1. 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 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