Mrs.Newman Monday Oct. 5

Middle school Hub: http://sites.google.com/site/vcsmiddle will allow you to click on any middle school teacher's blog, including Mr. Lai"s French.

A QUICK NOTE TO PARENTS:
I was on an excellent two day course on Smart Learning Friday and Saturday. I look forward to implementing some of the great strategies I learned on your children. I think it will give purpose and dignity to their learning and help them to be better learners.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• No school 8th,9th,13th
  
• Heritage Pot Luck 15th
• 22nd Bear Creek Run for those who make the team
• Early Dismissal 28th
  
• First Immunization Oct. 29 or 30th (we think the date will be changed from the 22nd)
• AGM 29th
  
• Hot Lunches on Fridays 16th, 23rd, 30th
  

REMINDERS:

• Alpha snack forms due back ASAP for students bringing snacks between now and Christmas break. (#1-#11) Mark C. snacks this week
  
• Girls' Volleyball practices Mondays at 3:30 and Wed. at 8 am
• Boys' Volleyball practices Wed. 8 am and Friday after school
  

STUDENT HOMEWORK:
You will be able to see new listings by looking for the **.

WORK STILL NEEDED TO BE HANDED IN:
Vania:signed forms from the Parent Packet

MATH:
**Wed. Oct. 7 blue problem solving page
Tues. 13 We will be having our math unit test right after Thanksgiving. This will be on place value (large and small), estimating large amounts, and rounding.

SPELLING AND VOCAB
Quiz Tues. 6 review R-3 list and sentences for dictation
Quiz Wed. Oct. 7 review "spec" vocab
**Quiz Tues. 13 on R-4 words


ENGLISH LIT: Keep working toward your goal for independent reading.
I will give out a new reading strategies page soon with a new due date.

WRITING:
Tues. 6 Letter rough copy done
Wed. 7 Letter good copy done, you will also hand in your checklist and your rough draft with your editing on it.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
Review what nouns (common, proper, singular and plural) and pronouns are.
Also review what adjectives, adverbs, and verbs are. Hey! Do you remember what interjections are?

HACE:
Tidy up binders, keep your travel folder current with only work that needs to be done in it. All completed work should be handed in or put in the correct section of your binder.

FRENCH
French blog frenchhwk.blogspot.com Check this on the weekends to see if French homework was given on Friday. Don't forget to be watching your DVD.
**Oct. 6 p. 2 and 3
**Oct. 6 Test signed

ART:
**Oct. 6 Facial features done

SCIENCE:
Wed. 7th Test on Chapter 5

SOCIALS:
see Mrs. DeBoer's note

ALPHA:
nothing at this time
Sierra, I will put your name on the list for after Christmas
Mark on for Alpha snacks Wed. Oct. 7
Sarah C. you are on for Wed. Oct. 14
Celina you are on for Wed. 21