Week of 10/22/07 - 10/26/07

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 10/22/07 – 10/26/07

SPELLING
This week’s “Spell”-ing list will consist of spooky Halloween words!

ENGLISH
Our study of capitalization and punctuation will continue with a look at quotations. We will be doing a "Comic Strip Quotations" activity on Thursday and Friday. Students must bring in a small comic strip by Thursday, 10/25.

READING
We will be starting our new unit, India. Outlining is one skill we will focus on during this unit. We will begin by studying the structure of outlines, learn how to write an outline, and how to take notes in outline form. Later, we will use the notes taken to write well structured paragraphs about the different aspects of the country of India.

“Bite into a Good Book” Program

Students must ALWAYS have a silent reading book at school!

SOCIAL STUDIES
This week we will begin Chapter 6, "Life in the English Colonies". Information about our in class trade fair will be sent home on Wednesday. The fair is scheduled for Friday, November 2nd !!!

SCIENCE - Flight and Rocketry
Airplane design and the Bernoulli principle will be our focus this week. We're still hoping for fair weather so that we may fly our kites!

MATH - Mrs. Bell's Class

We will continue our study of Chapter 3, Decimals. Lessons 7-9 will be our focus this week.

FYI

It was a pleasure to see so many of you at the Book Fair Thursday evening.
Thanks to all of you who purchased a book for the classroom. Your gift is greatly appreciated.

PICTURE RETAKES: are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 30th . Students must have original picture packets in hand to have a retake. If your child was absent on the first picture day, they will have to have their original order envelope with them at the time of retakes.

Due to the heightened focus on children's health by the state of Illinois, our school's Wellness Committee has made recommendations about treats for our holiday parties. If you choose to send Halloween treats for the class, please refrain from sending candy. Some alternate suggestions are non-edible treats such as pencils or erasers, or healthy snacks like granola bars.


Enjoy your weekend...

Mrs. Bell