First Week in October

Hi all!

Amazing that here we are in October. Where did September go? We finished sharing book projects today, and they all were wonderfully well done! The information for our October book project will come home on Tuesday. The children will be creating a windsock for a book from the fantasy genre.

Book orders should be in by the middle of next week. We are also having a fourth grade book swap on Friday, October 10. The children are encouraged to bring in up to five previously read books that they are willing to swap. They may bring these in throughout the week for our Friday swap.

Campout Day will be held on Friday, October 24 from 10:45 – 2:00. Please join us for the third year for this event. For a culminating activity that has its ties to geography, literature, and science, we have decided to take our class outdoors! Below is a series of events that will take place on this day.

Set-up a good campsite, tent, gear, etc.
Nature hike
Lunch “cook-out”
Sleeping bag stories
Nature hike #2
Field games
Clean-up “leave no trace”

If you can come and donate your time, skills, or food, please let Mr. Evans or I know. Below are some of the items needed. We can cook the hotdogs here in the teacher’s kitchen and deliver out to the lower fields.
hotdogs
buns
chips/pretzels
Water/juices
fruit

The end of the first grading quarter is Friday, October 17. The children should have completed four AR tests, including Because of Winn-Dixie by that date.

Don’t forget next week is Spirit Week. The events are as follows:
Wednesday: Hat Day
Thursday: Slipper Day (This is our PE day, so don’t forget tennis shoes.)
Friday: Blue/Green/Logo Day (Tattoos will be sold for $1.00 in the breezeway during morning carpool.)


Upcoming Important Dates

Monday, October 6: No school for Fall Holiday
Friday, October 10: Fourth grade book swap
Friday, October 17: End of first quarter
Monday, October 20: No school (Teacher Work Day)
Thursday, October 23: First day of swimming for our class
Friday, October 24: Campout Day
Saturday, October 25: Fall Carnival
Thursday, October 30: Halloween Parade
Friday, October 31: No school (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Tuesday, November 4: October book project will be due

Well, that’s all for now.
Kim Bushman