October 7 - 11

Today in your child's Monday folder you will find a couple extra things. The school is beginning the first Reading Program for the year, therefore, you will find a reading log in it. The students are to keep track of how many minutes they read every night and fill out the log with their total. I will collect them on Monday the following week. You will recieve a new reading log every Monday during the reading program. If for some reason, you misplace it, you can simply write the minutes down on a piece of paper and send it back to school with your signature.


Reminders:
Tues., Oct. 8-- McRidge Night @ McDonalds- This is a PTO fundraiser. I will be working the 5:30-6:00 shift. I hope to see many of my students having dinner while I am there.
Oct. 7-11- Anti-Bullying Week--Tomorrow is Crazy Sock Day!
Oct. 17- Picture Day & End of the 1st Qtr.
Oct 18 and Mon. Oct. 21-- NO SCHOOL for students
Oct. 31-- Halloween Parade (2:45) and Party (3:00-3:45)

Here are the plans for this week:
Reading- We will continue to read about a variety of different communities, while practicing our reading strategies.

Writing- The students will continue to write using our grocery advertisements. 

Spelling/Vocab - The test will be on Thursday, October 17, next week.
Johnson: a county in Kansas
Prairie Ridge: elementary school in Shawnee
Monticello Trail: middle school in Shawnee
Grey Oaks: neighborhood in Shawnee
Mill Valley: high school in Shawnee
Woodsonia: neighborhood in Shawnee
Crystal Park: neighborhood in Shawnee
Oakmont: neighborhood in Shawnee
Shawnee: city in Kansas
Kansas: state in the Midwest region of the United States
mayor: highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or large urban city
ordinance: laws of the city
council: a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate or make decisions
representative: a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others
ward: an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a council
Kids can practice the meaning here:

http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_85/Communities_SpellingVocab_test_October_17_M66N5.htm
Kids can practice spelling their words on spelling city here:
https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=14788076

Math- We will finish our topic about adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers on Wednesday with a final test. We will be moving into multiplication facts next.  We will continue our birthday planning project as well.  :) 

Social Studies- Students will learn about the history of Shawnee. They will learn how it was settled and how it grew. We will also compare Shawnee to a variety of cities and towns around the state of Kansas. Students will learn about the pioneer life of the early settlers.

Have a super week!!