Ms. Flower's Newsletter

CLASSR= OOM NEWS

October 19, 2012

Important Dates to Reme= mber

October 31 4^th Grade Ba= ke Sale
November 7 Progress Reports
November 9 3^rd Grade Program
November 12 Veterans’ Day Holi= day
November 14 Cat= awba Science Center
November 21-23 No School for Studen= ts
November 28 Cinderella, The Salt Block

Pumpki= ns, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Our class wil= l be doing several pumpkin based activities over the next week and a half. For these activities, we will need= an assortment of pumpkins! If you would like to send in a pumpkin for our class it would be greatly appreciated!

Accelerated Reader=

As with many = things, practice makes perfect. The s= ame is true for learning to read! AR is a program that allows your child to practi= ce reading materials on their personal reading level. Please encourage your child’s efforts to read by insuring the books read are within their reading level r= ange and that they comprehend the book read before taking an AR test.

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grade expectations for AR reading are as follows:}

1. Students are to read books within their reading range. (Student reading abilities will be test= ed throughout the school year and should the student’s reading range need altering;= an adjustment will be made at that time.)

2. Students are to pass AR tests with a score of 80% or higher. Each nine weeks we will have an AR celebration for students w= ho meet their goal.

Please contin= ue encouraging your child to read nightly.&nb= sp; The AR goal for this nine weeks is 15 books.

Planners, Friday Folder= s, etc.<= /b>

Please make s= ure that you are signing your child’s planner every night during the week and = one night over the weekend. Your signature indicates that you are aware of your child’s homework and t= hat he/she has read for at least 30 minutes.&n= bsp; Reading nightly is imperative to improving fluency and comprehension. Friday Folders are sent home every Friday (with a few exceptions due to Holidays, etc.). It would be a great learning oppor= tunity for your child if you would review the assignments that are sent home. Your child should return their = empty Friday Folder to school on Monday. I do not always check Friday Folders when they are returned and will= not know if something important is in their Folder.

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We have 5 fie= ld trips scheduled for this year. Next Tuesday, October 23, Mrs. Weaver’s and = Mrs. Greer’s class will be going to the Hickory Museum of Art. In November, we will be going to t= he Catawba Science Center’s Planetarium on the 14^th and to see “Cinderella” at t= he Salt Block on the 28^th. The trip to Old Salem will be March 14th, details to follow. Our last t= rip will be to the Green Room in Newton to see Sleeping Beauty March 28^{th<=
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Third Grade Program

The third grade play will be on November= 9^th in the gym. The performance t= imes will be 9:30 for K-2^nd

and 1:45 for 4^th-5^th. Please come out and support = our students.=