Week of October 19 - 22

Announcements for this Week:

"Think Pink" Fundraisers
On Thursday, the Student Council is sponsoring a set of fundraisers to raise money for breast cancer charities. For $1.00, students may wear either a pink top or pink pants with their uniform. For $2.00, they may wear pink tops, bottoms, and accessories with non-uniform dress. The Students Council will also be selling Chili Fritos at recess for $1.50.

Our Star of the Week is: Ariyanna Foster

Looking Forward:

Halloween Festivities
Our Halloween Parade and "Great Pumpkin" Class Party will take place on Friday, October 29. The Room Parents are hard at work organizing the decorations, refreshments, treats, and activities for this fun and festive celebration. Thank you to them and to all of the parents who have already signed up to contribute to our Class Party! If you have not yet signed up to donate refreshments or supplies for the party, there is still time! The sign-up sheet is posted on our classroom door. Please stop by to sign up!

Animal Habitat Diorama
Next week, I will send home information about an Animal Habitat Diorama project I would like the students to complete over the next month. This project will supplement our Reading, Science, and Social Studies units which focus on animals, observations, and learning about the world around us. The students will be asked to choose an animal to research, write a paper about the animal, its habitat, and its unique adaptations, and create a shoebox diorama to show the animal in its habitat. Much of the research and the writing will take place at school, but the diorama should be completed at home. More information will be forthcoming next week. The project will be due Monday, November 15.

Field Trip
Plans are also in the works for our first class field trip! I have planned an exciting trip to the California Science Center and their amazing Ecosystems exhibit. Each zone in the Ecosystems gallery allows students to explore a different ecological principle in a hands-on, interactive way. Students will learn how the physical and living worlds are interconnected as they look closely at the world around them and make observations about the relationships between living things and their environments. For more information on the exhibit, check out the Science Center's website at: http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/WorldOfEcology/WorldOfEcology.php
The field trip will take place on Wednesday, November 17 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The cost will be approximately $10, and students should bring brown bag lunches from home. Please expect to see more information and permission slips sent home next week!


Homework for the Week of October 19 - 22

Monday
No School

Tuesday 
Practice Book pp. 101-102
Math p. 19
Spelling Word Definitions and Dictation Sentence
       (Students should write each Spelling Word, underline it, and write
        a brief definition for each word. Then, students should practice
        writing the Dictation Sentence for this week.)

Wednesday
Math p. 20
Science Review Sheet
Study for Science Chapter 1 Test - Test Tomorrow!
        -Review Chapter 1: All about Plants
        -Study the Chapter Vocabulary
        -Be able to label the parts of a plant and tell what each part does
        -Identify the ways seeds can be scattered to allow new plants to grow
        -Describe how plants are grouped
        -Understand that plants in different environments need different
          adaptations for survival
        -Give examples of adaptations for woodland, prairie,desert, and marsh
          environments

Thursday - Science Test and "Think Pink" Fundraiser
Math p. 21
Spelling Word Sentences (with 5 Questions)
      (Students should use each spelling word in a sentence, writing each
      sentence on a new line with the spelling word underlined. Five of the
      sentences should be in the form of questions.)
Study for Spelling Test

Friday - Spelling Test

Spelling Words

bright
sight
line
side
sky
try

because
whole
carry
goes
don't

hidden
mirror

Dictation Sentence

Students will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and word order.

We don't see the stars in the sky tonight because they are hidden from sight.

Have a wonderful week!