Our Classroom News Our Classroom News Week of: SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 What’s Happening This Month? A Note From The Teacher… If you have not scheduled your Parent/Teacher conference yet, please call the office to set up a conference time. A sign-up slip will be coming home as well. Dates: October 18th or 19th. 627-2419 Wednesday, September 27th:AR points are due Tuesday, October 3rd: Picture Day Friday, October 6th: School Improvement Day—No School for students Monday, October 9th: Columbus Day—No school Friday, October 13th: Homecoming 1:30 dismissal; Parade starts at 3:00 Tuesday, October 17th: 1st Qtr. Report Cards October 18 & 19: P/T Conferences A Peek At What We Are Learning Reading (Webster) Reading skills: Starting Unit 2- “Seeking the Unknown” Skills- summarizing, antonyms, fact/opinion, and Greek/Latin roots; weekly assessment Friday! AR Points are as follows: (Due 9-27-17)- THIS WEDNESDAY! Red Group = 3 points (Intensive) Yellow Group = 4 points (Strategic) Green Group = 5 points (Benchmark) Writing (McFarland) Daily Language Review (DLR) Finish compare/contrast essay Math (Rovey) ​Estimating sums and differences of decimals and problem solving with decimals Science/Social Studies Science: Review for test Monday; open notes test Tuesday over scientific method, variables, lab safety, and scientific tools. Social Studies: Ch.1, L#3:  Regions of the United States; Ch. 1, L#4:  People and the Land Spelling Words with oo and yoo; test Friday!