Mrs. Koch’s Classroom NewsletterCedar Hill Elementary School - Monday, October 31, 2016

Dates to Remember

Nov. 9: Early ReleaseNov. 10: PTO Meeting 6:00 PMNov. 11: Independent Book #2 DueNov. 15: Freddy’s NightNov. 18: Dad’s Donut DayNov. 23 – 25: NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving BreakNov. 28: Independent Book #3 DueDec. 9: Independent Book # 4 DueDec. 13: Cedar Hill Night at Culver’sDec. 21: Independent Book # 5 Due, and Winter Classroom Party 3:00 – 3:45 PMDec. 22: 3 – Hour Early Release @ 12:50 PMDec. 23 – Jan 2: WINTER BREAK

Please send all lunch money in an envelope and label it with your child’s name. It is best to send a check – not cash.

Birthday TreatsStudents are welcome to

bring treats for their birthday. The Jefferson City Public School District passed POLICY JCHF which states that for any food to be served in the classroom the ingredients MUST BE KNOWN. Mrs. Koch CANNOT SERVE ANY FOOD WITHOUT A LIST OF INGREDIENTS. Birthday treats must be ready-to-serve. If the food needs to be cut, it must be cut BEFORE it is sent to school. Birthday treats will be passed out in the afternoon around 3:00 PM. We have 19 students in our class.

*We do have students this year who have nut allergies. Please keep their needs in

mind when purchasing your child’s treat to share.*

IMPORTANT REMINDERS.

Please be sure to send the October Challenge Packet back to school by TOMORROW! It

Cedar Hill students, staff and families are committed to ensuring high levels of learning for all students and providing a positive, safe, and

consistent climate that promotes student character.

Special Classes October 31 – November 4

Monday – Music, Tuesday – Art, Wednesday – P.E., Thursday – Music,

Weekly Letter (10/31 – 11/4)This Weekly Letter is due 10/ 31 –

11/ 4. For your first paragraph, I would like for you to tell me about your current independent reading book, be sure to include the title and author of your book. Tell me who the main character is, where and when is the setting, and what is happening with your main character(s).

For your second paragraph I would like for you to explain how non-fiction text features help a reader. Choose any three of the text features we’ve been learning about and explain their purpose and how you can use them to help you in your reading of non-fiction text.

Fall PartyOur Fall Party classroom was a

huge success thanks to Mrs. Cain! The students had a blast celebrating the upcoming fall season, playing games, and eating! Thank you for planning a great celebration for our class!

Space Unit RetestLast week, I sent home

information with students containing their Space Test score. Tomorrow students will be given the opportunity to raise their scores on

Mrs. Koch’s Classroom NewsThis Week …

Reading Workshop: We be identifying learning to identify the Main Idea and Supporting Details. Your child next Independent Reading book for second quarter is due by November 11th!

Writer’s Workshop: Students have been assigned their topic for to research and we have started our Informational Writing Unit. We will learn to identify prepositions. Spelling: We will focus on Unit 11 words this week. Math: We will continue to study Unit 2: Decimals for the remainder of the second quarter. Our focus this week will be comparing and ordering decimals. Science: This week we will finish studying Matter and Energy. Last Thursday, we completed the Matter and Energy review together. Students need to study their review to prepare for their assessment on Friday. Social Studies: Our next Social Studies unit we will study Native