Week of October 27 - 31, 2014

Friday HW
Happy Halloween!  The students brought many treats today and we enjoyed a good afternoon.  They were quite calm and showed good manners during the snack time.  The costumes were terrific!  I hope everyone has a safe evening.
1.  I handed out a test pack composed mainly of Math assessments today.  Please review my note on the top of the package.  The return date is next Thursday, November 6, with a parent signature.  (No HSP students received a test pack today.)

Thursday HW
1.  Party snacks, movie and Halloween parade on Friday. Students were discouraged from bring bottles of soda pop so that spills could be prevented.  There are no food allergies that require the use of an epi-pen in our class, but I would still appreciate some care in avoiding treats with those ingredients if possible.

Wednesday HW
1.  Math Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.  Study the Quick Review sections of the MMS duotang and the Connect sections of the text in the relevant lessons for review.
2.  Party snacks, movie and Halloween parade on Friday. Students were discouraged from bring bottles of soda pop so that spills could be prevented.  There are no food allergies that require the use of an epi-pen in our class, but I would still appreciate some care in avoiding treats with those ingredients if possible.

Tuesday HW
1.  Math Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 on Thursday, October 30.  Study the Quick review sections of the MMS duotang and the Connect sections of the text in the relevant lessons for review.
2.  Party snacks, movie and Halloween parade on Friday. Students were discouraged from bring bottles of soda pop so that spills could be prevented.  There are no food allergies that require the use of an epi-pen in our class, but I would still appreciate some care in avoiding treats with those ingredients if possible.
3.  Library tomorrow -- bring your Library books for book exchange.

Monday HW:
1.  MMS Lesson 3 in HW book.
2.  Journal -- one page on this prompt:  "Write about a time when you felt uncomfortable about sticking out."  The topic is based on our class read-aloud "Wonder".  Students should pay attention to the sticker guidelines on the inside cover of the journal, as well as any previous correction I made on the first journal.
3.  Party snacks, movie and Halloween parade on Friday. Students were discouraged from bring bottles of soda pop so that spills could be prevented.

Our first homework club was not well attended today, in part due to the announcement of it only last Friday.  I will continue to have them every Monday.  Exceptions would be on days when I am absent due to illness (which would be last moment notice, unfortunately) and on holiday Mondays.  On rare occasions there are school meetings on Mondays.