Newsletter - August 23, 2010

**CLASSROOM NEEDS: Please keep our class in mind, as we will need HP #94 – Black or HP #95 – Color ink cartridges for the classroom printer. Thank you!


**STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Abbi

**READING/SPELLING

Our story this week is “Exploring Space."

Day One is Monday: Family Times and Spelling list is in Apple Binder. Read story at home and write Spelling words three times each. (Use notebook paper in the back of Apple Binder.)
Day Two is Tuesday: Read story at home and write Spelling words three times each.
Day Three is Wednesday: Read story at home.
Day Four is Thursday: Reading test today (Part online, part written). Practice for Spelling Test tomorrow!
Day Five is Friday: Spelling and Language tests today.

Please write Spelling words three times each every night at home! We will check words at school daily. (The only night we do not write Spelling words is Wednesday night... That is up to parents!)

**There are two parts to doing homework: Doing the work at home, and returning it in the homework pocket of your apple binder.

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING

We will learn to identify the subject of a sentence. Students are learning to use their best handwriting. We will write our first and last name and the date on our papers. I am so proud of your effort!

**MATH

We are learning to solve problems and choose the operation: addition or subtraction. Students will have homework this week at least three nights. You must learn addition facts! Please work hard on your facts! Use addition flash cards, games and computer activities to reinforce facts. *The best one out of nine fact drills will be counted as a math grade.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE

This week begins our study of the Solar System! Students will focus on planets and stars this week.



**NEWS FOR PARENTS

*Students may NOT be dropped off at school until 7:30 a.m.
*Remember to put your child’s name, “E. Boyer” and lunch number on checks. Send ALL money for lunch on Mondays. Put money in a zip bag or envelope.
*Please join our PTA!!! We need YOU. Membership is $10.00. Hopefully we can all join on payday… your teacher is!

*GOTCHA Kickoff for students is August 24th. First GOTCHA party is September 3rd.

*September 6th---- Labor Day ---- No School J

*Parent Report Night is Tues., Sept. 7th, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. More info coming soon!

*Important Parent Meeting is Sept. 21st. More info coming soon!