October 6, 2008

Word of the day: repast

There was no immunity challenge for spelling this morning, as the class developed their own spelling list to go along with the Thanksgiving theme. There will be no formal spelling homework sheet this week.

Reminder:
1. Please remember that tomorrow is library book exchange day.

Your child has brought home an October calendar to record their at-home reading progress. Please initial the calendar on the days that your child reads at least 15 minutes. They, of course, may read longer than 15 minutes and they may want the number of minutes that they read recorded; that's fine but not required. Any kind of reading is okay with me - novels, comics, newspapers, shampoo bottles..... Reading with your child - alternating sentences or reading aloud at the same time as they do - is a great way for you to monitor what your child reads and how well they read it.

Your child has also brought home a problem solving math sheet. I've asked them to include a number sentence and a word sentence for each problem. If they are "stuck" on a question, they should try to reread the question several times, then attempt to draw a picture to represent the information in the problem. Also, they should ask themselves if their answers make sense. The math sheet is due tomorrow.

Your child has also brought home a letter they received from a book character from Richler's "Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang." Please enjoy it with them!