A Sweet New Year

Reading Rainbow #1 - due Thursday, October 23
Page 1 - List
Page 2 - Synopsis
Page 3 - Reactions and Rating
(Cover Page optional)

Shana Tovah

We had excellent participation in the Terry Fox Run. Well-done, everyone! Remember to bring in your pledges by the end of October.

Reminders for Monday: Have S.Q.U.I.R.T. book in class
Math Review Booklet due
Be prepared to discuss Castle in the Attic - Chapters 3 & 4
Have your Reading Rainbow book chosen and ready for approval

Have a good weekend.

Terry Fox Run

Tomorrow: Terry Fox Run and Science Quiz
Spelling test postponed until Monday due to the Terry Fox event.
No Spelling unit next week.

Computers - We've practiced our spelling, keyboarding and imaginative gaming skills on spellingcity.com. Mr. Cohen has introduced a "HANDS ON" Anagrams Program that allows us to manipulate letters and spell words. Ask your children for more details!

Sorry about the late posting. Perhaps you'll catch it in the AM.

No New Homework Tonight

A Beautiful Autumn Day

Spelling Workbook 3 - due tomorrow
Math Review Booklet - due Monday

Reminder to Moms and Dads - A few more "Introducing Your Child" sheets to come in to school.
- Find another copy enclosed in your child's yoman.

Math Routine

Generally, Math looks like this:
Monday - New concepts introduced
- MNM (Monday Night Math) assigned for Tuesday
- P.O.W. (Problem of the Week) assigned for Thursday

Mid-Week - Review of new concepts
- Work Periods and Marking
- Basic Skills Extension
- Mad Minutes (quick recall of basic facts - speed & accuracy)

Week's End - Wrap-up
- Problem-solving Sessions

Homework for Monday, September 22
LA - Reading Rainbow Assignment - choose book and bring to class for approval next Monday
- "Castle in the Attic" - read Chapters 3 & 4
Math - 2 worksheets (numbers and rounding) - due tomorrow
-P.O.W. # 3 - due Thursday

Happy First Day of Autumn!

Shabbat Shalom

Remember to bring S.Q.U.I.R.T. novel to class on Monday.
Be prepared to discuss "Castle in the Attic" - Chapters 1 & 2.
Science Quiz on Friday, Sept. 26 - pp. 172 & 173. Bring textbook to class on quiz day.
Have a great weekend.

Compliments to 4C

Well-done, 4C. You are lining up and travelling from VTT to BI in an orderly and cooperative fashion.

Spelling 2 Workbook due tomorrow. Spelling 2 test, as per usual, tomorrow as well.

Spelling Routine

Spelling:
Tuesday - Pretest (relevant bonus words are provided from integrated curriculum areas,
& those spellers with 100% are given an extension list)
Mid-week - Word study - usually due Thursday
Friday - Final test


Mondays are reserved for the launch of reading and writing assignments.

Did you know that we provided rice for poor students in Africa and India today? We did this by answering vocabulary questions correctly! To find out more, go to freerice.com.

No new homework tonight - thought we'd take a "breather".

Smiles All Around

Math Review Booklet - do pages 5, 25, 27 for tomorrow (Rounding and Subtraction)

Great to hear that so many students are enjoying the "Castle in the Attic" At-Home Reading Program already! Remember - only 2 chapters per week. We will be discussing Chapters 1 & 2 on Monday.

Monday Night Homework

Math: Review Booklet - due tomorrow PP 1, 9, 11, 14 (many of you finished a lot of this in class)
P.O.W. #2 - due Thurs.

LA: Your copy of the novel, "Castle in the Attic", should have arrived home. Begin reading Chapters 1 & 2. They are to be finished by Monday. Come to class prepared to discuss the material. Remember to ask Mom or Dad to sign your Reading Schedule. The schedule lives inside the front cover of the yoman. Finish your "Freeze Frame" Journal entry. Use your 5 senses to help you describe "the moment".

Special: Bring Comfort Kit to class. More details in the Hadashot.

Wonderful to Meet Moms and Dads

Thank-you to all the parents for their support and enthusiasm. We look forward to a good year together.
Students, bring your personal choice novel to class on Monday. It's S.Q.U.I.R.T. time!
Shabbat Shalom.

Another Sunny Day

Spelling - do pages 6,7, 8 for tomorrow - read instructions carefully!

Settling In

We didn't get to our Spelling Program launch today, so homework will be passed out tomorrow. No worries. There will be lots of time to complete work due Thursday.

I'm looking forward to reading your Grandparent Stories. It's been wonderful to activate special memories of these important people in our lives.

Reminder: Pack your YOMAN in your backpack at the end of each day. It goes home every day for Mom and Dad to see. Remember to deliver notices daily.

Celebrating Baba and Zaide

Complete your Grandparent Story in your best handwriting. Due Wednesday. Remember to use capitals and periods to create interesting sentences.

P.O.W. (Problem of the Week) - due Thursday. Show your work on the problem sheet.

Shabbat Shalom

For Monday, bring your gym shoes, a well-stocked pencil case and your novel.

An Excellent Day 2

Do you remember our 3 rules?
Answer: The "ladder rule", the "___________" rule, and the "kippah rule".
Do you remember what they mean?

Finish your Acrostic Poetry rough copy tonight and bring it to class tomorrow.

Our First Day

For homework tonight, have a "whale of a time" completing your summer journal entry. Complete your illustration and paste it below your written work. Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 4.

Have three sharpened pencils ready for use in class.