October 7, 2010

Dear Family,

We finished the Cognitive Ability Test today. You will receive a letter detailing your child’s scores when they come in. There is no school on Monday, October 11, for teacher staff development. We didn’t have spelling words this week due to testing. Our spelling words for next week are: note, those, cute, joke, use, trip, best, jump, children, truck. Our challenge words are: sound, vibration, pitch, volume, loudness.

Our first publishing party will be on Friday, October 8, at 11:45 in the classroom. Those students who attend ELL class aren’t with us during writing time, so they will be in the ELL class at this time. Please come and listen to our first published stories of the year! Our lunchtime is 12:20 if you’d like to stay for lunch with your child.

First quarter is almost over! Parent teacher conferences are coming up. Please complete the form below and return to school so that we will be ready to meet. You may want to jot down some questions in advance, as I will be on a tight time schedule.

Friday is Walk to School Day. Meet at Gladstone Bowl, Bargain Barn, or ARC Thrift Store at 8:15 for the walking fun. (I will be tutoring at this time, so I won’t be able to join you.)

We have been learning about sound. Students can earn extra credit by making their own instrument at home and sharing it with the class. You can use boxes, rubber bands, strings, beans, etc. to create an instrument. The students have learned that vibrations make sounds, so they need to find materials that can vibrate to make sounds.

Charlene Steadman

_____ I will attend the parent teacher conference on ______________ at _________.

____ I cannot attend the parent teacher conference at the above time. I will call Mrs.

Steadman at 413-4787 to reschedule our conference.

_____________________________ _____________________________

Child’s Name Parent Signature

Please return this portion to school. Thanks!