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R OOM 15 C LASSROOM N EWS

OCTOBER 2012
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Week of: Oct 8

7 Week of School
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Read-a-Thon, Unit 2 M ath Test
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Read-a-Thon
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Read-a-Thon

I M POR TAN T T HIS W EEK

Read-a-Thon! The Read-a-Thon continues through Sunday, Oct 7. Still time to read and collect more pledges. Support your childs participation! Read-a- Thon pledge forms and money are due on Tuesday, Oct 9. School Holiday: Dont forget No school on M onday!

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Return Read-a-Thon Pledges & Money

16 th 4 Grade Writing Assessment 23

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18 th 4 Grade District Math Assessment 25

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School Picture Day

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Halloween Parade

M ATH

Were completing Unit 2 (Review of Addition and Subtraction algorithms) and will begin Unit 3 (Multiplication and Division algorithms) next week. We also will begin review for the 4th Grade District Math Assessment, which will be given during the week of October 15th.

R EAD ING

This week, we are beginning our Fall reading level assessments. Please continue to help your child find time (lots of time!) to read at home. This is how we create devoted, life-long readers. Assessment results will be included on the Fall report cards, which will be sent out at the end of the month.

W R ITING

We putting the finishing touches on our first published works: Personal Narratives. This week we turn our attention to Fictional Narratives. Students will be writing fictional stories based on ordinary, everyday life events.

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S OCIAL S TU DIES

With the Presidential election less than five weeks away, were beginning a month-long unit on government, both at the state and the national level. Help your child learn more about federal, state, and local government. Have discussions at home about the upcoming election.

O THER N EWS

Big thank you to Helena, who found an error on the website causing some Einstein Club pages to link to obsolete versions of the challenges. All links have been fixed. Thank you, Helena! http://teacherbe.weebly.com/yo ung-einstein-club1.html

participant: someone who joins in an activity temporary: something that lasts only for a short time purchase: to buy something ignore: to pay no attention to something

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