McLeodNewsletter Oct 3-7

Cowboys and Cowgirls
Week of October 3-7
Your child has earned ________AR
points this week and _________ for this
9 weeks. _______ are his/her points for
the whole school year. They have
_____ for the principal’s challenge.
Initial here: _______
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Top 5 AR Readers this week!
Kendall Moore- 8.5 Points
Jalyla Barnes- 7.5 Points
Myles Manuel- 6.6 Points
Matthew Harrison- 5.9 Points
Zhane Zumbro- 5.3 Points
Weather Unit Vocabulary Words
Test- THIS FRIDAY-October 7th
1. precipitation- water that falls to the ground as rain or
snow.
Upcoming Tests!
Wednesday, October 5th
Morning Work Assessments
Thursday , October 6th
Math Fact Fluency 3 min. Test
Friday, October 7th
Language Arts Assessment; Spelling Test
Math Vocab Test, Weather Vocab Test
Special Dates!
September 6th- October 14th - School AR Challenge
October 10th – Teacher Work Day- NO School for students
October 22nd- Arrow Dash
Spelling Words
1. fine
9. file
2. wipe
10. time
3. swipe
11. hide
4. ride
12. dime
5. bike
13. side
6. wide
14. mine
8. drizzle- to rain in very small drops
7. life
15. ripe
9. blizzard- a severe snowstorm that lasts for a long time
8. while
2. meteorologist- a scientist who studies weather
3. thermometer- a tool for measuring temperature
4. tornado- a violent, twisting wind storm over land
5. hurricane- a strong wind storm over the ocean
6. predict- to say that something will or might happen in the
future
7. evaporate- when water moves from the ground to the sky
10. drought- a long period of time with little or no rain
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1st 9 Weeks Parties
THIS Monday- the 3rd, your child
may wear their sunglasses as we
will be wearing them during writing!
*AR Goal Party- Students who meet
their 20 Point AR Goal will be invited
to attend our Reward Party.
Must meet your goal by October 14th1
This will be a “Coke and Cupcake” Party J
*Behavior Party- Students who have
not pulled more than 6 cards this 9
weeks will be invited to attend our
Behavior Party.
It will be themed “Tailgating”- Students
should dress up to support their
favorite teams!
The Challenge has been extended
to October 14th!
Please use this extension to help
your child meet this goal!
25 AR points between the dates
of September 6th-October 14th
Math
Math Vocabulary Test THIS Friday!
Make sure you are studying the
words sent home last week!
3 minute Math Fact Fluency Test THIS
Thursday! Practice recognizing your
facts quickly.
You can build practice pages at:
mathfactcafe.com
Arrow Dash
Please sign up to participate in the
Arrow Dash on October 22nd!
This is a 5K race and a 1 mile fun
run for kids that helps raise funds
for our school!
The class that gets the most
participants earns a $100 gift card
to spend on the class!
Lunch
10:59-11:24
Children: Plan to dress up as
NEON Cowboys and Cowgirls!
Be
BRIGHT and wear a cowboy hat!