Friday, November 1, 2013

Week of November 4th

Thank you for reminding your child to bring in a flashlight on Thursday. We had a blast writing spooky stories in the dark! It was a great opportunity to see their creative minds work, we may have some thriller writers in our future! We also enjoyed a little bit of flashlight reading during our independent reading time. This could be a fun family activity especially on dreary days like Thursday!

On Monday, students will come home with the latest book order. There are numerous great book choices! Some books that I highly recommend in this order: Mysteries According to Humphrey, Swindle series, the National Geographic nonfiction books, and the I Survived series.




WKCE starts this week!

Students will begin their WKCE testing this week. Students will be tested on reading and math. It is important that students come to school well rested and have had a hearty breakfast. The testing schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, November 5th:
10:15-10:30 Test Introduction
10:30-11:10 Reading Session 1
11:10-11:25 Break
11:25-12:05 Reading Session 2

Wednesday, November 6th:
10:30-11:10 Reading Session 3

Thursday, November 7th:
10:30-10:55 Math Session 1
10:55-11:05 Break
11:05-11:35 Math Session 2

Please let me know if you have any questions. As you can imagine our schedule will be very different and nightly homework assignments may also be different too.

On Friday, students came home with a note regarding Artsonia. This allows you to share your child's artwork with family members. The quarter size sheet provides you with a log-in and password to view and share your child's artwork.

Packer (or Bears) Spirit Day on Monday! Students are encouraged to wear their team spirit colors on Monday to celebrate the great team rivalry that will be displayed during the Monday Night Football game.



 
Go Pack Go!