In order to make the purchases for our Halloween party, we need to have all donations in to the office by Wednesday, October 28th.  Thank you so much!  

You can also donate online by visiting this link: https://secureinstantpayments.com/sip/cart/event.php?EID=1468

Thanks again!

I have the following conference times available for Thursday, October 29th.  Please contact me by e-mail if you would like to sign up!  Thank you!

Thursday, Oct. 29th, 2015
3:30-3:40: Chersti Crawford (Xander)
3:40-3:50: Emily Rogers (Rowdy)
3:50-4:00: Deklyn Draheim
4:00-4:10: Jaxx Lowder
4:10-4:20: Savannah Shaw (London)
4:20-4:30: 
4:30-4:40: Sarah Speredon (Rock)
4:40-4:50: 
4:50-5:00:
5:00-5:10: Quinnlyn Hill
5:10-5:20: Shane LaRue (Saidi)
5:20-5:30: Dea

Monday “Scare Away Bad Health”: WEAR CRAZY SOCKS!

Tuesday “Scare Away Drugs”: WEAR A RED UNIFORM SHIRT!

Wednesday “Scare Away Bullies”: SHOW “TEAM SPIRIT” BY WEARING A TEAM JERSEY OR T-SHIRT!

Thursday “Scare Away Negativity”: WEAR A FAVORITE ACCESSORY, SUCH AS A BRACELET, NECKLACE, TIE, PIN, HAIR BOW, BELT, ETC. PLEASE: NO HATS.

Friday “Scare Up Some Fun”: WEAR A COSTUME OR WEAR ORANGE

Just a reminder: NO SCHOOL this FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD due to being an end-of-quarter teacher work-day.

1.- WEDNESDAY: Wear Uniform
   Early out 1:00pm

2.- FALL BREAK- No School
   Thursday and Friday this week 

Please donate $2 to the office to help pay for sugar cookies, and cookie-decorating supplies for our Halloween Party!  Thank you!

You may also donate online by clicking on this link:  Quest Online Payments
(please enter the amount of your choice in the OTHER box).












If your child is allergic to sugar cookies, frosting, decorating candies, etc., please arrange to have your child bring a treat for themselves on the day of our Halloween party in lieu of providing a donation.  Thank you!

ONLY READING HOMEWORK for the weeks of OCTOBER 12TH-16TH  and OCTOBER 19TH-23RD, due to short weeks.

For the week of OCTOBER 26TH-30TH, there are 5 components required:

1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math
5. Sentence

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).

Word Sorts: 
Hunches Sort: CLICK HERE for Red Sort 17
(Anna, Adriel, Deklyn, Zoey, Logan, Vincent)


Sneetches Sort: CLICK HERE for Red Sort 23
(Christopher, Ryan, Dea, Khloee, Saidi, Aaron) 


Things Sort: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 10
(Kaylee, Xander, Tanner, London, Raya, Jaxx, Maylee, Keagan, Rowdy, Quinnlyn)

Whos Sort: CLICK HERE for Yellow Sort 15
(Enoch, Mason, 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.   

 




I
not
have
this
by
were

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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 Page 1
• CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Page 2
• CLICK HERE for My Math Homework Page 3
• 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.

Please indicate permission for your child to participate in our Halloween festivities by signing the form found at the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_gALCh1RK_mD-8icCp3jydfjX3AOZOlDMsZjaBHK5VE/viewform?usp=send_form

Below is the schedule for our Parent-Teacher Conferences for the month of October.  Conferences will be held Thursday, October 29th.  

If I already had a meeting with you during September Parent-Teacher Conferences, I took your name off the October conference list so that I could give other parents an opportunity to meet with me near the beginning of the school year – I hope that is okay.  So, there are some available time slots.  Please e-mail me (mdunmeyer@questac.org) if you would like to sign up for one of the available time slots.

Please keep in mind that conference schedules only allow for me to meet with each parent for 10 minutes, including transition time.  Conferences will need to be very brief, but I will try to pack in as much information for you as I can!  Please be mindful of the time constraints so that I can be timely in meeting with all the parents who have signed up for conferences.  Thank you!  And I look forward to meeting with you!

Thursday, Oct. 29th, 2015
3:30-3:40: Chersti Crawford (Xander)
3:40-3:50: Emily Rogers (Rowdy)
3:50-4:00: Deklyn Draheim
4:00-4:10
4:10-4:20: Savannah Shaw (London)
4:20-4:30: 
4:30-4:40: Sarah Speredon (Rock)
4:40-4:50: 
4:50-5:00:
5:00-5:10: Quinnlyn Hill
5:10-5:20: Shane LaRue (Saidi)
5:20-5:30: Dea