Monday, September 5, 2011

September 7 - 9, 2011

**CLASSROOM NEEDS: Please keep our class in mind if you are at Walmart or Office Depot.  During this year we will need HP 901 printer cartridges in Black and Color for the classroom printer.  It is wonderful to have a printer/copier in our room for small numbers of copies to be made!



**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!  Membership Drive is through the month of September. 

*We are so thankful for an active PTA at Coosada Elementary!!!

*Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins Sept. 7th

*PTA Meeting on Sept. 13 at 6:00 p.m.  Pizza will be sold at 5:30 (proceeds benefit Yellow Pod teachers).

*FALL PICTURES:  September 21th

*Shaved Ice Dates - Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 6, Oct. 25.

***First GOTCHA party is the end of September.... More information coming.  EARN THOSE GOTCHAS!!

**STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Lilli (same as last week)



**READING/SPELLING
Our story this week is “Henry and Mudge."***We read and listened to our story last Friday, and children were told to read it over the weekend and holiday.  Students also have new spelling list in the Apple binder, and were to practice before we return to school on Wednesday!

Days One and Two are Wednesday: Family Times and Spelling list is in Apple Binder. Read story at home and write Spelling words four times each. 

 Day Three is Thursday: Read story at home.  Practice for Spelling Test tomorrow!

Days Four and Five are Friday:  Reading, Spelling and Language tests today.  We can do it :^)

Please write Spelling words four times each every night at home! We will check words at school daily.

**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 review how to write sentences correctly, and will introduce predicates. 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 about the commutative and associative properties of addition, and will really practice sums through 18. Check apple binder for homework this week. You must learn addition 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 we will continue our study of the solar system. Focus will be on the Sun and Moon. Students will discover why we have day and night, and how to use the Sun to tell time.



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