"Yingtao's New Friend"

This week in Scott Foresman we are reading 'Yingtao's New Friend" about a boy and his family from China that have moved to the U.S. Yingtao's family is very musical and unfortunately, he is not. However, he does meet a classmate, Matthew who is very musically gifted and a friendship is formed.

Obviously, this week's words for the Spelling List are from that story and our vocabulary words are musical!

Spell-
1. band
2. blanket
3. finger
4. window
5. forgot
6. trouble
7. couple
8. cash
9. backpack
10. build
11. pond
12. closet
13. young
14. tough
15. January
16. river
17. guilt
18. block
19. chop
20. cousins
*instruments
*measures
*orchestra
*rehearsal
*triangle

Have a great week!

TGIF!

PICTURES ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27!!

Just a gentle reminder that our first of the monthly book reviews is due on Wednesday, 9/30. September reading logs are due on the first day of October.

Check our Friday newsletters for additoinal information about class!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Welcome Monday!

This week in Language Arts we have started a new story: "Train to Somewhere" about a young orphan and her cross country journey to meet with her mother.
For Language Arts there will be Spelling, Grammar (& the 10 minute nightly read) this week.

This week's Spelling List:
1. them
2. credit
3. speak
4. least
5. season
6. honey
7. alley
8. went
9. engine
10. reason
11. steal
12. money
13. monkey
14. donkey
15. fence
16. contest
17. beat
18. treat
19. valley
20. hockey
*adopt*
*carriage*
*couple*
*misery*
*atlas*

Have a great week!

Spelling List!

The Spelling List for this week's story "A Visit with Grandpa": (remember-test on words is on Friday!)

huge
few
usual
menu
shoot
fruit
bruise
excuse
nephew
pupil
cool
school
suit
cruise
confuse
curfew
fuel
mood
shampoo
juice
biscuits*
dough*
prairie*
raisins*
wrinkled*

* words are bonus!

Red, White and Blue Day

Is tomorrow-Friday, September 10!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Hello All!

Hopefully is getting right into the new school year.

We have two very special days coming up next week.

First one will be Tuesday 9/7, which is the first "Spirit Day" of the school year. Please show your OCS pride and wear our school colors!

On Friday of next week (9/10) will be "Red, White & Blue" day at OCS. Please support all of our American heros and wear the patriotic colors.

Have a great night!

BACK TO SCHOOL!

WELCOME TO 4TH GRADE!

We have been off to a great first day. As many of you parents remember, the first day is filled with A LOT of "parent homework!"

Just as a guide, there are 8 items going home that need to be brought back signed:

1.-Free/Reduced Lunch Application

2.-Internet Use

3.-Parent/Student Handbook

4.-Unscheduled Closing

5.-Video/Photo Release

6.-12:30 Dismissal

7.-Emergency Contact

8.-Broadcast Message

**I am also sending home one sheet for you to complete (sorry!) in order for me to get to know your child more and anything you would like to share so that we can make sure we all have a successful, productive and happy school year!

Thank you!