Language Arts
This week, we begin instructing with our new Benchmark Reading program. Our focus with the first unit will be identifying main idea and supporting details, while also looking at the genre of biographies. Students will begin working in guided reading groups to support instruction. You will also notice that the words being sent home for the spelling list will have a common spelling pattern. Our word study program looks at both the spelling of the words and the meanings of words and how they are used in our language. Weekly assessments will be on the correct spelling of words on weekly lists, spelling of words with the same spelling patterns and the correct usage of these words.
Walk A Thon
Please keep sending in those pledges! Official turn in days are Thursdays, but you can send in pledge money in on any day of the week. Thank you for supporting our PTO.
At Home Practice and MAP Scores
Please look for important information in this week's Friday folders regarding your child's recent MAP scores as well as information about how your child can practice at home to be best prepared for learning each day. Thank you so much for your partnership in educating your child and if you have any questions or concerns please contact us.
Please remember to check your child's planner for assignment due dates and special's day rotation. If you need a new Rotation Day Calendar, please let us know.
Art Room
Please check out the Art Room button on the left side of the page to keep up will all the exciting things Mrs. Hoffert is doing with your children in Art Class. If you are viewing this on a mobile device, you can get to her website by clicking HERE.
Music Reminders
- Please send in $6 for student recorders by September 9.
- If your child is interested in 4th grade chorus, please return the form sent home from music class this week. If you have misplaced your form, please let homeroom teacher know you are in need of a new form.
Lifetouch forms were sent home this past Friday in preparation for picture day on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. You may purchase pictures by filling out the form and sending in money, or by following the online steps on the form to pay with credit card. Please note that all students will be photographed that day even if a purchase is not made as these will be used for our yearbook.
September Reminders
- September 16th was added to the school calendar as a teacher inservice day. There will be no school for students on Friday, September 16th.
- Please pay school fees by September 9th. Fees for this year are $50.
Flying Knights
Does your child enjoy running? Please encourage him/her to check out the Flying Knights program during recess. SLE is so lucky to have such an awesome track and this week students can begin participating in Flying Knights by running laps during recess. The class with the most laps can win the Big Shoe Award! It is a great way to encourage physical fitness, and who knows, maybe a future track star!
Reading At Home
Reading calendars were sent home this week for the month of September. The expectation is for your child to read at least 4 times per week for at least 20 minutes per sitting and recording the minutes read on their calendar. Students should be reading chapter books and may be taking their same book to and from school as we want students reading books from beginning to end, not just sampling different books each day. Reading calendars with parent signatures are due back to school on Tuesday, October 4.
Information came home for the PTO Walk-A-Thon and Memebership Drive. Please support these efforts as all funds raised by our PTO stay right here at SLE to support projects for our students and our school. Please mark October 7th on your calendar for our Walk-A-Thon. Also, if you are interested in getting more involved with PTO, they meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7pm at SLE.
