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 Announcements
September
15 - October 15 Hispanic Heritage Month
Click Here for
detailed schedule of events. 
Just got word that
Montana, one of our Light the Night
honor patients is coming to visit the
classroom on Wednesday this week at
11:00. He is coming with his
Grandpa Dave Oatman and his mom,
Jessica. He is only 3 years old,
but they will tell us more about his
treatments so we better understand why
we are doing this fund raising.
Parents, you are welcome to come during
that time, too.
PTA
Tour de Forks
Saturday, Sept. 27
6-8:00 p.m.
Randy Bacon Gallery,
Hope to see you all there!
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Get
your "stuff" to Lisa!
Where?
Chris and Lisa deLeon
1162 W. Stone Meadow Way
Springfield
When? Friday and Saturday, Sept.
26-27
8:30-1:00 p.m.
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At this writing, we
are up to $1537 on
the electronic webpage! Keep
it going.
IMPORTANT:
When you collect money, please keep
it until October 1. If you can
at that time, add it to the
electronic funds page with your
credit card. If you
don't want to do that, then please
convert all cash into a check made
out to LTN and put into the white
collection envelope with your name
and parent signature on it. I really
don't want any cash handed into me,
if possible because then I have to
write checks for each amount myself.
Join our Light the Night Team!
go to:
http://register.lightthenight.org/LTNRegistration/app
and
JOIN!
Choose Join Now, then search for
team captain, Shae Johnson, and you
will be on our team page.
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Coming
Events |
M-F, Sept. 29 – Oct. 3
Spirit Week
Oct. 1 All LTN money handed into
Mrs. J either electronically or in check
made out to LTN and put into signed,
white collection envelope.
Friday, Oct. 3 Greenwood
Homecoming
2:30 p.m. Grades K-12 pep assembly, gym
5:30 p.m. Athletic Boosters Chili
Dinner: Tickets on sale in the
office Sept. 22
7:00 p.m. Soccer Game, Plaster Stadium:
Homecoming queen crowned at halftime
8:30 p.m. Post Game Pie & Cake Social,
Greenwood Gym
Tuesday, October 7, 6-9 p.m;
presentation 7-8 at Expo Center Richard
Louv, author of Last Child in the
Woods--a must read for all educators
and parents.
See Flyer for details.
Saturday, Oct. 11 MSU Homecoming
Parade – See the Greenwood float!
Thurs./Fri., Oct. 16,
17 Fall Holiday: no school
Oct. 22 Sally Foster purchases
are delivered to school for your pick
up.
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Tests/Projects |
this
week:
Spelling test, List 1.4 on
Friday
Math
Unit 1 test is scheduled for next
Tuesday. Study Guides were
handed out to the students last
Wednesday.
Chapter 1 Missouri History test on
Wednesday; review will be on Tuesday.
No study guide is given. Study
notes taken in class, Memory Masters and
worksheets, and textbook.
next
week:
Spelling test, List 1.5 on
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Just so you know...
After school this week, Mrs. J
has a faculty meeting on Tuesday,
teaches eMINTS on Thursday, and attends an IRA
(International Reading Association) meeting on
Thursday.
Please let me know if and when at
link is not working on my website.
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Math:
Math lessons this week include 1.9,
review for the unit on Monday;
Unit 1 Test on Tuesday;
We begin Unit 2 on Wed. with Lesson 2.1,
Using Numbers and Organizing Data when
we "visit" Washington, DC and begin our
World Tour which is an on-going project
throughout the year. We learn how
to read graphs, tables, maps, figure
distance, locate places with latitude
and longitude, figure out what to "pack"
as we visit 5 major regions of the
world. The World Tour provides
lost of math integration in meaningful
ways.
Thursday Lesson 2.2 Many Names for
Nimbers
Friday, during our math time, we have
the opportunity to have a guest speaker.
Dr. Melida Gutierrez, from the Geology
Dept. is coming to talk to the students
about Antarctica. We will learn a
lot about this little known continent.
You should receive in the Home
Connections envelope the Family Letter
for Unit 2. Please make sure to
read it.
Go to
Math Links for more information.
Check daily planners for more assignment
details.
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Language Arts
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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.
Some children
have no book reports handed
in yet. Check the book
report summary link on that
page to see how your child
is doing. All Mark
Twain Nominees books can be
given orally to the
librarians for credit.
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Word Study:
This week
lesson 1.4 in
Vocabulary Study book and
for spelling words.
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.
Be
careful...I have already
published list 1.5 (next
week's words)
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Writing:
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Research:
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Missouri History:
Monday we will finish viewing the DVD
about Slavery and Freedom Suits in
Missouri's history.
Tuesday is a review
day for chapter 1
Wednesday is the chapter test
Thursday we begin Chapter 2
On Thursday this week, we will have the opportunity to
participate in a video conference with
some folks in St. Louis who will be at
the historic Old Courthouse. They will
be presenting more information to us
about Slavery and Freedom Suits in
Missouri during the period of history
between 1820-1850 when most of these
suits were brought to court. This conference will be
between 10-11:00 a.m. You are
welcomed to join us. I'm not sure
what exactly to expect, but it should be
an interesting and informative
experience. You can visit
http://www.nps.gov/jeff to
view the Old Courthouse and
http://stlcourtrecords.wustl.edu/index.php
to find out more about the St. Louis
Circuit Court Historical Records
Project, see images of actual court
records, and read about freedom suits,
the most famous being the Dred Scott
case.
Students have been
learning how to take notes on the "green
sheets". You might like to ask
your student to bring them home so you
can take a look at them. I am
telling them that their notes will serve
as their study guide for tests, along
with other worksheet activities and the
Memory Master answers they hand in.
There will not be study guides provided
beyond the above items.
Watch assignments in
planner for more details. |
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Science:
We continue our Earth
Science units. The first was Water
Education; the second one is
about earthquakes. Please go to
the link:
Earthquake Unit
Objectives/Study Guide. We
will either begin today or tomorrow.
(Some of our science time today will be
used to finish viewing the DVD for
history.)
Much of what
we do will be in class, but there will
be assigned readings, webpage links for
review, and worksheets. Watch the
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Love and Logicisms , Wise Words About
Kids
by Jim and Charles Fay
Saying "No" to a $200 pair
of sneakers does not constitute
child abuse.
Never expect that giving concessions
will
bring gratitude. Concessions made to
demanding kids rob them of the
opportunity
to learn respectfulness, responsibility,
and
how to earn what they want.
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Love and Logic Stories
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Do you make your
kids do chores? Some parents think
their kids have too much going on
with school, extra-curricular
activities, jobs, etc…to help around
the house. This can have negative
consequences. Jim Fay explains…
Sweet Aunt Sara
Sweet Aunt Sara has reached an
advanced age. She is now so feeble
that she can't take care of herself.
You bring her into your home with
the intention of making her
remaining years comfortable. Since
she is not strong enough to help out
around the house, and knows that,
you tell her that she no longer
needs to help. You will take care of
her every need.
Wouldn't you think that she'd be so
appreciative that she'd become
sweeter and sweeter by the day? Not
so. You and I both know this is not
what happens. In turn, she becomes
increasingly difficult to live with.
Why is this?
This phenomenon is known as hostile
dependency. Embedded in the human
soul is the drive to be independent.
It is common to hate the feeling of
dependency and quickly transfer the
blame to those who make us feel
dependent. Their good intentions are
soon forgotten, as anger sets in.
This situation is often seen in
teenagers who live like honored
guests in the home; those whose
parents don't expect them to do
their fair share of the work around
the house; those parents who treat
their kids just as we are treating
sweet Aunt Sara.
Do your kids and yourself a favor.
Expect every member of the family to
share in the workload.
Next week I'll give you some
valuable tips about how to do this.
In the meantime listen to the CD,
"Didn’t I Tell You To Take Out The
Trash?" for ideas about how to turn
this around.
Thanks for reading!
Jim Fay
Seminars & Conferences
 A
Day of Love and Logic: For Parents,
Educators and Professional |
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