Reminders

We will be having the quiz on the muscular system on Friday as planned. It will also include a few review questions on the skeletal system, cell structure, and 6 more bones to identify. Please make sure your child is studying for this quiz.

Just a reminder that Book Projects and a 1/2 page summary are due on Friday. Also, progress reports will be going home on Friday.

Thank you to all that replied regarding Digital Backpack.

Can you believe Friday is October 1st???

Tuesday Packet

The school would like to know if you would like the Tuesday Packet in PAPER or DIGITAL BACKPACK. If you can email me your reply ASAP, that would be great.

This Week

This Friday Progress Reports will be coming home. I will attach your child's MAP math test scores to it.

Book Projects and a 1/2 page summary are due on Friday Oct 1st.

A science quiz on the muscular system is scheduled for this Friday if we get through all the material by Wednesday. If we do not complete this system by Wednesday, the quiz will be moved to Monday. I will keep you updated on our progress, but please make sure your child is studying through out this week.

Happy Fall! The Cool Weather is here. Yahoo!

Math Unit 1 Assessments

If your child has me for math, they should be bringing home their first test for you to look over. You need to sign the top sheet which is the Profile of Progress and have your child return it by Friday.

Just a quick reminder that Reflection Logs are due on MONDAYS, and Spelling Packets are due on FRIDAYS. Ms. Tresselt's class have different due dates , and I'm sorry for any confusion. The kids wanted me to blog because of the different dates typed on the forms.

MAP Results

I am sending home your child's reading MAP results today. There is no comparison graph because this is the first test.

I also have changed my math homework assignment for today. Students are to complete math boxes for 2.1. Tomorrow's homework will be studylink 2.1. Sorry for any inconvenience, we did not get to finish the lesson today.

MAP Assessment

The reading MAP Assessment was taken on Friday. I have figured out how to find individual reports for each student. I will print them out on Monday and send a copy home. We can discuss them and compare them to ISAT scores at conferences. As you know MAP is new, and as I learn more about the system I will pass that on to you.

We will be taking the Math section next week Friday. Please encourage your child to do well, as this is done on the computer and some students think this type of test is multiple guess. I encourage all students to work out each problem on paper before they choose an answer unless of course it is a simple fact or a problem that does not need any computation.

Any questions, please let me know.

Tresselt Writing Project

Final copies are due TOMORROW!!!!

Spanish Project

Students received a project in Spanish today that is Due Oct.18. Here is the link with the details that are included in this project. There is also a link on my blog for future reference.


Spanish Project

ISAT scores

ISAT scores will be coming home today. Please ask your child for them, or look for a large white envelope in which it is enclosed. If you have any questions regarding the results, we can discuss them at conferences the week of Oct. 18th.

Writing Project Deadline Dates

Tresselt Writing Project

Monday	Tuesday	Thursday
	Aug 31 BEGIN Pre-Writing	Sept 2 Finish Pre-Writing BEGIN First Draft
Sept 6 NO SCHOOL!	Sept 7 Continue First Draft	Sept 9 Finish First Draft BEGIN Proofreading and Editing
Sept 13 Finish FINAL COPY Assemble your BOOK!	Sept 14 Book MUST be finished, assembled, and ready to turn in

Book Discussion Books for September

Your child received their book for the month of September yesterday. Please check with your child which book they are reading this month. Here are the page numbers that each book should be read up to by Tuesday, September 7th.

Flush pg.70
Chicken Boy pg. 56
Loser pg. 56
Gilly Hopkins pg. 42
Janitor's Boy pg. 42