News 10 9 12

							                    MRS. WURST’S WORDS
                      October 9-12, 2012
I hope you enjoyed your LONG weekend. No homework this week—please enjoy the
cooler temperatures!

BREAKING NEWS: Destination Imagination Introductory Meeting
Tuesday, October 9
6:30 – 7:15 PM
OSE Cafeteria
If you attend this meeting, you will receive a brief introduction on DI and
learn how to get involved and be able to sign up for the year.
If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to become a team manager
or find a team for your child, please contact Julie Davenport at
jbdave@verizon.net .

STUFF THE PANTRY:
OSE CCA FOOD DRIVE will be kicking off on Monday, October 15. This
will continue through October 22. The slogan is “Stuff the Pantry”. The
district will provide recognition in some way for the class with the most
points. It could be us!!!! You may begin sending in items at any time.
They are in need of canned green beans, boxed stuffing mix, canned fruit,
canned pie filling, canned evaporated milk, canned yams, and jiffy bake mix.

Fine Arts Schedule:
Day 5—Art, Tuesday, October 9
Day 1—Technology, Wednesday, October 10
Day 2—Science Discovery, Thursday, October 11
Day 3—Physical Education, Friday, October 12—WEAR TENNIS SHOES
Day 4—Music, Monday, October 15


HOMEWORK—No homework this week! Homework resumes on Friday, October 12.
Conferences: I sent this form home last Monday, October 1. If you would still like to
schedule a conference, please print out my form from my OSE website. Remember I am
using the OSE site and not School Web. Conferences start on Monday, October 22.

Language Arts/Social Studies
We will be writing more and more this six weeks. The first six weeks, the emphasis is
gathering ideas so that we have something to write about and free writing. A complete
sentence and ending punctuation is my first concern. We will continue to work on nouns
and adjectives (the bubble map requires adjectives). We have worked on four thinking
maps (circle, bubble, double-bubble, and tree). I have four more to introduce over the
next few weeks but will be coming back to these first four to help us organize our
thoughts. Our spelling rotation continues—your child should bring a list home on
Tuesday afternoon this week to study daily. We work on our words each day and
specifically in a spelling station on Wednesday and Thursday—I will be adding some
other activities this six weeks. Our traditional literature continues this week as we read
“The Dragon’s Pearl”, “The Raven: An Inuit Myth/Play”, and “The Grasshopper and the
Ant”. Later in the week, they will be able to choose a way to present what they have
learned about legends, folktales, fables, myths, and tall tales—either in a flipbook,
thinking map, poster, etc. I will present a rubric to them showing what each
representation will “require”. We will continue to read nonfiction text and discuss
elements of nonfiction. Groups will be assigned to ask questions and read to discover
answers about the following Sonia Manzano, Helen Keller and Mary Pratt plus some
other citizen heroes. We will begin reading about several explorers and start with
Christopher Columbus who discovered America on October 12, 1492.

Math
We will be adding two-digit numbers, rounding numbers, rounding more numbers, and
estimating sums this week. FasttMath will be used in math stations and at least two times
a week in our computer lab. We have also been using Understanding Numbers and
Numeration plus reviewing a variety of math concepts in FunBrain and BrainPop. You
should be able to access FasttMath at home now. The labs will also be open before
school throughout the week for FasttMath.

Science
This week our labs will include reading a thermometer and predicting, measuring, and
recording the temperature of three water samples (cold, warm, and room temperature)
plus determining whether an object will sink or float. We will read “The Power of
Magnets” in our Journeys magazine and discuss new vocabulary. We will explore the
“power” of magnets in our “Magnetic Pick-Ups” lab later in the week.


Miscellaneous Information
Remember to use the crosswalk when entering and leaving the school. This sets a great
example for your child. Safety FIRST!
Important Dates
Monday, October 8—No School, Student Holiday
Friday, October 12—Report cards go home today.
Thursday, October 25—Art and Science Night
Friday, October 26—Early Release, Parent Conferences
Sunday, October 28—West Zone Fun Run/5K Walk 2PM

       MAKE IT A GREAT WEEK! EVERY DAY IS AN ADVENTURE!