October Updates

Upcoming Tests:

Technology Terms Test – Thursday, October 15. Students have been given terms and definitions in three different forms – ask your student about it. For extra practice, go to www.tekmom.com/buzzwords. This is the website we used in the computer lab. There’s an interactive Hangman game, too!

Math, Topic 5 (Variables and Expressions) Test – Friday, October 16. As for all math tests, homework pages should be kept together, as they form a useful study guide. Following this test we will be reviewing material from Topics 1-5 for a benchmark test on Wednesday of next week (October21).

Also next week (date TBD), students will be taking the District Writing Prompt. Our genre for this assessment is narrative. We’ve been working in class on all of the features that a good narrative has. Ask your student to tell you more about it.

The District wide Disaster Drill is scheduled for Thursday, October 15. This information (and more) should be available on our classroom blog. Check it out at www.stevensonpirates.net, click on “Classroom Blogs” and then on “Clarke Room 16.” Or go directly to the blog by using the following address: www.stevensonroom16.blogspot.com

PTA/FFS Meeting

Join us on : Thursday, October 8.
In the library at 8.30am.
Refreshments and childcare will be provided.

America's Favorite School

Whether you are a parent, teacher, student or community member, you can help R.L. Stevenson win $20,000 in the “America’s Favorite School” contest sponsored by Care2 and GreatSchools: http://www.AmericasFavoriteSchool.com

Please visit our contest page at http://www.care2.com/schoolcontest/601567 and vote for us – it’s free, it’s easy and every vote helps rally support for our school! The last day to vote is November 8, 2009. Once you vote, please ask your friends and family to vote for us, too. With your help we can help our school win $20,000