WEEK 12-Last week of 1st Trimester

Dear Parents,
I wanted to thank all of you who made our Halloween Party a smashing success. Gina Wheeler did an amazing job putting together a great team of parents to provide great snacks and fun activities. I was mummified and donuted like no other year! Enjoy the pics and video!

A huge thanks goes out to Laura and Mark Junod who donated Staples gift certificates. I was able to purchase some compasses, protractors, popcorn, colored pencils, prizes and "brain vitamins." Furthermore, I deeply appreciate the parents who have been volunteering in class. Your support helping teach, grade, organize and copy has been a big help. I was very pleased with the quality of the Pizza Book Projects. Your support and time at home each night has made a significant difference in the growth and progress of each child.

Also, my paper filers today inadvertantly forgot to include the retake picture form. If you wanted retakes they are tomorrow. I have the forms in my class and you can fill them out here. Sorry for the inconvenience.

This is the last week of the 1st trimester. Our class will be finishing A Wrinkle in Time together and this means that students may take an A.R. quiz on this book this week, or next week. A lot of students like to save it so they can start the next trimester with some points already in their bank! In class we will be sharing our book project speeches. I highly recommend that your child practices their speech at home in front of the mirror with their speech outline cards. We will practice in class, as well. In writing we are learning a couple simple forms of poetry...Diamantes and Opinion Poems. Look for some of these on our Room 12 Writer's Blog next week.

That's it for now. See you at the school where kind hearts and open minds rule.

Mr. Sweet

P.S. Our field trip to the Tech Museum is next Friday, November 13th. I'll send an e-mail w/the drivers who signed up next Monday.

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-Finish Ch.11 + Lit. Circle
Math-Finish L72
Speech-Practice at home
Rad Rifles-Get a newsteam article by Wednesday. Summaries due: Friday
Spelling-p.83,85 due Friday in cursive

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-Read 1st half of Ch.12+Lit. Circle
Math L74
Speech practice
Spelling-p.83,85 due Friday in cursive

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Math L78
Science-4th grade-p.29,37,38
5th Grade-33,37,39
Learn Vocab Words-Check spelling blog at:http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
Spelling p83,85 in cursive due Friday