September 3rd-7th

Reminders:

• Monday is a school holiday! Enjoy the long weekend. 
• Money and forms for the Montgomery Zoo field trip are due on Friday. This trip is September 28th.We will be leaving at 7:15 am to go to the zoo, and will be back in Eufaula by 4:30/5 pm at the latest. There is a lot to see at the zoo, and I want us to have time to see everything that we can. We will spend a lot of time studying animals in science, and the zoo is a great learning opportunity for students. 
• If you are purchasing a homecoming t-shirt, please send in your form and money by Friday. 
• Please continue to sell Charleston Wrap items. Please do not turn in your order forms until September 11th. 
• Order forms for a class t-shirt to wear on casual field trips were sent home on Friday. The shirts are $8. Please send a check and your order form by September 7th. If students do not purchase a class t-shirt, they will have to wear their uniform on all field trips. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Damon and Pythias 
• Spelling: 
• /j/ and /s/ Sound Words with Different Shades of Meaning
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Grammar: 
• Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates
• Science: 
• Force and Motion 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 5 and 10
• Saxon Lessons 16-19 
• Writing the date using digits
• Dividing a square into 2, 4, and 8 equal parts
• Identifying and shading halves, fourths, and eighths
• Reading a thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees
• Rounding a number to the nearest 10 
• Addition Facts: 
• Sums of 10 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, September 3rd- School Holiday (Labor Day) 
• Friday, September 7th- Reading & Spelling Tests; Field Trip Forms Due; T-shirt Forms Due
• Monday, September 10th- Saxon Math Tests 3; Multiplying by 5 and 10 Test 
• Tuesday, September 11th- Charleston Wrap Due