A Peek at This Week in… Reminders Upcoming Events Mrs. McFarland’s Class Week of August 28th Reminders I am sending home book orders. They are due Friday, September 15th. You may return the flyer order form to me with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs or you may order online at scholastic.com/newparent. Follow the directions on the handout provided. I can’t wait to add some great new titles to my classroom library! Math (Rovey) Place value Powers of ten Reading (Webster) Skills/concepts: determine important information, synonyms, author’s purpose, prefixes Test Friday AR deadline is Wednesday, September 27th. Points are as follows: Red Group = 3 points (Intensive) Yellow Group = 4 points (Strategic) Green Group = 5 points (Benchmark) Blue Group = 6 points (Advanced) Watch for a note to come home soon about Grandparents’ Day! Spelling (Webster) Short vowel sounds; test Friday Language Arts/Writing (McFarland) Upcoming Events Final copy of eclipse news story Traits of writing Week of 8/21-9/01: SRI/SMI testing Thursday, August 31st: Fundraiser kick-off assembly @ 8:15a Monday, September 4th: Labor Day (No School) Friday, September 8th: Grandparents’ Day 9a-10:30a September 11th-15th: Book Fair Week September 14th: Open House/Book Fair Buying Night 6-7:30p Science/ Social Studies (McFarland) Science: Notes on the scientific method; Drops on a Penny lab Social Studies: Non-fiction text features