1. Weekly News Sept. 14-18, 2015 September 17: MES Grand Opening 5:00-6:00 p.m. September 21-25: Scholastic Book Fair at MES September 22: PTSO Meeting and Parent Back-to-School Night September 30: Early Release (11:10) for Parent- Teacher Conferences October 5: End of 1 st 9 weeks October 7-9: Fall Holidays Ms. Wilson Specials: M: Comp. Lab Tues: Art W: Music Thurs.: PE. Fri.: PE Dates for Your Calendar: A signed consent form must be returned to your school no later than September 15th in order for your student to receive the flu vaccination. The Bryan County Health Department is partnering with our local schools again this year to offer free flu vaccinations to students. Please read the school flu letter and vaccination information statement s. Join us for Parents’ Tuesday, September 22nd! Pre-K, K, 1st, & 2nd grades: 5:00-5:30 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades: 5:30-6:00 PTSO Meeting & 2nd grade performance at 6:00 All picture orders are due on Wednesday, September 16th ! Teachers will: * Present an overview of the curriculum for the year * Discuss their behavior systems and expectations * Explain class procedures and routines * Provide and explain communication procedures and avenues * Provide information for scheduling individual conferences and meetings to discuss your child’s progress Online shopping for the MES has started! http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com For every book a parent donates, half of the sale price is given to the library to buy more books. Visit the teacher wish-lists for book recommendations! Be sure to stop by the Book Fair during Parents’ Back-to-School Night!

2. Math: Numbers & Operations Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Learning Topics ELA: Pronouns Be sure to check out the Scholastic News Information Letter! Return by September 18th! allowance- money given for helping your parents combination- a set of numbers used to open a lock formula- list of items used to make something, such as medicine ingredients- parts of a recipe recipe- a list of instructions for making something remover- something that takes off another thing speck- small spot or amount attract- to pull toward repel- to push away magnet- an object that is attracted to iron magnetic- things that attract objects that have iron in them poles- one of two ends of a magnet; where a magnet’s pull is the strongest electromagnets- magnets that use electricity to work temporary magnet- an object that is magnetic but will only be a magnet for a short time generator- a machine that uses a magnet to make electricity Unit: Magnets Charlotte’s Web Scholastic Reading Club has the E.B. White classic, Charlotte’s Web on sale for $1.00 for this month only. We will be using this book in the spring in class, and it would make the unit more meaningful if each student had their own personal copy of the book. You may send in $1.00 for me to place the order, or you may shop online at scholastic.com/readingclub scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: P7ZJF If you have a copy (or 2), please allow your child to use it at school and home this week! Any donations of copy paper would be greatly appreciated! Thank you to those that have already sent some in! Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns: aagwilson@bryan.k12.ga.us