Week Ending 10/06
I am so excited that we’ve accomplished yet another great week. Take a look at what’s going on with Mr. Ricks’ s racers!!
Spelling/Language Arts
We will be working on spelling patterns, apostrophes, homophones, plurals, possessives, and vocabulary development. In reading, we are working on The Kid in the Red Jacket, as well as reading in our individual cooperative groups
Read Aloud:
“Belle Prater’s Boy”
Math
We are working on modeling decimals, including multiplying and dividing with decimals.
Social Studies
We are discussing the highlights of the civil war and reconstruction and relating that time period to our current real world experiences.
Science
Our next unit will be on matter. This unit will follow our social studies unit.
Newsy Notes:
Our field trip was a huge success! The students in Mr. Ricks and Mr. McConnell’s class were on their best behavior. Please take a look at some of the pictures from our event!
Book Fair begins 10/9/06
Dowell Math Night @ Publix on Dallas HighwayThursday October 19th (see below)
Family Names A-M
7:00-7:20-PTA meeting
7:20-8:00-Family names N-Z
Wear a Dowell T-shirt and be eligible to win a prize!!!!!!!!
All students must bring an adult to participate in Dowell Math Night.
Picture Day: Tuesday, October 10th. Students: Wear your nice outfits for pictures!
Wish List
We are always grateful for any donations to our classroom. According to the students, we are in desperate need of jump ropes, kick balls, footballs, and Frisbees. I have asked the students not to bring any of these items in unless they are willing to make them part of our community. Oftentimes, if students bring items that they anticipate taking back home, they become very upset if it gets lost. Also, some students only want to share those items with their friends and not with other students-often leading to a lot of conflict. So please understand that any play items you donate become a part of our community and will only be returned (if it is still available) to the student at the end of the year. With that in mind, only donate inexpensive items because it is up to all of the students to keep up with them. I will label each and every item you donate, but I won't be keeping track of them. We are also in need of more composition or spiral bound composition books for our journaling. They are consumed pretty fast.
We are in need of colored manila style folders. They are pretty inexpensive, and we use them a lot for various classroom activities. (Note: they are much cheaper if purchased in bulk boxes).
Snacks/Treats
During our snack time, many students don't bring anything. Any nutritious snack item would be greatly appreciated for those perhaps less fortunate. I donate as much as I can, but it becomes a bit too costly for one person.
We are always in need of treats for the students. While treats are given out sparingly (especially sweets), they go pretty rapidly. Thanks for all of your help.
Mr. Ricks
Pictures From The Cobb County Youth Museum
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