Ms. Walston's Class: October 2010

November 1, 2010

Daylight Savings Time ends on November 7th! Don’t forget!

Thanks again for sending in our Halloween goodies!

Our kiddoes had a great time finding all the neat treats and candies in the bags!!

An extra homework assignment came home today.

Please complete the timeline and send it back in by tomorrow.

It is a very quick and easy homework project that we will enjoy sharing at school. Thanks!

Yearbooks are on sale now through November 30.

The cost is $20.00 and your checks may be made

payable to Lake Hamilton Elementary School.

Please send your check (or $20) in an

envelope marked yearbook with your child’s name

and my name written on the outside.

Can you believe that we only have seventeen days of school

before we get out for Thanksgiving? Time is passing so

quickly! Please continue to help your child remember to send

in his/her homework on Fridays. It is very important to teach

our children responsibility and astrong work ethic.

Thanks for all of your help!!

Thanksgiving Break is November 24-26.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

MIKEY, COOPER, TANNER AND KYNZEE

FOR BEING OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK IN OCTOBER!

Our character trait this month is self-control.

We are working on stopping and thinking before we act!

This week we are studying...

Math

~time, secret codes, parallel lines, math rules, polygons, points,

line segments, CGI math problems

Social Studies

~time lines

Literacy

~Nouns, Scarecrow writing, comprehension, fluency

Phonics/Spelling

~Long e Digraphs - ea, ee, ie

1. dream

2. feel

3. yield

4. cream

5. wheel

6. field

7. greedy

8. increase

9. relief

10. beach

11. weak

12. neat

13. peanut

14. donkey

15. sixteen

Dictation Sentences

1. We go to the beach when school is out.

2. I play in a grassy field not far away.

Bonus Words

1. family

2. eyes

We will have some Halloween fun time on Friday, October 29th. If you would like to send in bags of individual candy or party favors, you may. *Please have everything sent in by Monday, October 25th so that I will have enough time to bag everything for our children. We have 26 students in our room.

CONGRATULATIONS TO COOPER, TANNER AND KYNZEE FOR BEING OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK IN OCTOBER! Our character trait this month is self-control. We are working on stopping and thinking before we act!

Cooper

Report Cards go home on October 25th, which is also Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Please be on time because the schedule is packed!

Red Ribbon Week Schedule
October 25 – 29

Monday, October 25 – “PUT A CAP ON DRUGS” Students will be allowed to wear their favorite cap to school all day to show support for stopping drug abuse. Everyone will receive a RED RIBBON to wear all week and watch a video about why we celebrate Red Ribbon Week each October.

Tuesday, October 26 – NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 27 – “I’M A ‘JEAN-IUS’—I’M DRUG FREE” Everyone is encouraged to wear jeans to school on Wednesday.

Thursday, October 28 – “Join the Fight Against Drugs – BE DRUG FREE!” Everyone is encouraged to wear camouflage on Thursday.

Friday, October 30 - "This will be “WEAR RED DAY.” Everyone is encouraged to wear RED to show unity for the fight against drugs. Any red clothing items acceptable in our dress code policy may be worn. No hair coloring or face painting, please.

This week we are studying...

Math~ ballpark estimates, rounding, making change, counting money, temperature, place value, odd/even numbers, number grids, Unit 4 Assessment

Science~ The Skeletal System

Literacy~ Nouns, Comprehension, The Writing Process

Phonics / Spelling~ Long O Digraph Syllable Patterns
1. float
2. doe
3. grown
4. boat
5. shown
6. toe
7. below
8. yellow
9. toenail
10. blow
11. tow
12. toad
13. window
14. toast
15. approach

Dictation Sentences
1. Show me the soapy yellow foam.
2. Did you see the boat float on the river?

Bonus Words
1. began
2. while

The LHES Book Fair is this week in our school library. Our students may shop on Tuesday, October 19th during our regular library time. However, if you would like to shop with our children you may come at anytime during the week (8:30-3:00) and attend the book fair with them. Family Night is on Tuesday. The book fair will be open until 6:00 that night for your convenience!

CONGRATULATIONS TO TANNER AND KYNZEE FOR BEING OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK IN OCTOBER! Our character trait this month is self-control. We are working on stopping and thinking before we act!

Report Cards go home on October 25th, which is also Parent-Teacher Conference Day.

There will not be any school on Tuesday, October 26th.

Red Ribbon Week is October 25th – 29th.

This week we are studying...

Math
~addition, subtraction, part/part/total, temperature, counting money, measurement, patial sums, CGI word problems

Science
~herbivores, omnivores, carnivores

Literacy
~compehension, main idea, nouns, context clues

Phonics/Spelling
~Long A Digraphs
1. train
2. stay
3. eight
4. sprain
5. tray
6. freight
7. complain
8. obey
9. raisin
10. braid

Dictaion Sentence
~The train was muddy and wet.

Bonus Words
1. both
2. walk

October 11, 2010

I am sure many of you have heard your child talk about Ms. Kati... She is a senior here at LH and comes to our classroom to mentor three mornings a week. Congrats Ms. Kati!

Parent Teacher Conference Forms went home on Friday. Please send them back as soon as possible. Spots will be filled first-come, first-serve. If you can mark more than one spot when you are available, that would be great!

The LHES Book Fair will be held next week here in our school library. Our students may shop on Tuesday, October 19th during our regular library time. However, if you would like to shop with our children you may come at anytime during the week (8:30-3:00) and attend the book fair with them. Family Night is on Tuesday. The book fair will be open until 6:00 that night for your convenience!

CONGRATULATIONS TO TANNER FOR BEING OUR FIRST LEADER OF THE PACK IN OCTOBER! Our character trait this month is self-control. We are working on stopping and thinking before we act!

Report Cards go home on October 25th, which is also Parent-Teacher Conference Day.

Red Ribbon Week is October 25th – 29th.

This week we are studying...

Math ~ frames & arrows, addition, subtraction, graphs, change, TLI review, CGI math problem solving

Social Studies ~ Columbus

Literacy ~ types of sentences, punctuation, comprehension, cause/effect, main idea, the writing process

Spelling / Phonics ~ Open Syllable Patterns
1. cry
2. go
3. she
4. fly
5. we
6. so
7. baby
8. robot
9. tidy
10. happy

Dictation Sentence
~You cannot make a kite fly.

Bonus Words
1. because
2. once