Spelling words (/r/ syllables):  brother, purple, whisper, teacher, father

Academic words:  facts, details, estimate, trade, reflect

Just a reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for many families this Thursday, November 12th.  Please plan to arrive at your scheduled time.  Other families will be coming next Wednesday or Thursday evenings.  Parents will receive their child’s report card.  I will also distribute our Unit 2 Math Test that has been graded.

This Friday, November 13th is our Peanut Butter Drive/Pajama Day.  Dr. Groover has accepted the challenge to “read her heart out” all day in the lobby.  Students are asked to donate a jar of peanut butter and wear their pajamas to school.  The peanut butter will be donated for the Blessings in a Backpack program.

Attention Students and Parents:  Our Fall Yankee Candle Fundraiser Orders are due on Monday November 9th with payment (Checks made payable to Snow School PTA).  Please retain the pink copy for your records.  Delivery will be approximately in 3-4 weeks.  Online ordering will be available until January 2016 but prize program eligibility ends on November 9th.  Thank you for your support of the Snow School PTA!

Dear Families,

If you have any unwanted extra Halloween candy and would like to donate it to our school, we will gladly accept it.  We use it for rewarding children through our PBIS program.  Please send it to room 4, Mrs. Grizzell’s room, or to the office. Thank you.

Snow PBIS Committee

Spelling Words (consonant diagraphs:  sh, th, ch):  chop, shell, three, bath, chat

Academic words:  theme, addition, digit, light, region

Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow Tuesday, November 3rd due to Election Day.

Our Unit 2 Math Test will be this Thursday.  The Unit 2 Study Guide is coming home today for students to complete at home.  Please return this study guide to school on Wednesday so we can go over the work together and answer any questions that students may have.

Mrs. Grizzell is giving a Science Quiz this Wednesday.  A study guide is coming home today for students to study at home.  Concepts that were covered are speed, position, distance, and mass.

This  coming Friday, November 6th is a half day for elementary students.  Students will be dismissed at 11:45 p.m.

Friday, November 6th is the end of the first marking period.  Please make sure that any missing or late work has been completed and turned in by Friday.

Today starts our Pennies for Pasta (Leukemia Fundraiser) drive.  Informational letters will come home today.   There is a coupon on there for a free meal at Olive Garden when an adult purchases a meal.  Let’s work together to donate money for a great cause!

Thank you to the following families for donating treats for our Halloween party:  The Ross Family, the Jordan Family, the Szor Family, the Kerr Family, and the Hopkins Family.

Our party was a huge success!  Happy Halloween and safe trick-or-treating!

Tomorrow, Friday, October 30th is our classroom Halloween party.  Thank you to the families that signed up to donate treats/items for the party.  If you did not sign up, please do NOT send any extra food/treats to school.  Otherwise we will have too much food leftover and wasted.

Students are allowed to wear their Halloween costumes to school.  Remember that no weapons or masks are allowed.  Students will not be allowed to change into or out of costumes during the day due to limited bathroom space.

Happy Halloween and safe trick or treating on Saturday!

Spelling words (consonant blends: bl, st, cr, sl, dr, fl):  black, stop, crab, blood, slip

Academic words:  sum, value, topic, observe, symbols

Please make sure your child is reading every night for 15-20 minutes.  It is important for students to read at home to improve comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary.

Students are expected to complete their homework on time.  If homework is not turned in on time, students are given an “Oops” note that MUST be signed by a parent and returned to school the next day with the missing assignment.  If the note/assignment are not returned, then the student will have to flip their card.

Thank you to those families who have signed up to bring in treats for our Halloween party this coming Friday.  If you have not signed up, please do not send in any treats.  Otherwise we have too much food and much of it gets wasted.  There will be other opportunities to bring in treats for future parties.  As of now, we still need volunteers to bring in vegetables and fruit (it helps even out all of the sugar!).

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on November 12th, 18th, and 19th.  Please make sure you have signed up for a day and time to discuss your child’s first report card and progress made so far this year.

The district has paid for a fantastic website called “MobyMax”.  Please encourage your child to visit this website at home.  Last Friday we did our Math Practice Test in class and many students have started their lessons for math.  The website is www.mobymax.com/signin.  The username is the student’s id number and the password is their birthdate (mmddyyy).  It is a wonderful website and students really enjoy the lessons/activities provided.

Make A Wish Pumpkin Raffle:  The Snow Staff have decorated small pie pumpkins for a very worthy cause!  Pumpkins will be displayed in the lobby showcases.    Ticket sales will start on Thursday, October 22 and run through Thursday, October 29.  Pumpkins will go home with the winners on Friday, October 30.  Tickets will be on sale in the morning before school- in the lobby- or from Ms. Zechar in the art room.  We have done this the last three years and have generated a nice donation to Make A Wish.  Not everyone wins a pumpkin, but every one that buys a ticket helps a charity provide a wonderful experience for a child in need of something special.  Many thanks for your participation!

Thank you to the Szor family for providing extra snacks of pretzels for those children who do not bring an afternoon snack to school!

Spelling words (short /u/ sound):  lunch, thump, bug, such, thunder

Academic words:  lakes, measure, tally, characters, text

We have completed our first writing unit about Narrative Writing.  Our published stories are displayed in the hallway for everyone to read.  We will begin our next unit this week on Informational Writing.

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 12th, 18th, and 19th.  Please make sure you have scheduled a time to meet and discuss your child’s progress so far this year.

On Friday, October 3oth we will have a small Halloween party.  Students may dress up in costumes for school that day.  Due to the limited space in bathrooms, students must wear their costume to school and will not be able to change during the day.  No weapons, masks, or face paint are allowed.  There is a sign up sheet in the hallway outside our classroom for families that would like to donate treats for our party.  Please only bring in what you sign up for, otherwise we have multiples of items and too much food left over.  Remember that we are a “Peanut Free Classroom” so no peanuts please:)