1. Ms. Passer’s News from Room 106 Important Upcoming Dates:
Week of: October 31st, 2016
Happy Halloween! Join us for the parade starting at 1:45 on Monday. I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween – it’s one of my favorite times of the year!  Just a reminder that students have until November 8th to reach their AR goal. This includes their point goal AND their comprehension rate of 85% or higher! Also, the skating permission slip and money are due on Monday!
We will finish Topic 4 this week. I truly think the students are figuring out how easy it is to relate division to multiplication! Way to go!!  The review will be on Friday the 4th, and we will test that following Monday.
We are onto Lesson 2 in Unit 2!
Comprehension Strategies: Text and Graphic Features; Analyze/Evaluate
Main Story Selection: What Do Illustrators Do?
Grammar Focus: Verb Tenses
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms
Vocabulary Words: tracing, imagine, illustrate, scribbles, sketches, research, textures, tools
In social studies, we will learn all about the upcoming election and what an election all entails! The students are having a blast learning more and more about the planets!
Spelling Words (three-letter clusters): three, scrap, street, spring, thrill, scream, strange, throw, string, scrape, spray, threw, strong, scratch, think, they
*challenge: straight, scramble
Important Upcoming Dates:
November 8th: Last day to reach AR goal!! November Scholastic book orders due this day as well.
November 10th: End of Quarter 1
November 11th: No School
November 14th: P/T Conferences 3:30-7:30 PM
November 15th: Pie pick-up in Mapleton (5-7)
November 17th: P/T Conferences 3:30-7:30 PM