AUGUST 31, 2015
TH E W I L S ON W EE K LY
Scholastic Book Order
Your child will be bringing home the first book orders of the year today. There are three this month,
you can order from one or the other or both. They will be due This Friday, September 4, 2015. All
orders that you place help to earn free books for our classroom library. Children who pick out their
own books are more engaged and motivated to read. With that in mind, consider at least buying your
child the $1 book each month. They are always high-quality literature at such a bargain price. Please
make checks payable to Scholastic Book Company (cash will also be accepted).
Mrs. Addie Wilson
(815) 229-2492
[email protected]
Your child is bringing home an offer for Highlights magazine
today. The company is offering you a year’s subscription for
only $25! But even if you choose not to subscribe to the
magazine, please take a moment to fill the form out, sign it,
check the “NO” box and send the form back to school.
No matter if you order or not, if we get 15 forms sent back
to class, we’ll receive a classroom subscription to Highlights
for the year! Now, that’s cool!
Thank you!
Student
of the week
Each week, we will recognize a
different student for their hard
work and achievements in our
classroom. This week’s student of
the week is...
Brandon
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IMPORTANT EVENTS
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AUG 31 BOOK ORDERS GO HOM
SEPT 4 BOOK ORDERS DUE
SEPT 7 LABOR DAY
NO SCHOOL
SEPT 8 GO CARD FUNDRAISER
DUE
SEPT 18 FUN RUN
SEPT 21 PTO MEETING @ 6PM
Your child may bring a
water bottle to our
classroom for those
thirsty moments. This
water bottle must have a
resealable lid. Please send
only water in it.
Thank you!
MATH
THIS WEEK, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
DISCUSS PLACE VALUE.
THE CLASS WILL LEARN WHAT
EXPANDED FORM (0 + 200 + 50 + 7 =
257), STANDARD FORM (257) AND
WORD FORM (TWO HUNDRED FIFTYSEVEN) ARE.
WE’LL ALSO REVIEW ROUNDING,
GREATER THAN AND LESS THAN.
Homework folders
It is extremely important that your child
gets into the routine of bringing their
folder and planner home and back to
school daily. Please help them to
remember to do these things. This folder
will hold all the important paperwork your
child will bring back and forth to school.
Please put all notes and money on the
return side for me to see. Also, keep their
homework on the return side so it can be
checked daily.
SOCIAL STUDIES
THIS WEEK, WE’LL CONTINUE OUR
UNIT ON COMMUNITIES. THE
CLASS WILL DISCUSS WHAT A
RURAL. URBAN AND SUBURBAN
COMMUNITY ARE AND THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH.
Vocabulary Words
These words will be used in this week’s Main
Selection story this week. It is important to
develop vocabulary with children so they can
recognize and understand new words when they
are encountered. Try to use these words in
conversation with your child throughout the week.
bat - a small animal
battery - connected electric cells that
produce a direct current
blew - formed by something expelling air
fuel - something burned for heat
plug - a connection on the end of a
corded device that is put into the
wall to carry electricity
vision - the ability to come up with new
ideas
term - a length of time
L A N G UAG E A RT S
WE’LL BEGIN TO BUILD OUR
WRITING STAMINA. IN GRAMMAR,
WE’LL FOCUS ON NOUNS.
WE’LL KEEP BUILDING OUR
READ TO SELF, WRITING AND READ
TO SOMEONE STAMINA.
WE’LL REVIEW STORY ELEMENTS
(PLOT, CHARACTERS, SETTING)
WHILE READING WHEN CHARLIE
MCBUTTON LOST POWER THIS
WEEK.