The BFG Party was a HUGE SUCCESS!!

Housekeeping:

Thanks to all the parents who were able to make it into Parent Teacher Conferences and the Conference Open House. We feel it was a huge success. The students are off to a magnificent start with their Reading Goals. Keep on bringing the Reading logs back!!

Friday, October 28, 2011: Kick-off Assembly for Red Ribbon Week

Friday, October 28, 2011: Fall Pictures

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: McDonald's Night

Monday, October 31, 2011: Halloween Party-First Day of Red Ribbon Week (Wear Red Day)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: Pajama Day

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: Crazy Hair Day

Thursday, November 3, 2011: Inside Out Day

Friday, November 4, 2011 Extreme Ellis Spirit Day

We start a new Reading Unit this Week. It is called "Traditions". The first story is a non-fictional (true) story byPatricia Polacco. It is called "The Keeping Quilt". It tells the story of a Family Heirloom passed down from generation to generation. The spelling words for the week concentrate on the long vowel sounds /a/ and /e/.

*paint

*clay

*feel

*leave

*neighbor

*eight

*seem

*speak

*paid

*lay

*need

*weigh

Please keep bringing your Reading Logs Back and Reading each Night!!

Math:

We are almost at the Unit End. This week we will review for the Unit Math exam, practice how subtraction relates to addition, practice more subtraction, and then take the test on Friday.

Social Studies:

Room #1 is learning about communities: a community's History, the people who live and work in a community and help make it successful.

Question of the week:

Subtract over zero to find the correct answer:

604

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What kind of sentences are the following:

Would you please shampoo the baby's hair tonight in the bathtub?

I like to drink hot chocolate on a cold winter morning.