Junior Achievement
During session 2, Mr. Blocker reviewed the profit model: revenue - expenses = profit. He also discussed the three types of resources (natural, capital, and human) and the concept of supply and demand. We look forward to next week when Mr. Blocker will share about production.
Costume Parade/Halloween Party
Students need to bring their costumes to school on Friday. Please understand that costumes might need to be simplified for school purposes since students need to be able to change in a short amount of time. Also, students will be changing in classrooms designated for either girls or boys. Washrooms will not be available for costume changing. Finally, please remember that no weapons, even fake, are allowed at school.
Costume Parade/Halloween Party
Students need to bring their costumes to school on Friday. Please understand that costumes might need to be simplified for school purposes since students need to be able to change in a short amount of time. Also, students will be changing in classrooms designated for either girls or boys. Washrooms will not be available for costume changing. Finally, please remember that no weapons, even fake, are allowed at school.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 8 pretest will be on Monday. Based on the pretest, students will be given either the regular or challenge word lists. Homework will be assigned during the week to practice their words. Both regular and challenge word tests are on Friday.
- English - The students will learn how to use quotes correctly. This is usually a difficult concept to grasp since there are many rules to remember. Each day we will concentrate on a different way a quotation can be written: naming the speaker before the quote, naming the speaker after the quote, and naming the speaker in the middle of the quote.
- Reading - Next week, students will be assigned one of the following novels: The Kid in the Red Jacket or Night of the Twisters. We will be reinforcing the skills already targeted this year while also introducing a few new ones as we read these realistic fiction stories. READING TIC-TAC-TOE: Parents should be encouraging students to read at home to help students get "tic-tac-toe" by November 18! Some students still do not have any books completed yet!
- Science - I hope the students told you all about our owl pellet dissection lab. The students were a little squirmy at first, but once they started discovering all the interesting bones inside, they were able to push past the thought of what the pellet really is! Next week, we will begin Chapter 6 with a look at how organisms compete and survive in an ecosystem.
- Social Studies - We will learn about the 13 English colonies and how they were divided into 3 regions: the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - Students will learn how to divide decimals by whole numbers and decimals, how to solve problems by interpreting the quotient, and how to solve decimal equations.
Important Dates:
Oct. 24 - Assembly about Bullying
Oct. 26 - Junior Achievement (Session 3)
Oct. 27 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
Oct. 28 - Art to Remember Orders Due!
Oct. 28 - Tennis Assembly
Oct. 28 - Halloween Costume Parade and Party
