Golmen Gazette

Volume 2, Issue 7 October 1, 2010

What’s New?
New Procedures
October’s Character trait is
Beginning Monday, we will no longer be having Study Hall during 1st
Self-Control!! recess. If your child does not complete his/her homework from the
previous night, a “Missing/Late Assignment Notice” will be attached to
Individual
Weekly Ownership
Quizzes &Work of Actions
his/her planner with information about the missing assignment and
there will be a place for a parent signature, indicating that you are
Friday ~ Math Check Up, Spelling Test
aware of their missing work. Please make sure that your child
Monday~DLR Quiz
completes the homework and returns it to school the following day,
Daily- Reading towards 100 minutes for
otherwise it will be recorded as a 0 in the grade book. If nightly DLR
the week, DLR, Practicing Multiplication
homework is not done, I will be writing a note in your child’s planner to
Facts
let you know. However, due to the fact that we correct these in class
together, students will not have the opportunity to make up these
Future Plans! points the following night. These changes are a result of Fitness
Mandates from the state of Missouri.
Oct. 5-Open House
Oct. 12-Fall Picture Retakes Please be aware that the weekly 100 minutes of reading is for a grade!!
Oct. 15-Book Fair, PBS Big Event Please make sure you record the number of minutes read and sign the
for Students Friday Folder each week to ensure that your child receives their points.
Oct. 19 & 21-Parent/Teacher
Conferences (sign up Websites of the Week
at Open House) http://www.edheads.org/activities/crash_scene/index.htm - fun activity to
Oct. 22-No School reinforce Scientific Method 
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=2813023 – factor/
PTA DONATION FUNDRAISER multiple games

Don’t forget to be pushing for our

PTA Fundraiser! Please send in Congratulations to our Merit
money on Monday, Wednesday and award winner this week:
Fridays! Earn the Fitness Package for
top sales, or even free books from Responsibility: Willie Taylor
the Book Fair! It’s easy!!!! Join the
fun!

What’s Coming Up?

Reading: Predictions
Writing: Complete sentences vs. sentence fragments, subject/predicate, 4 types of sentences
Working With Words: two, was, beautiful, unfinished, impression, larger, smaller, scarier, happier, funnier
Prefixes: un-, im- Suffixes: -ed, -ion Blend: change ‘y’ to ‘i’, add -er
Math: probability, problem solving
Social Studies: scientific method