Mrs. Weiser's Class: Week of 9/29

Dear Families~

WOW! Our time is really flying by. . . .it is almost OCTOBER. Fall is here and this is my favorite time of the year. I love watching the seasons change. We will stay very busy this week.

Here is a look at what is HAPPENING:
Mon, 9/29: FAL-CAN food drive continues. Thank you to everyone who has brought in cans already. We still need MORE. Our class goal is to have 60 cans. Keep them coming.
Tues, 9/30: The SANDWICH PROJECT--We really need supplies to help those in need. Tuesday Red Folders come home. Please be sure to review the papers with your child. By signing the green sheet of paper that lets me know you have looked over the papers with your child.
Wed, 10/1: Return Tuesday Red Folder
Thurs, 10/2: CAA Skate Night 6-8pm; Social Studies test (Creel's homeroom)
GHS homecoming parade
Fri, 10/3: Math homework due; Math test; Science test; GHS homecoming game

COMING SOON:
10/8: Scholastic Book Club order due
10/10: End of 1st quarter
10/13: No school for students! Parent conferences during the day--please call the school office (770-287-2044) to schedule one.
10/21: Report Cards go home

The Sandwich Project
*We will be making sack lunches for those in need on this day. We will need the following items:

5 jars of peanut butter
5 jars of jelly
5 loaves of bread
1 box of X-large ziplock sandwich bags
apples
oranges
sweet treat (individually wrapped)
2 cases of water
brown lunch bags
latex or plastic gloves for students to wear

Our class goal is to have 50 packed sack lunches. Please begin to send in the non perishable items (peanut butter, jelly, ziplock bags, etc.) as soon as possible. If you'd like, please use the volunteer SIGN UP NOW button on the right hand side of the blog to sign up to bring something for this project. Thank you in advance for your help!

Scholastic Book Club--Book order
Please know that there are 2 ways you are able to order from Scholastic. You may send in a personal check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs for the amount of your order, or you may order on line. When our class orders books from Scholastic, our class receives FREE BOOKS for our CLASSROOM LIBRARY! Over the years books get loved quite a bit. I'd like to be able to replace some deeply loved books with some new ones, as well as get some new TITLES that the students are interested in. If you plan on ordering on-line, please use our class code: F974D. CLICK HERE to visit the Scholastic Book Club web-site. Once there. . . .go to the YELLOW section on the right that says "First time Here? PARENTS" All Scholastic Book Club orders are due to me by Wednesday, October 8th. I will place the order that night. Thank you in advance for ordering and helping our class find the LOVE of READING.

Parent/Teacher/Student CONFERENCES
If you'd like to schedule a parent conference with me, please call our school office at 770-287-2044. I am available to meet with you on Monday/Tuesday/Friday during my planning time 8:30-9:00. If this time does not work for you, we could meet on Monday, October 13th (Teacher work day).

SCIENCE
Students will be working with Ms. Creel for the next week in science. They will continue to learn about how to classify plants and animals. Please feel free to visit the 5th grade science website.

Mathematics

Standards

NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Activities

Buddy Work: Decimal Addition/Subtraction games
Exercise Your Brain: Working with Mrs. Weiser on items most frequently missed
All By Myself: Addition/Subtraction activites
Math On-line: IXL Decimals E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4, E.5, E.6 (Students should be working toward earning a Ribbon in each section). Be sure to allow them time at home to work.

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