More Dates to remember:

Parent Teacher Conference 11/12 and 11/14

Thanksgiving Break 11/27-11/29 – No School – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Picture retake 12/3 – please send in the unwanted pictures with a note what to fix

Winter Break 12/23-1/3 No school

1/2 day on January 3rd

Howe School: Lifetouch Information!

Dear parents, School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student’s student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the Smilesafe program here.

SmileSafe

My 87 year old father is going in surgery on Wednesday, he will be getting a biopsy to see if he has cancer and getting a surgical procedure to repair two fractured vertebrae in his back. I will be taking to the surgery and helping with the recovery. I hope to return by Monday if all goes well. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.