A Few Things for the Weekend

1)   Their Dia de los Muertos masks went home today. Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that takes place over the two days following Halloween, is a special day of remembrance of loved ones who have deceased ("los muertos"). They were made using a purchased papier mache masks from Michaels, primed and painted with acrylic paints, then finished with the acrylic sealer, Modge Podge. They turned out a lot better than I expected; the students did a great job! A hole puncher can be used to make holes for an elastic band so it can be wearable (but don't wear it too long as it is a painted mask), or it can be displayed, hung, etc. as a form of presentation.
   To complete this project, please talk with your child and think about how your family remembers or honors its loved ones who have passed away. Thank you.

2)   Walk-A-Thon donations are due, so please send them in!

3)   If your child was recommended for the S.I. after school class, this coming Monday is the first day of S.I.

4)   Please keep your eyes out for an email regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences in mid-November. First come, first serve.

5)   We did not have our Social Studies Weekly quiz today. We will review their work on Monday and then have the quiz. It will be "open newspaper" so they can find the answer. Here are some of the questions which will appear on their Monday quiz:

a)   True or False?  Because of the plentiful rainfall in the southeastern part of our state, most of our food is grown there.

b)   The tallest mountain in California is _________________.

c)   This region in California receives less than 5 inches of rain a year and has extreme temperatures:
_______________.

d)   How does the layer of the Earth, which contains spores and shells, give us clues about our planet many years ago? Provide an example.


Have a SAFE and HAPPY Halloween!

I have named it...

Lake Amutan

Halloween Specials You May Be Interested In

Westfield Oakridge AND Valley Fair are having Halloween Events

More Information on the Invasive Species (from Scholastic News)

In this week's Scholastic News, you read about how non-native animals and plants take hold in a new habitat and threaten native species. 

Read more about these invasive species!

Burmese Python info from National Geographic for Kids:  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/burmese-python

Kudzu and the teen who is working to "kill it":  http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/07/18/teen.scientist.kudzu.killer

Asian Carp info from the National Park Service:  http://www.nps.gov/miss/naturescience/ascarpover.htm

HW - Thursday, 10/30

PARENTS:  

• Red Ribbon Week Theme for Friday: "Drugs are a TRICK not a treat." Wear your Halloween costume
• Yesterday's Project Cornerstone presentation had a follow-up, two-page packet. The last page needs to be completed and returned tomorrow. Thank you to Ms. Leon and Ms. Conlon for their presentation and goodies!
• UPDATE: We will be walking with our Little Buddies at 9 am. If you would like to take photos, please arrive around 8:50 a.m.
• We're going to have a small Halloween Party AFTER LUNCH, but only snacks and no large servings. If you would like to send something with your child to share with the 28 other students in class, please make sure it isn't home cooked and doesn't contain nuts (as we have a few students with allergies). Thank you.
• Students may bring a change of clothes with them tomorrow so they can change out of their costume.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  It's So Wonderful Here
4.  Wordly Wise 8e
- Wordly Wise L8 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  154-155
- WORKBOOK pages  NONE
6.  Scholastic News - Debate/Sticky Situation and Page 8 due Tomorrow
LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper
7.  Science pgs. none
8.  History
- Social Studies Weekly newspaper due Tomorrow; short quiz based on the newspaper also tomorrow.
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Wednesday, 10/29

PARENTS:  

• Red Ribbon Week Theme for Thursday: "I'm too bright to use drugs." Wear brightly colored clothing.
• Today's Project Cornerstone presentation has a follow-up, two-page packet. The last page needs to be completed and returned tomorrow. Thank you to Ms. Leon and Ms. Conlon for their presentation and goodies!
• We're going to have a small Halloween Party AFTER LUNCH, but only snacks and no large servings. If you would like to send something with your child to share with the 28 other students in class, please make sure it isn't home cooked and doesn't contain nuts (as we have a few students with allergies). Thank you.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  A Helping Hand
4.  Wordly Wise 8e due Friday
- Wordly Wise L8 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  1501-151, 152-153
- WORKBOOK pages  87-88
6.  Scholastic News - Debate/Sticky Situation and Page 8 due Friday
LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper
7.  Science pgs. none
8.  History
- Social Studies Weekly newspaper due Friday; short quiz also on Friday.
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Tuesday, 10/28

PARENTS:  

• Red Ribbon Week Theme for Wednesday: Be a superhero, stand up to drugs. Wear superhero themed clothing.
• Tomorrow, we will have a Project Cornerstone ABC (Asset Building) presentation.
• We're going to have a small Halloween Party AFTER LUNCH, but only snacks and no large servings. If you would like to send something with your child to share with the 28 other students in class, please make sure it isn't home cooked and doesn't contain nuts (as we have a few students with allergies). Thank you.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  none
4.  Wordly Wise 8c-d
- Wordly Wise L8 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  148-149
- WORKBOOK pages  85-86 ODDS
6.  Scholastic News - none
7.  Science pgs. 56-63
8.  History
- Social Studies Weekly due Tomorrow.
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

RED RIBBON WEEK is this week

The yearly ANTI-DRUG week is upon us.

Today, we had crazy socks day because, well, drugs stink!

Here is the rest of the schedule:

TUESDAY - Turn your back on drugs! 
Wear a shirt backwards to school.

WEDNESDAY - Making smart choices, like NOT doing drugs, makes me a superhero! 
Wear a superhero t-shirt or something superhero-y (is that even a word?).

THURSDAY - I'm too bright to do drugs!
Wear bright colors to school.

FRIDAY - Drugs are a TRICK, not a treat!
Wear your Halloween costume to school.

HW - Monday, 10/27

PARENTS:  

• Today we had a Taste Tasting as part of the Agriculture in the Classroom program. We tried three organic apple varieties: Braeburn (Lakeside, CA), Granny Smith (Watsonville, CA), and Fuji (San Benito County, CA). Students completed a brief student journal after tasting a slice of each of the apples.
• Also, I showed them, using an apple, how much of the earth is available arable land, or land that is suitable for farming. (Answer: about 1/32nd) For a Flash video to understand this (I didn't show it to the class), click here: http://www.farmland.org/Flash/appleEarth.html
• Thank you to the parents who volunteered for the Walk-A-Thon today. Unfortunately, some students did not return their permission slips but they were given an alternate PE activity to choose.
• We're going to have a small Halloween Party AFTER LUNCH, but only snacks and no large servings. If you would like to send something with your child to share with the 28 other students in class, please make sure it isn't home cooked and doesn't contain nuts (as we have a few students with allergies). Thank you.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  none
4.  Wordly Wise 8a-b
- Wordly Wise L8 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  144-145, 146-147
- WORKBOOK pages  Chapter 6, Lesson 4 pages
6.  Scholastic News - none at the moment
7.  Science pgs. none
8.  History
- Social Studies Weekly due on Wednesday. We will be doing the writing tomorrow in class. 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

UPDATE: NO Change in Fruit Tasting

Sorry about the confusion, but it was hard to find California-grown apples. I had to go to a non-big box grocery store!

ICYMI

In case you missed it...

The new portable (far left in the picture) was installed on Friday!

HW - Thursday, 10/24

PARENTS:  

• Today we tried the Harvest of the Month tasting of Fancy Zucchini from Watsonville's Lakeside Organic Farms (http://www.lakesideorganic.com). I was surprised by how many loved the zucchini and how few really didn't like it. On the back side of the their taste testing form is a recipe for Zucchini with Corn and Cilantro. Here it is in case your child forgot to bring the form home:

• Thank you to those who wore pink today! It was good to see Ruskin supporting a worthy cause!
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms were in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!
• We will be participating in California Agriculture activities from now until May. Our first Taste Test will take place next Monday: APPLES!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  His Best Time
4.  Wordly Wise 7e
- Wordly Wise L7 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  140-143 ODDS
- WORKBOOK pages  NONE
6.  Scholastic News - Due Friday will be Page 8. We did the Sticky Situation in class; they will need to complete the Debate for tomorrow.
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Wednesday, 10/22

PARENTS:  

• Thursday: We will have a Harvest of the Month tasting of Fancy Zucchini from Watsonville's Lakeside Organic Farms (http://www.lakesideorganic.com). NOTE: If your child is allergic to zucchini please let me know ASAP. (This is separate from the Taste Testing grant which will hopefully commence early next week, as I am missing about 50% of the class's pink consent forms.)
• Tomorrow's Spirit Day is "Think Pink" in support of "Stand Up To Cancer" (http://www.standup2cancer.org). The day is to increase the general awareness of cancer, support those who are fighting it or survived it, and honor those who have lost their lives to cancer. Students are encouraged to wear pink to school on Thursday.
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms were in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!
• We will be participating in California Agriculture activities from now until May. Our first Taste Test will take place next Monday: APPLES!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  Mean Rocky
4.  Wordly Wise 7e
- Wordly Wise L7 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  NONE
- WORKBOOK pages  77-78 ALL
6.  Scholastic News - Due Friday will be Page 8. We will do the Sticky Situation and Debate in class tomorrow.
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Tuesday, 10/21

PARENTS:  

• Tomorrow (IF they arrive today): We will have a Harvest of the Month tasting of Fancy Zucchini from Watsonville's Lakeside Organic Farms (http://www.lakesideorganic.com). NOTE: If your child is allergic to zucchini please let me know ASAP. (This is separate from the Taste Testing grant which will hopefully commence early next week, as I am missing about 50% of the class's pink consent forms.)
• This Thursday's Spirit Day is "Think Pink" in support of "Stand Up To Cancer" (http://www.standup2cancer.org). The day is to increase the general awareness of cancer, support those who are fighting it or survived it, and honor those who have lost their lives to cancer. Students are encouraged to wear pink to school on Thursday.
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms were in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!
• We will be participating in California Agriculture activities from now until May. Please see the letter that went home today about our first Taste Test: APPLES!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  Uneasy Homecoming
4.  Wordly Wise 7c-d
- Wordly Wise L7 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  138-139 #7-36 ODDS
- WORKBOOK pages  NONE
- 3 Enrichment sheets which were started in  class today
- Topic 4 Test TOMORROW
6.  Scholastic News - NO HW today but October 20 issue will be done mostly in class this week. Due Friday will be Page 8, Sticky Situation, and Debate.
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.


NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Monday, 10/20

PARENTS:  

• This Thursday's Spirit Day is "Think Pink" in support of "Stand Up To Cancer" (http://www.standup2cancer.org). The day is to increase the general awareness of cancer, support those who are fighting it or survived it, and honor those who have lost their lives to cancer. Students are encouraged to wear pink to school on Thursday.
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms were in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!
• We will be participating in California Agriculture activities from now until May. Please see the letter that went home today about our first Taste Test: APPLES!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  The Old House
4.  Wordly Wise 7a-b
- Wordly Wise L7 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math   [We are skipping Topic 5]
- TEXTBOOK pages  112-115 (from Friday); 136-137
- WORKBOOK pages  61-64 (from Friday); 75-76
- Topic 4 Test on Wednesday
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. Chapter 2, Lesson 1
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.
9.  Grammar Worksheet (Editing sentences)
- Grammar Quiz on Friday 


NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing EIGHT Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Wednesday, 10/15

PARENTS:  

• Tomorrow is the Great California Shake Out (http://www.shakeout.org/california/). It will be observed district-wide. Ruskin will have theirs at 9:05 a.m.
• LAST UPDATE RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do ALL of the multiplication lessons. They may even try the easier division lessons. If they are having difficulty, they should watch the videos and consider 
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms were in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  31/32 
4.  Wordly Wise 6e (due Friday)
- Wordly Wise L6 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  104-105 ALL (#7-20 Estimate for Odds only); 106-107 #9-28 ODDS
- WORKBOOK pages  59-60 ODDS
- Topic 4 Quiz on Friday
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.
9.  Grammar Worksheet (Plural Possessive Nouns); Writing Application sentences go into your journal
- Grammar Quiz on Friday
10. Harris Burdick stories (final draft) due Friday. Must be neatly written or typed.

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing NINE Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

Tomorrow is Picture Day

For tomorrow's Picture Day, our class's time is scheduled for 10:25 a.m., which is after recess. Please let your child know that if s/he is dressed nicely, s/he probably shouldn't engage in a potentially sweaty and/or dirty activity during morning recess!

Keep up the good work with TenMarks and Sumdog

TenMarks:

-  Looks like more students need to be taking TenMarks (18 students have not worked on it). I know who you are! ;)
-  The assignment problems are being answered correctly at a very good percentage.
-  Two students this week scored less than 75% and did not use the videos for assistance. Please make sure to WATCH THE VIDEOS when you are struggling! They help!

Weekly TenMarks Report for Mr. Amutan's Class

Total students in Mr. Amutan's Class: 34

Students who worked on TenMarks: 15

Assignments

Total assignment problems attempted: 1080

Assignment problems answered correctly: 969

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Sumdog:

-  GREAT JOB TO MR. AMUTAN'S STUDENTS! We placed 13th in the National Sumdog contest that ended on Friday, 10/9! You all really poured in a lot of effort! Kudos!

13th

Mr. Amutan, Ruskin Elementary School

California

685

- Among classes in California, our class placed 5th! Again, GREAT JOB!

1st	5th grade, Shasta Lake School	California	884
2nd	Darren McDonald, P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy	California	747
3rd	Rubio 5th Grade 2014, Flowery	California	720
4th	5th 2014-15, Rio Hondo	California	695
5th	Mr. Amutan, Ruskin Elementary School	California	685

- A NEW National Sumdog Contest has begun and will run until 10/16.  Start playing now!

Fall Is Finally Here at Ruskin

Now, let's hope the heat goes away and the cooler temps replace it!

Seniors in HS Applying to Colleges

If you know of anyone interested in applying to Marquette University (my alm mater!) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I can endorse their application which covers the application fee. LMK as it is a very easy process.

Marquette has many quality programs (i.e., physical therapy) and colleges (i.e., engineering, nursing, business; for post-grad, law school).

Check them out at  www.mu.edu

Here's the link the alumni association emailed me. It has the information I will need about the applicant: http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/about-admissions.php

HW - Wednesday, 10/8

PARENTS:  

• Thank you to all who walked or rolled to Ruskin today! Check out State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson's Facebook post of his Ruskin walk here: https://www.facebook.com/torlakson/posts/10152334426552051
• UPDATE #2 RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do all of the multiplication lessons. They may even try the easier division lessons. Please try not to do the more challenging division lessons.
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms are in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  13/14 
4.  Wordly Wise 5e (due Friday)
- Wordly Wise L5 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  none
- WORKBOOK pages  none
- Enrichment (two pages)
- Topic 3 Test tomorrow
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History 
California Indian Projects due November 3, 2014. See info sheet for details.
9.  Grammar Worksheet (Common/Proper Nouns); Writing Application sentences go into your journal
- Grammar Quiz on Friday (Nouns/Common/Proper/Singular/Plural/Nouns ending with -y/Review)

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing NINE Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Tuesday, 10/7

PARENTS:  

• Sorry for the delay!
• Tomorrow is WALK 'N ROLL day! Please walk to school and experience the beauty that is enjoying the exercise and traffic-free morning while chatting with your child!  MEDIA WILL BE PRESENT as the State Superintendent of Education, Tom Torlakson (a former Bay Area teacher), will be participating with Ruskin students.  We will have Flagpole in the morning.
• UPDATE #2 RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do all of the multiplication lessons. They may even try the easier division lessons. Please try not to do the more challenging division lessons.
• Ruskin's Walk-A-Thon has been moved to Oct. 27.  Sponsor forms are in the Wednesday Folders.  Please ask others to help Ruskin!

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  9/10 
4.  Wordly Wise 5c-d
- Wordly Wise L5 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  84-87
- WORKBOOK pages  42-43
- Enrichment (one page)
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History NONE
9.  Grammar Worksheet (Common/Proper Nouns); Writing Application sentences go into your journal
- Grammar Quiz on Friday (Nouns/Common/Proper/Singular/Plural/Nouns ending with -y/Review)

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing NINE Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

Two Reminders for This Week

Thursday is our first Spirit Day: Disney Day!
Wear Disney clothes...dress like a character...bring your Disney doll...

Friday is - and will always be - College Day!
Wear clothing from one of your parent's alma maters...wear something from a college YOU want to attend in the future!

HW - Monday, 10/6

PARENTS:  

• UPDATE #3: Please check your email for the AR and STAR Reading Assessments. I forwarded them to you on Saturday; the reports were in a PDF format.
• All Scholastic Book Orders have been processed. It is not too late to order, but there may be a few days delay. Please do so online.
• We started Gordon Korman's Titanic: Book 1 today as well as our readers' story on the Titanic.
• UPDATE #2 RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do all of the multiplication lessons. They may even try the easier division lessons. Please try not to do the more challenging division lessons.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  5/6
4.  Wordly Wise 5a-b
- Wordly Wise L5 Test on FRIDAY

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  76-77 (from Friday); 78-83 all
- WORKBOOK pages  36-38 (from Friday); 39-41 all
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History NONE
9.  Grammar Worksheet; Writing Application sentences go into your journal
- Grammar Quiz on Friday (Nouns/Common/Proper/Singular/Plural/Nouns ending with -y/Review)

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing NINE Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

Sumdog Reminders

Today is the last day for the San Jose only schools contest. Raise our classroom score! Complete as many questions as you can (max is 1,000)!

Tomorrow begins the national contest. Have fun and happy "Sumdogging" this weekend!

HW - Thursday, 10/2

PARENTS:  

• Today is Multicultural Day at Ruskin from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
• UPDATE #2: Due to district server issues, AR and STAR Reading Assessments could not be printed, and remaining students could not take their tests and/or quizzes. I will let you know when the reports are going home.
• T-Shirt Order forms were sent out yesterday.
• BOOK ORDERS due TOMORROW. Orders will be placed Saturday morning.
• UPDATE RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do all of the multiplication lessons. Please try not to do the division lessons.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  NONE 
4.  Wordly Wise 4e
- Wordly Wise L4 Test TOMORROW

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  NONE
- WORKBOOK pages  32-35
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
8.  History NONE
9.  Grammar Worksheet; Writing Application sentences go into your journal
- Grammar Quiz tomorrow (Simple Subjects/Simple Predicates/Run-On sentences/Review)

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing TEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

HW - Wednesday, 10/1 - HAPPY OCTOBER!

PARENTS:  

• Tomorrow is International Day at Ruskin from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
• UPDATE: AR and STAR Reading Assessments are NOT in the Wednesday Folder due to remaining students who have not taken their tests and/or quizzes. They will do go out tomorrow.
• T-Shirt Order forms have been sent out.
• New Monthly Reading Logs are in the Wednesday Folder
• UPDATE RE: NEW TenMarks ASSIGNMENTS - Students may do all of the multiplication lessons. Please try not to do the division lessons.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  November 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension #  39-40 
4.  Wordly Wise 4e (Due Friday)

5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages  68-69 ALL
- WORKBOOK pages  NONE
6.  Scholastic News - Not Yet
7.  Science pgs. NONE
-- Science OPEN BOOK Test TOMORROW
8.  History NONE
9.  Grammar Worksheet; Writing Application sentences go into your journal.

NOTES:

• Box Tops are still be collected! Send them in!
• We're only missing TEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.