Storytown Theme 2 Review Week

This week we will assess all that students have learned about English Language Arts in the second theme of Storytown, Getting the Job Done. That includes a mock Spelling Bee, Writing Workshop Theme task, and the Theme 2 Assessment. You can practice the skills developed throughout this unit by reviewing what students have done in the textbook and practice book or visiting Think Central for supplemental practice tools (at http://www.harcourtschool.com/storytown/). Remember the username and password are included in the syllabus which was distributed at Curriculum Night.

Our PTO Presentation: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse with LPA

Great Life Science activities

Students have enjoyed the activities at the following websites in class. Feel free to continue practicing them at home:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/hunt.html 
• http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/funandgames/jmc_sharks.html
• 
  

eSIS Parent Assistant Resource

In order to stay up-to-date on your child's grades, visit the Parent Assistant Resource website at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~it/esispa/. You can learn how to gain access to your child's academic progress and send messages to our school/teachers.

Getting Fit with Radio Disney

A visit from the Georgia Family/Radio Disney fitness team.

The 3Rs Get into it!

We're excited about our special presentation on the 3Rs this Thursday! Hope to see you at PTO! It's going to be very interesting and you can leave with new ways to make your community less wasteful and more healthy.

PTO Special

Just six days until our PTO presentation! Every student has a part to play in our production so each one is responsible for practicing both at home and at school. We are grateful for every parent and guardian who is participating and hope that you all enjoy the program. See planners for the date and time.

Homework, Testing, Projects... HELP!

If the challenge of helping your child succeed this school year have caught you off guard, help is on the way. This Wednesday, October 12th, L.P.A. is offering a Make & Take Parent's Night where we would like to equip families with techniques and tools for academic victory. You won't want to miss out on the great advances that we will make together!

Family Shopping, Dress Down, and Holiday News

Reminder: Thursday, October 6, 2011, is

• Family Shopping Morning from 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

You can enjoy doughnuts and juice then purchase books for your child or donate money to build classroom libraries. Please come and join us!!

• The Dress Down Day fundraiser will also take place. Participation costs $1.00.
• Don't forget- School is closed on Friday, October 7th, and Monday, October 10th. School will reopen Tuesday, October11th.

School-Home Connection

Welcome to a new week! This week we will be practicing Multiplication and Division on Study Island and tonight I am asking students to create an atractive travel brochure about one of the 5 ecosystems studied. There is a great, FREE tool for making a brochure available at ReadWriteThink. Feel free to use that instead of making the brochure by hand.