Mrs. Tuten’s Newsletter Week of September 17, 2018 What we are studying…….. Reading~ Jack and the Wolf (Fable) (Focus Skill: Understanding Characters) Read Aloud: How to Make an Apple Pie & See the World Language~ Nouns (Proper/Common & Possessive) Writing~ Response to Literature Math~ Tally Marks, Graphing ; Base Tens; 10 More/Less & 1 More/Less; Counting to 120 Social Studies~ Geography Sight Words Students will be tested on Friday. Students will have to say each word instantly, without sounding them out. They will not have to write them.(same words as last week due to a short week) 1. year 2.live 3.give 4.most 5.after 6.thing 7.good 8.sentence 9.think 10.great Word Study Words Students will be tested on Friday and will have to write each word correctly. These are some examples of word patterns that will be used. The words on this list will not necessarily be the ones tested, but they will follow this spelling pattern. WEEK 7~ short /o/ words (word families –ock, -op, -ot, og, -ob). sock tock rock dock dog jog hot stop crop flop pop top clock cog cot cob bob bop cop mop *Visit www.starfall.com for more phonics practice! Homework Daily: Read, or have someone read to you for 10 – 15 minutes. Monday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet Tuesday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet Wednesday: Family Night (No Homework) Thursday: Math Sheet and Study Word Work list & sight words for test tomorrow. Dollar for a Cure For the month of September, every Friday will be a “dress down” day for a $1 donation. All proceeds will go to the CURE foundation. Ice Cream on Tuesday $1.00 Please send money only on Tuesdays & put it in the laminated envelope in the homework folder. LCDS Buddy Walk Bake Sale Our Low Country Down Syndrome Bake Sale will be Wed., Oct. 3rd(changed date from initial date) (More information will go home on at a later date) Specials SD3 – Tuesday (See Calendar) SD4 Wednesday (See Calendar) SD5– Thursday (See Calendar) SD1 - Friday (See Calendar) SD2 - Monday (See Calendar) Sept. 24th *Please wear gym shoes on the day your child has PE. Our specials time is 12:10-12:55 Important Dates Sept. 17 Constitution Day Sept. 27 Fall Pictures/Book Fair Begins/3rd Grade PTO Sept. 28 Spirit Day & Kona Ice Oct. 1 My class visits book fair Oct. 4 Parent Teacher Conferences Half Day for Students/Late Library Oct. 5-9 Fall Break Oct. 15 1st wks Report Cards Oct. 20 Honey Ridge Farm Festival Lunch Menu Tues. ~ Salisbury Steak Wed.~ Hot Ham & Cheese Sand. Thurs.~ Walking Beef Tacos Fri.~ Chicken Bites; Mac & Cheese Monday~ BBQ Sandwich (Sept. 24) We eat at 10:57. If you would like to join your child for lunch, please call the office or write me a note by 8:00 a.m. Notes from the Teacher… Please send lunch money and all other monies in the envelope in your child’s money pouch inside the homework notebook. You may also sign up online at www.myschoolbucks.com to pay for your child’s school meals. Please send all notes, signed forms, etc. in this notebook. We do not check book bags for notes or money. Marlow’s Mission is to provide a safe, supportive learning environment that will enable our students to grow academically & socially.