Odds and Ends
*Early Dismissal: We will have early dismissal on Tuesday, 9/22. Students will be dismissed at 11:00 am.
* Johnny Appleseed Celebration: A note will be sent home this week about our classroom celebration in honor of Johnny Appleseed on Friday, 9/25. Your child will need to bring in a cored, peeled, and sliced apple in a Ziploc baggie on Friday to be used to make homemade applesauce. Thank you to those of you who offered to send in supplies! You can send them in anytime next week. 
*Scholastic Book Order: September book order is due on Friday, 9/25. You can put your order on line or send in a check. Thank you!
*Lunch Bunch: A note will be sent home Monday about a new program at school called Lunch Bunch. Your child can participate in book discussions with our library aide, Mrs. Walsh-Rock, during lunch. Please send in the form if you are interested in this fun, educational activity.
UPCOMING EVENTS
* Tues. 9/22: Early Dismissal 11 am
Reading: Mulan Comprehension Check
* Wed. 9/23: Reading: Mulan Vocabulary Graded Review
*Thurs. 9/24: Science: Inquiry Test
*Fri. 9/25: Johnny Appleseed's Birthday
Spelling: List 5 test
Math: Chapter 2 Test
Character Counts Assembly
Boy Scout Presentation for boys
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
*Reading: We are focusing on predictions this week as we read and learn about Mulan. We will continue to talk about Mulan. We will have a graded comprehension check on Tuesday and a vocabulary quiz on Wed. covering the 7 words we have been practicing in class.
*English: We will work on 5 paragraph essays next week. We are going to write about a favorite topic - ourselves! Your child will be required to bring in 3 items that describe themselves. A note and bag will be sent home on Monday with more information.
*Spelling: We will work on list 5, plural words ending in y + s. A graded test will be given on Friday. Please be sure to review and study spelling words each night.
*Science: We are finishing up our inquiry unit. We have been busy learning about the scientific method. We will apply what we have learned next week with an experiment. The students will take an open book, open note test on Thursday, 9/24. Look for a study guide coming home early next week.
*Social Studies: The students have been working on continents and oceans. Ask your child about the continent family tree and the songs we have been singing in class! What fun! We will continue with continents and oceans next week. A quiz on this material is tentatively set for Tues. 9/29.
*Math: Students are focusing on rounding to the nearest 10, 100, and 1,000. We will take the chapter 2 test on Friday, 9/25. Next week we will begin practicing timed addition tests. Please study addition facts weekly with games, flashcards, websites, etc. See below for links to some cool internet addition games!
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiful fall weather!
Mrs. Olsen and Miss Millbrandt
