Good evening! I hope you have a good weekend. I’m sure your kids had a great time if they attended the Halloween Bash at Howard on Friday. A huge WOW goes out to all the parents that worked so hard to put it together. The decorations were amazing! (A lot of those parents are from our very own class 🙂

Just a reminder that this week there is a half day of school on Friday. Teachers will be marking report cards on that day. Students will go home at 11:45. Report cards will be given to your child at parent/teacher conferences along with NWEA reports. On that note, conference reminders will go home this week. Conferences are scheduled for the evenings of November 7th, 12th and 14th. If you have not signed up for a conference yet, please email me and I will tell you the available times. If you just forgot your day, not to worry, you will get a reminder this week.

Our classroom Halloween party will be Thursday. We will have a lunch party before the parade. Your child will NOT have to bring a lunch on that day. Pizza and other finger foods will be provided. After the party your child will participate in the Howard School parade outside on the track at 1:45. You are welcome to attend both events! Costumes must be sent to school in a bag and put on at lunchtime. Please make sure your child wears his/her regular clothes to school that morning.

Here is what our academic week looks like:

Science: We are starting a quick unit on the force of magnets.

Social Studies: We are wrapping up geography of Michigan and starting history of Michigan

Math: We are beginning Topic B which is capacity (milliliters and liters)

Writing: We are writing our second opinion piece and learning about compound sentences and run-on sentences.

Spelling: We will NOT have a spelling test this week.

Reading: All groups are up and running and you should be seeing the chapter books and comprehension work coming home periodically.