I love this DECEMBER weather!  Can you believe we only have 8 days left of school until Winter Break!  Woohoo! See the calendar on the post below for upcoming events.

SPELLING BEES:  We will be doing classroom spelling bees in the 6th grade on Wed. 12/9 and Thurs. 12/10.  The top 4 winners from each class will compete in the grade level spelling bee next Wednesday, December 16. Then the top 4 spellers from the grade level bee will go to the School wide Spelling Bee in January!

Fun Fact:  They have new lights for your house for the Christmas season.  You don't have to hang anything!  You put this flood light in your front yard and shine it on your house.  It shines a million twinkling lights onto your house front and looks like you have Christmas lights all over it!  So cool, no wiring, no climbing, no hanging!

No homework this week!  We are working on famous person essays.  Please bring your rough draft and sources to class.  We are reviewing in math class and working on word problems.
Upcoming events:

Nov. 25-27	Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 2	Interim Reports
Dec. 3	PTA Meeting/Band and Chorus Winter Concert
Dec. 5	PTA Winter Craft and Vendor Festival 10:00-1:00
Dec. 16	School-wide Band and Chorus Concert 2:30
Dec. 18	Last day of school before Winter Break!
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1	Winter Holiday
Jan. 14	Spelling Bee
Jan. 14	Early release day
Jan. 15	Early release day
Jan. 18	Student/Staff holiday
Jan. 19	Student holiday/teacher workday

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Hall of Fame rough drafts due TODAY!
Hall of Fame creative project due to Mr. H 12/1/15
Hall of Fame essay due 12/7/15
Hall of Fame oral presentation/speech due 12/7/15

Upcoming events:

Nov. 25-27	Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 2	Interim Reports
Dec. 3	PTA Meeting/Band and Chorus Winter Concert
Dec. 5	PTA Winter Craft and Vendor Festival 10:00-1:00
Dec. 16	School-wide Band and Chorus Concert 2:30
Dec. 21-Jan 1	Winter Holiday

END OF THE 1st NINE WEEKS!  Can you believe it, one-fourth of the way done.  Report crads came home on Friday October 30.  If you want a conference, please call the office and they can schedule in on conference night next Monday.  This is going to be a quick month, Thanksgiving and December will be here before you know it.
Reading/English - we are working hard finishing our famous person essays and starting "The Book Whisperer" program in my reading classroom.
Math - Finishing up +, -, x, ÷ fractions and moving onto decimals, word problems, circles and quadrilaterals.

Upcoming
Nov. 9 - Parent teacher conferences/chili cook-off
Nov. 11 - No school-holiday
Nov. 25-27 No school-holiday

Happy October all!  I love fall days, cool evenings, bonfires and s'mores! Please let me know if I can be of any help to you.  The students have chosen their famous person for their Hall of Fame project, please see Mr. Hilterbrand's website or contact him if you have any questions at all.  This is a very big project that involves writing an essay for Language Arts class as well!

Upcoming:

Oct. 22 - Reading Benchmark

Oct. 23 - Grandparents day

Oct. 27 - Family Reading night 5:30 - 7 

Meeet the author Ginjer Clarke / Book signing

Oct. 28 - Math benchmark

Oct. 29 - Early dismissal

Oct. 30 - Report Cards Issued / Wacky Wildcat Day (parade/party)

Nov. 3 - No school for students

Nov. 9 Parent teacher conferences / PTA Chili cook off

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
Wow, one month since school started, it is hard to believe! The weather is changing and so are our children.  Interims come home TODAY, so check out their grades and assignments.  If you have any questions, please contact me.  Also, look on Parent Portal for up to date grade/assignment/quiz information.

Upcoming Events

Sept. 25 - Interims

Oct.2 - National Custodial Workers Recognition Day- You and/or your students may want to do something to recognize our custodial staff for the great work they do for us.

September 8, 2015

This Thursday is back to school night - please join the homeroom classes as they share their expectations and hopes for the school year.  Ask questions, see where your student is all day long.  I will be at a Virginia Department of Education conference in Roanoke Thursday and Friday this week.  Let me know if you need anything!

Welcome to the 2015-2016 School Year

Welcome to the new school year. I will post updates on homework and my classes under the pages to your right.  Important announcements and information will be here on my blog.  I am so excited for this year.  Please contact me if you need anything at all!  Thanks

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