1. Mrs. Tuten’s Newsletter
Week of October 15, 2018
What we are studying……..
Reading~ Dr. Seuss
(Focus Skill: Biography)
Language~ Punctuation Marks ( Question Marks and Periods); Nouns (Plural and Singular)
Writing~ Informative/explanatory (How to)
Math~ Place Value (tens and ones); Fact Families
Science ~ Sound & Light
Word Study Words
Students will be tested Friday and will have to write each word correctly. These are some examples of word patterns that will be used. The words on this list will not necessarily be the ones tested, but they will follow this spelling pattern.
WEEK 10~ short /e/ sound
Word families
-en, -ed, -eg, -em,-ell
bed Ted
red fed
beg peg
leg Meg
gem them
hem stem
Ben men
ten hen
tell fell
bell sell
Sight Words
Students will be tested Friday. Students will have to say each word instantly, without sounding them out. They will not have to write them
1. end
2. here
3. large
4. because
5. even
6. another
7. must
8. such
9. turn
10. does
Homework
Daily: Read, or have someone read to you for 10 – 15 minutes. (AR)
Monday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet
Tuesday: Math Sheet and Word Work sheet
Wednesday: Family Night (No Homework)
Thursday: Math Sheet and Study Word Work list & sight words for test tomorrow.
Ice Cream on
Tuesday
$1.00
Please send money only on Tuesday& put it in the laminated envelope in the homework folder.
Specials
SD5 – Tuesday (See Calendar)
SD1 – Wednesday (See Calendar)
SD2 – Thursday (See Calendar)
SD3 Friday (See Calendar)
SD4– Monday (See Calendar) Oct. 22nd
*Please wear gym shoes on the day your child has PE. Our specials time is 12:10-12:55
1st Grade Field Trip
We will be going to Honey Ridge Plantation/Farms on Thursday, Nov. 1st. We sent home a permission form last week. Please fill it out with the $5 admission fee and return it to school. We CANNOT take parent’s admission fee. Parents may pay Honey Ridge Farms when they arrive the morning of the field trip! Siblings are not allowed on field trips. 4H
Any student wishing to show livestock at the “elementary age” can do so through 4H. Please
contact the 4H office or Amanda Kessler at ECMS.
Red Ribbon Week
Oct
Notes from the Teacher…
Halloween Goody Bags
You may send in small treats, prizes, and candy. We will be stuffing goody bags to send home on Halloween with your child.
Important Dates
Oct st 9 wks Report Cards
Oct Honey Ridge Farm Festival
Oct Red Ribbon Week
Oct Spirit Day/Kona Ice
Nov st Grade Field Trip & Picture Retakes
Nov Stampede Night
With the weather getting cool, please make sure your child has his/her name written in the inside of his/her jacket. Please see the “inside jacket/coat/sweatshirt” uniform policy in the student handbook.
Please send lunch money and all other monies in the envelope in your child’s money pouch inside the homework notebook. You may also sign up online at to pay for your child’s school meals.
Please send all notes, signed forms, etc. in this notebook. We do not check book bags for notes or money.
Lunch Menu
Tues.~ Chicken Teriyaki
Wed.~ Spaghetti
Thurs.~ Mega Chicken Bowl
Fri.~ Manager’s Choice
Mon.~ Corndog (Oct. 22nd)
We eat at 10:57. If you would like to join your child for lunch, please call the office or write me a note by 8:00 a.m.