Dear Snow Families,

A friendly reminder that if your child is planning on coming to school in a Halloween costume, please remember that we do not allow masks, weapons, or excessive makeup.  Thank you in advance.  Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Thank you,

Amal Alcodray

Principal

Snow School

Spelling Words (long e vowel sound):  redeem, relieve, even, equal, scene, cedar, between, precede, beneath, believe

Content Words:  environment, habitat, characteristic, adaptation, survival

Reminder that Extended Day tutoring begins tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for those students who were invited.  If you have not returned your permission slip, please do so by tomorrow.

Students will have a Math Quiz on Topics D and E (adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers) this coming Friday.  Students should be using their checked and returned homework and exit tickets to study for the quiz.

Reminder to make sure you have a background check on file in the office if you plan on attending our field trip on December 6th.

Students should be reading 20-30 minutes every night and filling in their reading logs.  Also, students should be filling in their Student Planners every day and have a parent sign it every day.  This is a main form of communication between school and home and it is very important that parents are looking at their child’s planner and signing it daily.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Snow next Monday-Wednesday.  Our class will be visiting the Book Fair on Tuesday morning.  Please send money to school with your child next Tuesday if they plan on buying items from the Book Fair.  More information will be coming home soon from the PTA.

Our classroom will be having a small Halloween Party next Wednesday, October 31st at 2:30 p.m.    Students may wear costumes to school (they will not be able to change into their costume in school).  Please remember that no masks, weapons, or distracting make up is allowed for any students in the school.  Students may also bring candy to pass out to students in our class only.  Please go to the following Sign Up Genius link to donate items for the party.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAFA822A4F94-halloween2

Wear your team colors tomorrow to show who you want to win the big game on Saturday, University of Michigan or Michigan State???

Go BLUE!

Spelling Words (long i vowel sound):  flight, sight, sigh, fright, bright, might, climb, twice, wildlife, mind

Content Words:  median, mode, data, maximum, minimum

There will be a Science Quiz this Wednesday about energy and why the first hill on a roller coaster is always the highest hill.  Students should bring home their Science Notebooks to study for the quiz.

Reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday) October 16th is PICTURE DAY.

Reminder that this Wednesday, October 17th is a LATE START.  The first bell will ring at 9:35 a.m.

Thank you to the families that have returned or submitted their DTE Home Energy Worksheets already.  We still need 8 more families to fill out the form of submit the form online.  If you have lost the original form, you can to to the website thinkenergy.org/dte.  Once on the website click the button that says “Home Energy Worksheet”.  Our class code is 86795.  We need all families to complete this so that the class will earn $100.00 from DTE!

Reminder that this Thursday, October 18th is Snow School Skate Night.  Information was sent home last week from the PTA.  You can pay in advance or purchase tickets at the door at Lincoln Park Skating Rink.

It is important that all students complete and turn in their homework on time.  It is your child’s responsibility to turn in any late or missing assignments.  If these assignments are not turned in, it will affect your child’s grade on their report card.

If you are interested in attending our 4th grade field trip to Legoland in Auburn Hills on December 6th, please check with Michelle Segerson in the office to make sure you have an updated background check on file.  Background checks are good for 3 years and take up to 10 days to be processed.  If you wait until right before our field trip, you may not have the background check approved in time.  More information about the field trip will be coming home in the next few weeks.

Just a reminder to bring your recorders and books to school for music every Monday!

Just a heads up that the fourth grade classes will be taking a field trip to Legoland in Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills on Thursday, December 6th.  The cost will be $12 per student.  We will be in need of parent chaperones on this trip (price to be determined soon).  So please look at your upcoming schedules to see if you are available to join us and make sure you have an updated background check on file in the office.  Background checks are good for three years and take up to 10 business days to get approved.  The final payment will be due 2 weeks before our trip.  More information and a permission slip will be coming home in the next few weeks.  I just wanted to get a head start and make sure background checks are on file and parents can take the day off of work to join us!

Have a great weekend!

Thank you to the Muscat Family for donating bookmarks for every student in our class!

Here are some pictures of the students working in groups last week on our Roller Coaster Science Activity about energy:

Spelling Words (long a vowel sound):  today, ache, estimate, phrase, trade, parade, became, arcade, education, glacier

Content Words:  geography, region, direction, transportation, Midwest, landform

Students took their first Math Quiz last Friday.  I have graded the quiz and will be sending it home today.  Many students did an excellent job, but many students also failed the quiz with the grade of a 4.  Students who received a 4 will have to have a parent sign their test and return it by Wednesday.  I will be giving an optional Math Re-test tomorrow for students who scored lower than they should have.  Any student may retake the test.

Reminder that all students should be reading every night and filling out their Reading Logs with a parent initialing that the student read.  Also, parents should be signing Student Planners daily.  This is our main form of communication and it is important that parents check their child’s work regularly.

Thank you to the families that have already turned in their DTE Home Energy Think Worksheets.  Remember that families have until November 23rd to fill out these sheets and return them to class or you have the option of filling out the sheet online.  If all students return these sheets on time, our class will receive $100.00 to purchase items for OUR classroom.  We need everyone’s help!

Reminder that this Friday, October 12th is a HALF DAY.  Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

Our first Math Quiz will be Friday, October 5th.  It will be over everything we have learned about Place Value from Lessons 1-10.  Students can use their checked homework, returned Exit Tickets, and may take home their Math Learn book to help them study for the quiz.