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Hi, Parents!

We are doing a STEM project in December for which we need many, many cardboard tubes, such as paper towel rolls and wrapping paper rolls.  Please send any donations in to class with your child by Friday, December 10th.  Thank you!
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Happy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy this week off spending it with your family!
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Amazon will donate to Quest when you make purchases! 
If you are a big Amazon shopper like I am, you may be happy to know that Amazon will donate a percentage of purchases to a charity!  POQA has set up our school to receive donations!
  • How it works:
    • Visit:  smile.amazon.com
    • Log in
    • Choose: Quest Academy Inc (be sure it is the West Haven, Utah one)
    • Use Amazon the way you usually do. It will now say below the search bar “Supporting: Quest Academy Inc.”
    • In the future, instead of going to amazon.com, you can use smile.amazon.com
    • Thank you for supporting our school!
amazonPOPCORN FUNDRAISER!!!
We are excited to be partnering with Hoppin’ Poppin’ Kettle Corn for our fundraiser.  Order forms were sent home with all students. Click here for a printable order form: Popcorn Fundraiser formHoppin' Poppin' Kettle Corn

Please do not encourage your students to go door to door but only sell to those they know.  The popcorn is gluten free. 

Please return the order forms and money to the Q1 or Q2 office by November 30th.  There are 2 delivery date options, December 4th or 11th.  Parents will need to pick up orders between 2-3:30PM in the Q1 Gym.

We are excited to announce that the funds raised from this event will be designated to field trips, clubs and future activities for all the students at Quest Academy.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the POQA Board.
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Reminders

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1-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly. 

2- Please dress your child properly for the weather.  We strongly recommend labeling coats, gloves, etc. It has turned very cold and is expected to snow.  I cannot stress enough the need to send your student with a warm coat and protective wear.  

3- TUESDAY: Library day- Please make sure your child’s library book is returned Tuesday morning.  

4- FRIDAY: 
   Homework due
   Spelling and sort test

5- Please help your student answer the Question of the Week on our blog.  Each student will have an opportunity to post a question throughout this school year.  This will be part of their technology grade and is part of our technology standards.  Click here: Question of the Week

6- Help us earn playground equipment by collecting Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels.

7- How is your moon watching coming along?  We will be collecting these this week if you haven’t already had your student turn them in.  Click here for more information: Moon Watcher’s Journal.

8- Our Scholastic Book Order is due November 19th.  However, I have decided to extend the book order due date until next week, to ensure they are here for Christmas-books make fantastic, inexpensive gifts.  Your Scholastic orders help our classroom library earn FREE books.  And books are great Christmas gifts.  If you are ordering books for a gift let me know and I will allow you to come pick them up in the classroom so they can remain a surprise. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

Popcorn Fundraiser

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We are excited to be partnering with Hoppin’ Poppin’ Kettle Corn for our fundraiser.  Order forms were sent home with all students. Click here for a printable order form: Popcorn Fundraiser formHoppin' Poppin' Kettle Corn

Please do not encourage your students to go door to door but only sell to those they know.  The popcorn is gluten free. 

Please return the order forms and money to the Q1 or Q2 office by November 30th.  There are 2 delivery date options, December 4th or 11th.  Parents will need to pick up orders between 2-3:30PM in the Q1 Gym.

We are excited to announce that the funds raised from this event will be designated to field trips, clubs and future activities for all the students at Quest Academy.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the POQA Board.
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Homework 11/16-11/20

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1- Math Homework:  
Complete the ODD problems on the math homework pages.
**You can practice your subtraction and addiction math facts with your child this week using FrontRow Ed or Xtra Math.  Or using any of the subtraction facts games and activities listed below. 
*Practice your math facts (addition and subtraction) regularly by utilizing any of the math facts activities listed here: Math Facts Activities (You might try activity #7: Front Row Ed Fact Practice if you haven’t already.  Students who don’t like being timed are really liking this one!  Our class code is tcri3k)
  
2- Reading 20-30 minutes per day, record on reading log on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Buddy books” from school, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids.  Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74

Remember we are working on earning “Book It” Pizza coupons.  Students will receive their FREE personal pizza coupon when they have read 80 minutes a week (or more) for 4 weeks.  Click here to print the November reading log: Book It Reading Log 

3- Timed fluency practice worth 20 points. For this week’s fluency page click here: Timed Reading Fluency Practice
This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count toward your 20 reading minutes.  Time your student for one minute.  Record the number of words they were able to read in one minute. 

4- Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework.  Here is the link to print our weekly homework form: Weekly-Homework-Organizer-Form

High Frequency Words for this week are:
said
out 
if
some
would
REVIEW WORDS:
what
about
have
SENTENCE
The hat is from dad.

SPELLING SENTENCE  7 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word,  1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)
SORT GROUPS: 
RED GROUP: Payton E, Bryton
PINK GROUP: Leah, Peyton S
YELLOW GROUP:  Charlie, Kaylee, Brynn, Kyler, Owen, Jessica, London, Isaac, Isabella, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Hannah, Spencer
GREEN GROUP: Bryker, Rosa
BLUE GROUP: Kathlyn, Tenaya, Alexa, Athena
PURPLE GROUP: Adalai

Tower of Books Challenge

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tall_stack_of_books_311586The library is doing a fun incentive program this year, the Tower of Book Challenge. We encourage you to participate. Let’s see how high our book stack can go! 

First Step– Print the challenge form: 
Tower of Books Challenge
Second Step– Read 5 books from the listed categories
Third Step– Bring the challenge form WITH parent signature to the library (before or after school)
Fourth Step- Assemble the foldable paper book you will receive from the librarian
Fifth Step– Return assembled paper book, receive a PRIZE and begin again :) 

Book Categories (choose any 5)
1 Alphabet book
1 Story that rhymes
1 Book of poems
1 Fairy tale
1 Magazine article
1 Book from a series you have not read
1 Mystery
1 Holiday
2 “Non-fiction” books on the same topic

Veteran’s Day

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A heartfelt THANK YOU to all our Veterans for their service!!  It was touching to have the students proudly share about the Veterans in their lives. Our class was excited to watch a special video tribute.  We hope you enjoy it too: Proud to Be An American

We had a great day celebrating all the many service men and women who protect our great nation!  We were able to Facetime this morning with a soldier who is currently deployed, and it was fascinating to hear his description of the work he is doing there.  The students had a lot of interesting questions for him and it was a very memorable experience.  Please enjoy some of our pictures from Veterans Day, and remember to put a green light bulb in your porch light to show support for our veterans!

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Thank you, Veterans!  We appreciate your service and sacrifice!
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Reminders

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1-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly. 

2- Please dress your child properly for the weather.  We strongly recommend labeling coats, gloves, etc.

3- TUESDAY: Library day- Please make sure your child’s library book is returned Tuesday morning.  

4- FRIDAY: 
   Homework due
   Spelling and sort test

5- Please help your student answer the Question of the Week on our blog.  Each student will have an opportunity to post a question throughout this school year.  This will be part of their technology grade and is part of our technology standards.  Click here: Question of the Week

6- Help us earn playground equipment by collecting Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels.

7- How is your moon watching coming along?  Click here for more information: Moon Watcher’s Journal.

8- Our Scholastic Book Order is due November 19th.  Your Scholastic orders help our classroom library earn FREE books.  And books are great Christmas gifts.  If you are ordering books for a gift let me know and I will allow you to come pick them up in the classroom so they can remain a surprise. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club
bandaid We are using a LOT of bandaids in our class this year.  Because of the high demand our supplies are running out. If you are able, we would appreciate donations of bandaids. I would prefer plain, non-colorful/pictured bandaids…just plain, boring bandaids. 
THANK YOU!

Headphones
HeadphonesThere are a few students who no longer have working headphones, or have never brought headphones.  We use our headphones EVERY SINGLE DAY, often all at the same time, and we do not allow students to borrow other students’ headphones because of liability in case they are broken, etc.  We also recommend over the head phones to cancel out surrounding noise. 

Will you please ask your child if she/he has a working set of headphones at school, and, if not, could you please send a pair of headphones with your child to school as soon as possible? Thank you very much! :) 

Last but not least (sorry so much) Please send your child with a plain, but clean sock that is not being used at home whether old or too small for your child to use as an eraser. We are going through enormous amounts of tissues being used as erasers. With it being cold season I would like to make sure we have plenty of tissues on hand. Thanks!! Screen Shot 2015-11-06 at 3.57.43 PM

Homework 11/9-11/13

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1- Math Homework:  
Complete the EVEN problems on the math homework pages.
**You can practice your subtraction and addiction math facts with your child this week using FrontRow Ed or Xtra Math.  Or using any of the subtraction facts games and activities listed below. 
*Practice your math facts (addition and subtraction) regularly by utilizing any of the math facts activities listed here: Math Facts Activities (You might try activity #7: Front Row Ed Fact Practice if you haven’t already.  Students who don’t like being timed are really liking this one!  Our class code is tcri3k)
  
2- Reading 20-30 minutes per day, record on reading log on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Buddy books” from school, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids.  Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74

Remember we are working on earning “Book It” Pizza coupons.  Students will receive their FREE personal pizza coupon when they have read 80 minutes a week (or more) for 4 weeks.

3- Timed fluency practice worth 20 points. For this week’s fluency page click here: Timed Reading Fluency Practice
This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count toward your 20 reading minutes.  Time your student for one minute.  Record the number of words they were able to read in one minute. 

4- Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework.  Here is the link to print our weekly homework form: Weekly-Homework-Organizer-Form

High Frequency Words for this week are:
we
what
about
up
play
REVIEW WORDS:
friend
there
with
SENTENCE
I have a box of pens.

SPELLING SENTENCE  8 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word,  1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS: 
RED GROUP: Payton E, Bryton
PINK GROUP: Leah, Peyton S
YELLOW GROUP:  Charlie, Kaylee, Brynn, Kyler, Owen, Jessica, London, Isaac, Isabella, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Hannah, Spencer
GREEN GROUP: Bryker, Rosa
BLUE GROUP: Kathlyn, Tenaya, Alexa, Athena
PURPLE GROUP: Adalai

Reminders

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Pg25c_color1-  Check your child’s blue folder nightly. 

2- Please dress your child properly for the weather.  We strongly recommend labeling coats, gloves, etc.

3- TUESDAY: Library day- Please make sure your child’s library book is returned Tuesday morning.  

4- FRIDAY: 
   Homework due
   Spelling and sort test

5- Please help your student answer the Question of the Week on our blog.  Each student will have an opportunity to post a question throughout this school year.  This will be part of their technology grade and is part of our technology standards.  Click here: Question of the Week

6- Help us earn playground equipment by collecting Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels.

7- How is your moon watching coming along?  Click here for more information: Moon Watcher’s Journal.

8- Our Scholastic Book Order is due November 19th.  Your Scholastic orders help our classroom library earn FREE books.  And books are great Christmas gifts.  If you are ordering books for a gift let me know and I will allow you to come pick them up in the classroom so they can remain a surprise. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club