Week 5

Room 12 Update
- Please turn in your field trip forms a.s.a.p.
- The WWII Interviews and Volcano Projects are due Friday, September 15th
- We began our Spanish Class this morning and will be fortunate to have Katherine Murray each Monday morning from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00. Come by if you would like to learn some Spanish!
- Picture Day is tomorrow, September 12th.
- Ella Pettigrew has given her pet rats to the class for the school year. We named one of them Wild Willy
- Mr. Pettigrew agreed to build a new bookshelf in our class! Thank you so much : > )
- Thank you to the parents who donated bean bags and pillows to our comfortable reading center. Also, a big thanks to Robin Rose who donated a DVD Player to our class!
- Our class is blessed with parents who donate their resources and time to our class.
- Book orders should arrive by next Monday, September 18th

Weekly Riddle
Mrs. Jones wanted a new house. She very much liked to see the sun shining into a room, so she instructed the builders to construct a house of which all four walls face south. After much thought, the builder managed to erect just such a house. How did he do it?

Weekly Joke
Why is it so hard to find a leopard? Ask Sarah for the answer.

Weekly Quote
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Wayne Gretzky

Homework
Monday, Sep. 11
Reading - 4th Grade - Ch. 7 in Sadako + Literature Circle Job 5th Grade - Ch. 14, 15 of Sign of the Beaver + Lit. Circle Jobs
Math - Finish L16
Spelling - Spelling contract due Friday
Science - 4th Grade - Finish pages 1 and 2 in the packet
Other - Solve the Riddle this week!

Tuesday, Sep. 12
Reading - 4th Grade - Ch. 8 in Sadako + Literature Circle Job 5th Grade - Ch. 17 of Sign of the Beaver + Lit. Circle Jobs
Math - Finish L17
Spelling - Work on Spelling Contract
Other - Work on WWII Interviews and Volcano Projects

Wednesday, Sep. 13
Reading - 4th Grade - Ch. 9 + Lit. Circle 5th Grade - Ch. 18 + Lit. Circle
Math - Finish L18 + Pre-Test
Spelling - Finish Contract...Due Friday
Other - Work on Projects

Thursday, Sep. 14
Reading - 4th Grade - Read 20 min. 5th Grade - Read Ch. 19 + 20 + 20/4/1
Math - L20 + Study Pre-test for test on Friday
Spelling - Contract due Friday/Study for DOL + Spelling Tests
Other - Projects due tomorrow