And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program...

Hooray! We have a 5-day week! We have homework! We have "normal" school things. Come Friday - we all will be exhausted! As usual, we have a busy week. TOMORROW we will have a special dedication ceremony for the Zusman Learning Center. This ceremony will take place in the shul at 12:00. Please have your child wear his/her CTA shirt for this occasion.

This Friday is THE LAST 4:00 Friday until sometime in March. Next week - NOV. 7 - is our first 2:00 Friday.

The projected homework schedule:

Mon: Wear CTA T-shirt for Tuesday.
Spelling/Vocab. book pgs.46-47 and study words - Test on Fri.

Tues.:Spelling/Vocab. book pgs. 48-49 Study words. Test on Fri.
Math page 4.1
Social Studies: define vocab. words from pg.466 (Write in Soc.St. notebook.)

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab. Choose 6 words from the list; write a sentence for each of those words.
Soc. St. Challenge Project: Draw a Building plan (Follow the directions from pg. 473 in Soc. St. book. This project is due Friday.)

Thurs. Spelling/Vocab.: STUDY!!!! Test is tomorrow!!
Math pg. 4.2

Friday: Spelling and Vocab. Test.

**This week's science experiment is "seasonal". We will use our powers of observation, our weiging and measuring skills, and our estimation and counting skills. We may even be able to eat our findings (on Friday).***

The Last Holiday Week Until Thanksgiving...

WE have yet another brief but busy week. Here is the outline. There will be NO HOMEWORK this week. Enjoy it - next week it's "back to work."

Monday: We will continue our chemistry/cooking project. We will make hair toffee and square candies that look round. We will also see if our marshmallows turned out right. We will make our cookbooks, too. ***2:00 Dismissal ***

Tues. and Wed. - Enjoy the Holidays!

Thursday: We will read chapters 27-28 in Charlie, create math falsh cards, take math timed tests, and create skeleton models (complete with the correct names for each bone).

Friday: We will finish reading and discussing Charlie, work on more math basics (+/-/x/division. Oh - and we will also have a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Party!

Have a fantastic week!

Succot! Succah Hop! Parties! Cooking!

Good Yom Tov! Happy Succot! This week will be a whirlwind of activity. Here is a brief outline:

I. Early Dismissals
A. Monday 10/13 - 2:00
B. Monday 10/20 - 2:00
II. Test
A. Math Chapter 3 test - Mon. 10/13
B. No other tests
III. Succot Celebrations
A. Succah Hop - Thursday 10/16 12:15-3:00
B. Simcha Beit Ha Shueyva 10/16 - 5:00 at school!
C. In school party 10:00 Fri. 10/17
IV. Cooking
A. We are making various candies to celebrate the conclusion of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
B. We will have a "Willy Wonka" party on Friday 10/24
V. Homework
A. There isn't any
B. Enjoy Succot!

In case you didn't know, this is an election year...

To engage our students in the historical, political, educational, and emotional experiences of participating in an election - We will hold a "Mock Election" November 4. To prepare, inform and involve our lower school students, the upper school "representatives" of BOTH the Democratic and Republican parties will speak with our class. We are focusing on gathering FACTUAL INFORMATION, speaking our opinions WITH RESPECT FOR OTHERS, and DEBATING ISSUES POLITELY.

I am so very proud of our class. We have already had the Democratic "Representatives" visit and speak with our class. Our class was polite, respectful, asked good questions, and discussed their points of view with tact and style.

No Jury Duty for Me, Unusual Holiday Week Again...

I'm sure that your child has told you that I had the fantastic opportunity to be summoned for Grand Jury Duty. That is why there was a substitute teacher on Friday. However, I was not picked for jury duty - so I won't have to miss any more school for that. We have quite a hectic schedule from now until the end of October. Here is the plan for the week. Remember - Wed. is a 2:00 dismissal.

Homework:
Monday: reading - Charlie chapter 18 questions
math - page 3.6

Tuesday: reading - finish questions for Charlie chapters 19-20


Wed: no homework - Erev Yom Kippur - Help your parents prepare for Yom Tov.

Thurs: No School - Yom Kippur

Fri: No Homework

***WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE MATH CHAPTER 3 TEST ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13.***

Apples, Honey, 2:00 dismissal, Yom Tov...

Well, here it is. The High Holiday season begins Monday, Sept. 29 with our 2:00 dismissal. As you know, this will be the beginning of 4 very unusual and sparse weeks of school. Here are the plans so far - homework is subject to change - check your child's planner; I'll update the blog as needed. I hope that you all have a wonderful Rosh Hashanah. May you all be blessed with good health, happiness, and peace in this new year!


Monday: Help your parents prepare for Rosh Hashanah.

Thursday: Math: page 3.5
Reading?: Charlie chapters 15-16

The Last Week of the Year...Rosh HaShannah is next week!

Wow! The High Holiday season will soon be here. This is the last "normal" week of school until...October 27! So that means that we will have HOMEWORK! WE WILL HAVE A SPELLING AND VOCABULARY TEST THIS FRIDAY. (Unit 4). We have started a new science unit: The Water Cycle. We are still reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Here is the latest in homework plans:

Monday: My language arts group - STUDY for sentence test - complete review pages
My math group - page 3.1
Socail Studies: map page

Tuesday: My language arts group: study vocab/spelling unit 4
read chapter 9 in Charlie, complete questions
My math group: page

Wednesday: My language arts group: read Charlie chapter 10 and answer questions
study spelling/vocab. unit 4
My math group: none
Socail Studies: worksheet (The one that I forgot to give you yesterday...)

Thursday: My language arts group: STUDY for unit 4 spelling/vocab. test
My math group: worksheet
Science: page 183 (workbook)

Friday: Help your parents prepare for Shabbos AND for Yom Tov.


Upcoming Tests:

Spelling/Vocab unit 4 - Friday
Language Arts: Sentence Structure - Tuesday