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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.

Star of the Week is Elena

Our 2nd marking period is starting this week. We have a fresh start to complete all our work on a timely basis.

We have a fun spirit week this week. We will be doing 3 tests this week, ELA Common Assessment, Math quiz and spelling quiz.

In ELA we are starting our new Benchmark unit called Government for the People. Here are the SPELLING WORDS –Unit 3 Week 1 – Spelling – r-Controlled vowels ar, or, Grammar – Irregular Verbs U3W1 Spelling Practice Students should be completing their Benchmark pamphlets in class. They would only need to be printed at home if students lost their colored copy.

Social Studies – We will be working on Public Discourse this week.

Monday is the District Common ELA assessment. Picture Day – Dress you best.

Tuesday is a Math quiz Module 2 Topic B. We will try to get to Lessons 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. We may not get to everything since we have another District Common Assessment that must be completed this week.

Wednesday – Wear pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month – If you would like to send in a donation to support cancer research please put it in an envelope with donation written on the outside.

Thursday – Students will bring a small treat to pass to friends. They will decorate bags and do a small craft. We have 22 students in our class.

Friday – Pajama day

Today is half a day. Pick up at 11:30.

Permission slip for the field trip Monday must be I’m turned in today!!

I’m sorry this is late this week, I have been sick all weekend.

Isabella Star of the Week

10/22 Fire fighter visit, Fire safety assembly

10/23 Last day to turn in missing work

10/25 End of marking period, 1/2 day, Trunk or Treat 5:30

10/28 Picture day

Academics

ELA We are continuing our Unit 2 Ways Characters Change Stories – FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SPELLING WORDS Unit 2 Week 3 – Spelling – Compound Words, Grammar – Future Tense Verbs – We will begin the district common ELA assessment on Thursday.

Math – This week we will be on Lesson 9, 10, 11, 12. We will be taking the district common math assessment on Wednesday.

Science – Force and Motion

Social studies – Government

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

Fall conferences are scheduled for November 12th & 14th. Each family needs to sign up for one time slot. We ask that you please come without your child so that we can discuss successes and concerns during this short time period. If you need translation please let me know ahead of time so I can arrange a staff member to be there. Let me know if you have any additional questions. 

Please use the Sign up Genius to pick a time.

Dates to Remember:

10/13 Wyatt is Star of the Week

10/20 Isabella is Star of the Week

10/22 – Fire Safety talk – a firefighter will visit our classroom and talk about fire safety. This is in preparation for a field trip to the Dearborn Smoke House on November 4th where 3rd graders learn what to do if there is a fire in their house.

10/23 Last Day to turn in all assignments – marking period ends on 10/25 this will be a 1/2 day.

10/25 1/2 day End of Marking Period

10/25 Trunk or Treat 5:30 Howe Back Parking lot – helpers needed https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4AA8AE2CAAF58-52094860-howe#/

10/28 – Picture day – put on your best outfit and your best smile! Watch for the flyer soon to order pictures.

11/4 Dearborn Smoke House Field trip – permission slips will go out after the Fire safety talk.

11/5 – No School – Election Day – Get out and vote

11/12 and 11/14 Parent Teacher conferences – We will be sending a SignUp Genius soon to sign up for conferences. We will be meeting with 100% of the parents for the fall conferences.

Academics this week –

Math – All students have finished their math tests, and had the opportunity to redo them. The scores are now in Parent Connect and the test will come home on Monday. We have started Module 2 on Place Value Concepts through Metric Measurement. We will be completing Lessons 4-7. We should have a Topic A quiz on Thursday and complete Lesson 8 on Friday. Watch your planner for the exact assignments.

ELA – We have completed our Animal Adaptations Unit. The Animal Adaptation Magazine should have pages 11, 19 and 27 completed and turned in. The Animal Fur essay should be completed and turned in. Our new unit is called Ways Characters Change Stories.

Spelling and Grammar – Unit 2 Week 2 – Spelling – Long I, Grammar – Irregular Past Tense Verbs. More spelling practice U2 W2 Spelling practice. Please remember the spelling menu is not optional. All students should be practicing for the test at home.

Social Studies – Government

Science – Force and Motion

Homework – Please complete daily math assignments, reading log, math fact practice, spelling practice. If they are not completing their 45 minutes per subject of iReady in school then they should be doing it at home. Any missing work not completed in class should be done as homework.

Parent Connect – please check Parent Connect to see if they are missing anywork. All papers have already been given to your students, please ask them to check desks, cubby, locker and back pack for missing work. I have created this missing work document for you to print missing reading logs, spelling and grammar pamphlets, math homework and spelling homework.

*PTA Trunk or Treat – Friday, Oct. 25th at 5:30 pm in the back parking lot.

• Kids & parents can dress up in their Halloween costumes
• We will need parents to help with donating candy, setup,decorated trunks, and clean up. 

*Classroom Halloween Activities—Thursday, October 31st 

• We will have some fall theme activities,  and pass out treats to each other. 
• Students can wear black/orange. NO COSTUMES during the school day. 
• Each child should bring in one big bag of candy or goody bag so that they can pass out and share with each friend. It could be candy, a trinket, or something smaller. Email me if you are unsure of this and want to check first. Some favorites in the past have been ring pops, jack o lantern mandarin orange cups, ghost applesauce pouches, etc.