We only have two days of school this week! On Monday, we will finish up our scheduled writing test.
The kids are mostly done, many are copying their rough copies onto their final copies. So we should
easily be done with them on Monday.
I will be giving the kids their "spelling/vocabulary test" from last week on Monday as we had many
students who were leaving early and needing the extra time. The kids knew about this on Friday and
had a few extra days to study! They were highly encouraged to bring home their Reading Journals.
The only homework given this week will be to Read every night and write down things that they are
thankful for! I will not be sending home any other homework and the things that the kids are
thankful for can be written in their agendas to save paper and trees! :0)
This week will be about learning how our North Carolina Native Americans lived and about our Early
Settlers. We will be reading about the different Native Americans and how they lived as well as the
colonists.
In Science we have started a new focus on Food Chemistry. The students have already done their
testing on foods that contain glucose. We will be reading more about glucose this week.
Upon our return to school on November 30th, we will begin looking for Field Trip forms to be
returned and money to be turned in for the Science Museum. I already have many of these. I will
send home reminders in the agendas. If you need a field trip form for this field trip, please write me
a note in your child's agenda and I will send home another one.
We will be working on multiplying three digit numbers by one digit numbers this week. We will also
continue to practice working with place value to the millions and addition/subtraction to the ten
thousands place. Upon our return to school, we will be taking a Blue Diamond Assessment in Math
on Tuesday.
It has been pointed out to me that I am not to use personal email to communicate with parents. I
was unaware that this would pose a problem. So from today onward, I will be communicating with
you via email through my WCPSS email account. Please direct all further communications to my
school email. If you do not have this email account, please check the Wake County Website. I will
also be sending a final email with this information in it through gmail.
Once we return from Thanksgiving Break, we will only have about three weeks until Winter Break. It
will be a quick three weeks before beginning the new year.
Here are some reminders:
November 25-27th: Fall Break- No School for students
December 2nd: Early Release at 1:15pm
December 5th: Reindeer Bazzar....Look for more Info from PTA!
December 10th: Field Trip to Science Museum
December 21st-January 1: Winter Break-classes will resume
January 25th: Workday
February 3rd: Early Release Day 1:15pm
February 15th: Workday
I hope everyone has a super week!
Sue Cole
