October 27-31st Newsletter

^{5th Grade Maturation Program}

^{The 5th grade Maturation Program will be held on Thursday, October 30th  at 2:00 p.m.  The boys will meet in the gym and the girls will meet in the library.  Our school nurse will be instructing the young ladies and a local doctor will be instructing the young men.  Parent approval is required to attend this program.  There is a permission slip in this week’s homework folder.  Please have your child return it before Thursday.  Parents are invited and encouraged to attend the program since the material covered may be  new, sensitive,  and uncomfortable to discuss for some students.   If you have any concerns or questions about the program, please call or email me and I will do my best with my limited knowledge in this area to answer your questions or relieve your fears.}

^{Red Ribbon Week}

^{Red Ribbon Week will be held this week.  We are already wearing the red wrist bands and have signed a pledge card to stay drug free.  The other events that will be held this week are included in the homework packet. Tuesday- Wear Red Day.  Wednesday- Hero Day- Dress up as someone you admire or whom is a good role model for our society. Pledge balloons will be released on this day.  Thursday- Turn in the essays or art that you have drawn for the theme, “Love Yourself: Be Drug Free”  Friday- Essay and Art Contest winners will be announced.}

^{Report Cards}

^{Report cards are in this week’s homework folder.  You may keep the report card, but please sign the little slip that says that you had a chance to review your child’s grades for the 1st quarter and have your child return it with their homework packet on Friday.}

^{If you have concerns or questions about your child’s progress I would be very willing to meet with you or talk to you on the phone.  For your information, every 3 weeks, you will be getting a grade print out in case you haven’t been able to check the scores on Power School.}

^{New School Tee-Shirts}

^{Thanks to our gracious P.T.A. they were able to give everyone in our school a new “East Elementary Tee- Shirt” to wear on Fridays to show our school spirit.  We are very grateful for their hard work and generous donations.  To help off set their costs, we ask that all students return their Walk-A-Thon Pledges as soon as possible to school.  Thank you for your support.}

^{Halloween Dress Up Day on Friday}

^{On Friday all students can come to school dressed in their Halloween Costumes.  We do have a few ground-rules for students to follow. Please do not wear anything that represents gore.  Students should not wear masks, large hats, or wing type costumes for safety reasons.  We will be having a Halloween parade throughout the school so that everyone will get a chance to show their costume.  This activity is voluntary, students are not required to wear a costume to school on this day.}

^{Spelling Lists for the Week}

^{Spelling List}

^{apartment, purple, northern, Virginia, discover, Arkansas, return, forest, confirm, fern, cougar, urban, alligator, thirsty, western}

^{Alternate List}

^{purple, forest, return, fern, thirsty, western, discover, confirm, cougar, urban}

^{Challenge List}

^{kerchief, intermediate, reverence, sarsaparilla, perception, perpetual}

^{October Events}

^{October 28th- Picture Retakes}

^{October 27, 28, 29- Red Ribbon Week}

^{October 31st- Halloween}

^{Steve Greenhalgh Contact Information steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone- 586-3095} 

^{School Phone- 586-2840}

Sept. 29th- Oct. 3rd Newsletter

^{Spelling Lists for the Week}

^{Spell words with silent letters}

^{Spelling List}

^{knapsack, knead, wreath, wren, numb, knot, know, wrong, knuckle, wrapper, rewrite, climber, knee, knock, wrestle, wrist, plumber, knowledge, knit, wreck}

^{Alternate List}

^{rewrite, knee, knock, know, knot, wrong, climber, wrist, knit, wreck}

^{Challenge List}

^{writer, wrangler, wrench, pneumonia,}

^psychology

^{Concepts Being Taught this Week:}

^{Math-,  Division of Whole Numbers, 7 times tables review , Estimation in Division, Remainders, Traditional Long Division, Adjusting Quotients}

^{Language Arts- Close Reading, Understanding the Author’s}  

^{Point of View,  Current Events on the local, national, and world stage.}

^{Social Studies- Christopher Columbus, Explorer Test}

^{Science- Introduction to Magnets}

^{S.E.P.  Conferences School is Dismissed at 2:30 every day this week including Wednesday.}

^{SEP Appointment Reminder:}

^Monday-

^{8:00- Jenna, 2:45-Makayla, 3:00-Kevin G., 3:15-Bradon, 3:30-Kealie, 3:45-Kelsey, 4:45-Christian,}

^{5:00-Creyson, 5:30-Lexie, 5:45-Colin, 6:00-Skylar}

^Tuesday-

^{2:45-Ezra, 3:00-McKye, 3:15-Kevin S., 3:30-Perla,  3:45-Dayanara, 4:00-Kaili, 4:30-Peyton, 5:30-Danielle, 5:45-Aidan}

^Wednesday-

^{8:00-Zoe, 3:00-Sayzhia, 3:15-Mason, 3:30-Braxton, 3:45-Hayden, 4:00-Koy}

^Thursday-

^{2:45-Kate, 3:15-David}

^Friday-

^{2:45- Joseline}

^{I am looking forward to visiting with you this week for S.E.P. Conferences.  If for some reason you must make a change in your appointed time, please call or email me so that we can accommodate the change.  Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to meet with me.}

^{October Events}

^{October 9th- Picture Make-Up Day}

^{October 13th- Bryce Canyon Field Trip}

^{October 15th- End of the 1st Quarter.}

^{October 16th-22nd- Fall Recess and Harvest Holiday, No School}

^{October 24th- Walk-A-Thon}

^{October 27, 28, 29- Red Ribbon Week}

^{October 31st- Halloween}

^{Steve Greenhalgh Contact Information steve.greenhalgh@ironmail.org}

^{Home Phone- 586-3095} 

^{School Phone- 586-2840}