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Hoppy Birthday this month to
Paul Parrish on the 16th,
Sasi Karuparti on the 21st,
and Maya Hudson on the 28th.
Congratulations to you all!
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Halloween
Parade and Party on Friday, October 31
1:00 dress
1:30 Parade in gym
2:00 party in classroom 
Reminder on Halloween
outfits: No blood, gore, yielding weapons,
or sexual connotations allowed.
Due by
November 7
Missouri Postcard Contest
I have encouraged all of the students to
get involved with this contest! They will have
to do some research with the links provided on
the information sheet below.
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Coming
Events |
October 28 Polar Bear
video conference in class
October 29 Ancient Greece Museum, Mrs.
Fisk's class 10-10:45 a.m.
November 2
Daylight Savings time ends; turn clocks
back one hour
November 3 Sign up
for parent-teacher conferences on the
bulletin board by Mrs. Jane Perryman's
office (elementary counselor; across
from the cafeteria entrance)
November 3 - 7 Book Fair in the
cafeteria; 4th grade will visit on
Tuesday, Nov. 4
November 7 Sock Hop
November 7 Missouri Department of
Conservation
Missouri Postcard Contest
November 13 -14 parent
teacher conferences |
Tests/Projects |
this
week:
Spelling test,
List 2.9 on Friday
next
week:
Unit 3 Math test on
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Spelling test,
2.10
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Just so you know...
After school this week, Mrs. J...
- Monday,
- Tuesday, Unranked Personnel
Committee meeting 3:30-4:30
- Wednesday,
- Thursday, teach eMINTS
college class 3:30-7:30
- Friday,
- Saturday, Present at the
Expanding Your Horizons Science
Conference for Middle School Girls,
Temple Hall, MSU Campus 8:30 -3:00 |
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Please let me know if and when at
link is not working on my website. |
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Math:
Unit 3 Multiplying,
Dividing, Number Sentences and Algebra
This week
we study the following:
3.8 Guide for Solving Number
Stories
3.9 True or False Number Sentences
3.10 Parentheses in Number Sentences
3.11 Open Sentences
On Tuesday, I am sending home a study
guide for this unit. The test is
scheduled for next Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Study guides are to be used at home; if
the student has questions as to how to
do something, have them ask for a "mini
lesson" between now and then. The
study guides are self-checking and are
not to be handed in. Our class
review will be on Monday next week.
Check daily planners for more assignment
details.
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Language Arts
Reading:
Students should be reading
at least 30 minutes per
night! Fill out book
reports as books are
completed. go to:
Reading Links for forms.
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Word Study:
This week
lesson 2.1 Vocabulary
Click Here for spelling
list. Choose the top
link "find a list", then
enter "Shae Johnson" and you
will go directly to list
one. You can bookmark this
site as one of your
favorites. Each week
we have a listing, the new
one will be posted.
Try the games and
activities, too, to give
practice learning the words.
Test will be on Friday.
There are also handwriting
sheets you can create and
print.
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Writing:
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Research:
We
participate in the Polar
Bear video conference with
scientists who are in the
arctic regions working with
polar bears. This
conference is on Tuesday,
October 28 from 12:30-1:30.
You are welcomed to join us
in this new adventure!
We visit the secondary class museum to learn more about
Ancient Greece from
10:00-10:45 on Wednesday.
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Missouri History:
On
Tuesday we will share the products we
produced as a result of the Regions of
Missouri WebQuest. Then we will begin some
research about our Ozarks Highlands, SW
region to share with some classrooms in
St. Louis via video conference in
November. Much of this gathering
and research will have to be done
outside of class.
Each of the class members are creating
the areas they want to present at the
video conference.
Linked is a sheet of the many ideas
the students have already brainstormed.
I want them to pick what they are most
interested in doing (and they can work
in groups), then proceed to find info on
that topic, take pictures, gather
artifacts, make maps, etc. to present at
the video conference on Nov. 21.
I am developing a list of research links
to help the students find information
about the topics that interest them on
Research
Links. If you have other links
you know might help us out, please send
the URLs to me to post.
Watch for daily assignments on planners.
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Science:
We are now
learning about rocks and minerals.
The unit objectives will be posted in
next week's newsletter and a hard copy
given out to the students.
We will be using the
Earth's Surface textbook as a basis
of our study. Watch for daily
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Love and Logicisms , Wise Words About
Kids
by Jim and Charles Fay
Wise parents don't do
special things for kids who treat
them like barnyard waste.
When you use an effective technique,
be thankful when your kids get mad and
throw fits. This is how you will
know
your approach is working. Stick
with it!
In the long run, you'll be glad you did!
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Love and Logic Stories
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This week, Dr.
Charles Fay discusses
how parenting is a
marathon, not a sprint,
and how important it is
to conserve your energy
along the way. Parenting
is a life-long task…
Finishing the Race…and Enjoying It
at the Same Time
Have you ever met a
"sprinter parent"? Like
athletes competing for
the gold in a fifty-yard
dash, they throw every
erg of their energy into
trying to deal with each
instance of misbehavior.
Determined to raise
great kids, they spend
almost every moment
trying to correct their
youngsters' behavior.
Here's the problem:
Parenting is a
marathon…not a 50-yard
dash! Those who start
the journey as sprinters
quickly run out of
energy, get frustrated,
and view parenting as
painful.
"Marathon parents" know
how to pick their
battles. Because they
know that parenting is a
life-long task, they ask
the following questions
when they deal with
misbehavior:
 Is
this behavior dangerous
in any way?
If
my child continued to do
this for his entire
life, would it
really be a problem?
Is
this behavior a chronic
problem?
Is
this a battle I can win
right now without first
getting support or ideas
from others?
If the answer to these
questions is "No," wise
parents give themselves
permission to rest,
relax and reflect. By
doing so, they preserve
the energy needed to
address problems with
definite "Yes" answers.
In our fun little book,
Love and Logicisms,
we provide 100 short
parenting truths that
help us determine the
difference between the
battles that must be won
and those that don't
need to be. Knowing the
difference gives us the
wisdom to finish the
race…and enjoy it at the
same time.
Thanks for reading!
Dr. Charles Fay
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Seminars & Conferences
 A
Day of Love and Logic: For Parents,
Educators and Professional |
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