Another Scholastic catalogue was sent home with your child today.  I just wanted to let you know that I will be placing the Scholastic Book Order much, much earlier this month so that you will be able to receive your books before Christmas break!   If you place an order after this time, you will still receive it, of course, but it may not be received until after we return from the break. 

If you are ordering books for a gift, please let me know and I will allow you to come pick them up in the classroom so they can remain a surprise. 

Please have all online orders in by this Friday, December 7th!

If you are ordering online at scholastic.com, our Class Activation Code is NL9MM.
Thank you!

Hello, Fabulous Parents!

We have had some bitter cold temperatures right before school and during morning recesses lately, and I am a little concerned about some of the cold kiddos I have seen!  Most kids are appropriately dressed, but some kids have very little outerwear and have even expressed to me how cold they are!

Here are a few things to bear in mind when deciding on outerwear for school:

• It is often well below the daily high temperature when the children are waiting outside for school to start and during morning recess.  Please do not use the daily high temperature as a guideline for choosing outerwear!  Try to imagine yourself standing outside in line for 5-10 minutes in the early morning frost and imagine what you’d like to be wearing!
• We only stay inside for recess (and before school) when the temperature is below 20 degrees.  So, that means that your child will often be out in below-freezing temperatures! Please dress accordingly.  The students’ cubbies are plenty big enough to house all manner of outerwear, including hats, gloves, scarves, boots, etc.

I absolutely adore your children and I want them to enjoy their recesses as much as possible!  We did have an anonymous parent donate some hats and mittens for any children whose families may be experiencing financial strain; I am unsure of who may have a need, so please let me know by e-mail if you have a need for a hat or mittens.  Thank you so much!

Zaxby’s wants our students to have great field trips!  They will donate to our school $2.50 for every kid’s meal purchased when you bring in a flyer.  Click here to print: Zaxby’s flyer

New to Zaxby’s? Click here to view their menu: Zaxby’s menu

For this week’s homework, there are 6 components required (the Moon Journal assignment is from the previous homework post):

1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math
5. Sentence
6. Moon Journal (DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.  See the previous homework post for more information)

Each week, print out the HOMEWORK FORM (CLICK HERE), which is found here or under the “Homework Form” tab above. If you would like to reduce the number of necessary printed papers, you may choose to print only page 1 of the Homework Form and use any blank paper for Tuesday’s Writing Sort and Thursday’s Glue Sort (see below).  

• This form does NOT need to be printed or turned in for credit during weeks that we are doing only READING homework.  Simply initialing the form that comes home with your child’s Book Buddy is sufficient during those weeks.

A Reading for All Learners (Book Buddy) leveled book will be sent home with your child DAILY. Please have your child read the book (or one story from the books that contain more than one story) at least three times and then sign the included form. You may supplement your child’s reading using books at home, library books, etc. to fulfill the minimum requirement of 20-30 minutes of reading per day. 

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Each week, print your student’s assigned Word Sort by clicking on the appropriate link below.  Use the Word Sort for the following activities:

• Monday: Print, cut, and sort your words with an adult and explain this week’s rule. Sort each word under the correct guide word. Some guide words have a C or V combination on them – C stands for consonant and V stands for vowel.
• Tuesday: Practice the sort and write it (using the grid on page 2 of the Homework Form).
• Wednesday: Blind Sort (Lay down the guide words and then read the rest of the words aloud without showing them to your child. Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.
• Thursday: Sort and glue (sort the words and glue them using the grid on page 3 of the Homework Form).

ALL STUDENTS WERE RE-ASSESSED USING THE “WORDS THEIR WAY” PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.  MANY HAVE BEEN RE-ASSIGNED INTO DIFFERENT WORD SORT GROUPS, SO PLEASE CHECK FOR YOUR CHILD’S NAME TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE PRINTING THE CORRECT WORD SORT! THANK YOU!

Word Sorts: 
Hunches Sort: CLICK HERE for Red Sort 21
(Anna, Adriel)


Sneetches Sort: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 7
(Deklyn, Zoey, Logan, Vincent, Christopher, Dea, Khloee, Saidi, Tanner) 


Barbaloots: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 14
(Kaylee, Xander, London, Jaxx, Maylee, Keagan, Rowdy, Ryan, Quinnlyn)

Things Sort: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 19
(Aaron, Raya, Mason)


Whos Sort: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 23
(Ava, Rock)

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• Study the following “High Frequency Words” using any method you wish in order to prepare for the weekly spelling test on Fridays.
• There is a list of recommended spelling study activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Spelling Word Activities, but, again, you may use any method you wish.  
• Please write the spelling words in alphabetical order on the Homework Form.   

 




some
would
so
people
them
other

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• Print off the weekly My Math homework pages (or you can use the copies that are sent home each week in your child’s backpack). Complete the My Math homework pages and staple them to the Homework Form. 
• CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 3
• CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 4
• CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Lesson 5
• Please also practice math skills regularly by utilizing any of the math activities that you can access BY CLICKING HERE for Math Activities.  These math facts activities do not need to be documented for homework credit – they are simply a resource to help you practice math fluency on a regular basis. I strongly encourage you to have your child do the IXL math and Xtra Math regularly.

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Write a sentence that includes two of this week’s spelling words. Please include the following: 

• Write a complete sentence [must include a subject and predicate (noun and verb)]
• Use at least 5 words.
• Capitalize first word and any proper nouns.
• Use correct upper/lowercase letters.
• Use finger spaces between words.
• End the sentence with a punctuation mark.

Friday, November 20th is an early-out (1:00 release) and $1 dress-down day!

• 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!

We are excited to be partnering with Hoppin’ Poppin’ Kettle Corn for our fundraiser.  Order forms were sent home with all students (I did notice that 2 unknown students in our class dropped their forms on the ground as they were leaving our classroom – please let me know if you didn’t receive a form and I will make sure your child brings one home).

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.