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October 10

 Important Dates-

October Late Starts- 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

No School- 10/18

Half Days- 10/14 & 10/15

Halloween Party- 10/29

Weekly Specials-

Monday- Art
Tuesday- P.E. 

Wednesday- Late Start None
Thursday- Music & SEL
Friday - Media Center

Reminders-

  • Bring a water bottle to school every day
  • Use door #6

Halloween Party- We will be having our Halloween party 10/29. Please sign up HERE to donate snacks and treats for the party. If you have other ideas feel free to add those too. Instead of a typical party we will be watching the Pixar film Coco and reading about the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) 


Things We're Working On: 
Reading:  Comprehension Strategies, sequencing of events and Realistic Fiction lessons
Math: Unit 2: Fractions
Writing: Immersion lessons  
Science: Web of Life -Decomposers 
Social Studies: Map Making


Friday Folders went home, please look through the papers, keep them and sign the folder and date it on the signing sheet! If you have a yellow form from the office please make sure all the information is correct and sign and return it in your child's Friday Folder. 


NWEA- We are completely done with all of our NWEA testing until the winter! We will discuss scores at conferences and make a plan for moving forward. 


Parent Teacher Conferences-We have a few half days coming up this week for Parent Teacher Conferences. The fifth grade team, myself included, will not be holding conferences until November 8-11th (the second set of half days). There will be a sign up available as the dates get closer. 

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