Oct. 30 Newsletter

News From Mrs. Denny’s Class
October 30, 2009
denny@lpatucson.org

Newsworthy News
October:
30- Harvest Fest at Lakeside 6-9 pm.

November:
4- Dress down day for $1.00

5- PTO meeting 6:30-7:30 pm.

6- Character Lunch for respect

6- Movie Night 6:00-7:30 pm.

11-Veteran’s Day – No School

13- Boston Market Fundraiser 4-8 pm.

16- Dentist

17- Skate Night 6-8 pm.

24- Thanksgiving Feast

25-27 No School. Thanksgiving Break

30- Chick-Fil-A Calendar Fundraiser

Congratulations to Faith Cosby, Jorge Hernandez and Marlene Cabrera for making Honor Roll for the 1st Quarter!

Welcome to our new student Nolyn Shanks! We’re glad you’re here.


Curriculum News:
Math: We have just finished unit 5 in Saxon Math. Students have been working on geometry, fractions, division and problem solving most recently. Please continue to encourage your child to practice his/her math facts at home.


Reading/Science: Last week we read a short story entitled “The Midnight Fox.” Students practiced their comprehension skills while reading this story.
This week we are spending a lot of time reading about the human body. We have learned about cells, tissues, organs, and bodily systems. We will be concentrating on the skeletal system for these next 2 weeks.


Writing: Our zoo trip was amazing! Thank you to Mrs. Scrimshaw for organizing it for us. The students wrote descriptive paragraphs about their experience, edited their paper with a peer, and wrote a final copy with an illustration to match.

S.S: We are still engaged in geography. We have learned about the themes of geography and will be concentrating on the regions of the U.S. next week.

Spelling: The spelling units will focus on our 50 states for the next few weeks. Students are to learn how to spell the states and be able to locate them on a map. Each week will culminate with a test on the particular region they have studied for the week (both spelling and location of the states).

Mr. Diaz has been working hard with students are their citizenship skills and will also be doing some team building activities.
Harvest Fest this Friday: Thank you to those who donated candy to use for our Pumpkin Patch booth. We are still in need of volunteers, so if you’re at the Harvest Fest and want to come by to help, please join us!

Notes For Parents:
Tardiness and Leaving Early: Students’ morning tardies have improved somewhat, but leaving school early has become a bit of a problem. On any given day, starting at 2:30, the office begins calling for students to be dismissed. We are still engaged in lessons at that time, and it is disruptive to the learning process when students are packing up to leave. It is also difficult for me to get together things your child may need to take home while I’m in the middle of a lesson with the class. Also, your child may not have written down the assignments for the day if they leave early, nor will they receive their full participation points for the lesson they are missing.
I do understand that early dismissal is sometimes necessary, but I am asking that you refrain from making any appointments for your child until after the school day ends if possible. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Mid-Quarter: On November 13th, we will be midway through the 2nd quarter. Progress reports will be going home with students at this time.

Dress Code: Now that the weather is turning cooler, please remind your child of the school dress code policy.
*Sweaters, sweatshirts and jackets must be of solid color (red, white or navy) without any emblems or writing.

*Undershirts may be worn under the polo shirt, but must adhere to the school colors and cannot be larger than the polo shirt.