4H Mrs. Tuten’s Newsletter Week of September 24, 2018 What we are studying…….. Reading~ How Animals Communicate (Focus Skill: Main Idea & Details) Read Aloud: How to Make an Apple Pie & See the World Language~ Nouns (Proper/Common) Writing~ Response to Literature Math~ Base Tens; 10 More/Less & 1 More/Less; Counting to 120 Social Studies~ Geography (Landforms & Oceans) 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 & 8 ~ 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! 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 1. much 2. where 3. help 4. through 5. before 6. line 7. right 8. mean 9. old 10. any 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) Oct. 1st *Please wear gym shoes on the day your child has PE. Our specials time is 12:10-12:55 4H Any student wishing to show livestock at the “elementary age” can do so through 4H. Please contact the 4H office or Amanda Kessler at ECMS. akessler@effingham.k12.ga.us Lunch Menu Tues. ~ Chicken Teriyaki Wed.~ Spaghetti Thurs.~ Mega Chicken Bowl Fri.~ Manager’s Choice Monday~ Corn Dog (Oct. 1st) 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. Picture Day Thursday, Sept. 27th will be Fall pictures. This will be the picture that will be in the MES yearbook. This will be a non-uniform day. Important Dates Sept. 27 Fall Pictures/Book Fair Begins/3rd Grade PTO Sept. 26 World School Milk Day Sept. 28 Spirit Day & Kona Ice Oct. 4 Parent Teacher Conferences Half Day for Students/Late Library Oct. 5-9 Fall Break Oct. 15 1st 9 wks Report Cards Oct. 20 Honey Ridge Farm Festival 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.