Dream Team News

Volume 1, Issue 3 September 2, 2011

Whats New? September Character Trait is Responsibility!!

Individual Ownership of Actions

Homework
20 minutes of whisper reading 4/5 nights a week Practice Multiplication Facts

MATHEWS PTA MEETING September 6th @ 4pm Library Dr. Kleinsmith and Mrs. Lawson will present the Magnet School idea and redistricting for 2012-13. Be one of the first to hear their presentation and get your questions answered. (Childcare Provided) Classroom News Next week, well be Digging up the Past. Students will be conducting research on Woodland and Plains Indians and sharing their research with other students in the class. Itll be a fun week of learning. I sent an email yesterday with information about M.A.P. and grading practices. If you didnt get the email, please let me know. Thanks! I cant believe its already Labor Day weekend. I hope the entire school year doesnt go as quickly as the last three weeks. I really enjoy all the personalities in my classroom. I know May will come too quickly. Enjoy your weekend. Cheryl

Future Plans!
Sept 5- NO SCHOOL Sept. 6- PTA Fundraiser kickoff- 4p.m. Library Sept 7- PTA Fundraiser begins Sept. 16- Mid Quarter & PTA Movie Night

Website of the Week:

www.spellingcity.com Visit this website to create fun, interactive ways to study spelling words!

Whats Coming Up?

Reading: Guess the Covered Word, Compare and Contrast, Types of Questions Writing: Summarize Nonfiction Text, Writers Workshop Working with Words: want, again, really, hopeless, unfriendly, stood, football, took, brook, wood Prefix: unSuffix: -ly, -less Blend: /oo/

Math: Problem Solving, Multiplication, Estimation Social Studies: Woodland and Plains Native American Unit Digging up the Past