November 8 - 12, 2010

VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY----- Thursday, November 11th ---- Remember those who have bravely fought for the freedoms we enjoy every single day!

Parents, please note:  Below in the Reading/Spelling section I have mentioned that we will have all tests on Day 4 & 5, Friday, November 12!

Support our classroom fundraiser... Acrylic glasses: CES and SEHS Mustangs, Auburn and Alabama. Also includes Mustang car decal. $4.00 from each sale comes straight to our classroom!

**Thanksgiving Lunch will be served on Thursday, November 18th.  Our lunch time is 12:19.  Parents will pick up a "to go" box in the lunchroom and join us in the classroom.  Cost of "to go" boxes is $3.25.  NO checks, and please bring the CORRECT AMOUNT.  The lunchroom thanks you  :^)


*Good News Club --- Every Thursday afternoon (except for this week)
*Choir --- Wednesdays, from 7:30 to 8:00. Please be on time!
November 12th - Canned Food Drive ends

November 8th - 18th: Student Council selling annual Alabama/Auburn footballs for $.25 each. Let's win the competition!

November 8th  -- GOTCHA Party ~~~ Outside "Bouncy" Activity

November 9th - Math Night. Pizza and drinks served at 5:30 p.m.

November 11th - Spirit Night at CiCi's Pizza from 5 to 9 p.m.

Student of the Week:  Armondae Washington

**READING/SPELLING ---- Practice Spelling words every night. Absolutely NO capitalization unless it is at the beginning of a sentence. These are 5 points each. Dictation sentences must be written correctly, too.

Day One - Monday:  Our new story is "Pearl and Wagner."  Read story at home and practice spelling words.
Day Two - Tuesday:  Read story at home and practice spelling at least 4 times each.
Day Three - Wednesday:  Read story and prepare for Reading and Spelling tests on Friday!
Days Four and Five - Friday:  Selection Test, Spelling test, Language Test

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING
We are beginning our study of action words - verbs.

**MATH
This week students will continue adding two 2-digit numbers, with and without regrouping.
Students are now practicing subtraction facts each day. Daily timed drill will be 20 problems in one minute.
**Fact drill that counts for a grade this nine weeks is 100 addition facts, 5 minutes. Again, the best out of nine tests will be counted.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
Students will learn about different Native American groups-- Southwest, Northwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast.  Next week we will enjoy learning all about the Pilgrims--- the clothes they really wore and foods they did or did not eat.  It's pretty interesting!