Last week before Thanksgiving Break!

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good." Psalm 107:1

As we enter into this week, I am praying that the above verse will stay with us all even in the midst of Semester projects, Grandparent's Day rehearsals, etc.

Thank-you to all the parent Volunteers that are providing transportation for us! We appreciate it SO much!

Reminders for this week!

1) Make sure you check your child's folder Monday night for all important papers concerning this week. The Monday Memo is of particular importance, as it states all the information for Grandparent's Day.

2)NO SPELLING OR MATH TESTS THIS WEEK!

3)We do, however, have a HISTORY Test (Song 4) on Thursday. To prepare, please help your child study their Study Sheet for Song 4. They need to Listen to Song 4 and pay attention to dates. Make sure they know the three important documents of this time period and the dates for them, which are on the study guide. (The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights)

4) Semester Projects are Due on Wednesday. Please see Monday Memo for drop-off guidelines. Many of you would like to know the criteria for grading concerning the student's projects. (See below)

Areas of Assessment
Effort
Neatness
Punctuality
Completeness
Display

Please keep in mind that your child needs to have SOMETHING written for their projects, whether that is written on a visual aide or typed on a sheet of paper. For example, if you child brings in a croquet dress, they need something written that explains what they learned from the project or something about the dress (i.e. how they made it, etc.) If your child has a large poster with photos on it, but no written words, please have them hand me something so that I can asses the learning process. The writing can be mixed in your visual aide.

Lastly, the students will give a brief 2 minute presentation on their project to explain what they focused on and what they learned or how their project works, etc. This is very informal, but good to practice!

5)Included in your child's folder was a green half-sized sheet of paper that is the Conference Confirmation Form. I apologize about my error, but the date on that form says, 11/12/09. Conferences are, obviously, November 23rd! I was in the midst of getting many other things accomplished today, Monday, and wrote down the date of when to return the Conference sign-up form instead. SORRY!!!!!!

Please let me know if you have any questions about the week!

Thanks so much! See you in the morning at LPC!

Mrs. Traylor