Happy Halloween!

In honor of Dr. Heiden's favorite team, and to celebrate National Principal month, please have your child wear something red or a Cincinnati Reds shirt TOMORROW-- Wednesday.

On Thursday--please have your child wear red/white/blue to school!  Our class was picked by Mrs. Bell to have a special song/part in the video for Veteran's day!  On Thursday she will record them singing for the video, so break out the patriotic gear!

Creekside Pumpkin Decorating Contest

If your child is interested in participating, please read the following info from Mrs. Garrett:  Bring a decorated (small-no bigger than 10 inches in diameter) pumpkin that you have decorated to the commons area between 7:40am-8:00am on October 27th or 28th. NO CARVED PUMPKINS! Categories will include: Scariest, Most Creative and Funniest! Winners will receive prizes! (Please put your name, grade and teacher on the bottom of your pumpkin) (Please take your pumpkin home that Friday, Oct. 30th)

Operation Bundle Up
United Way of Johnson County and Milto Cleaners need your help to keep our youth of Johnson County warm this winter.  Operation Bundle Up started Monday.  Please bring a new or gently used winter coat, new hat, mittens or gloves to Creekside between October 5th-16th.

Writing

Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• writing sparkle sentences

• researching a topic

• persuasive writing

High Ability

Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• haiku poems

• grading writing using a rubric

• persuasive writing

• reading-- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Math

Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• estimating using rounding
• 3 digit addition using the partial sums strategy
• 3 digit addition using the column addition strategy
• 3 digit addition using the counting up subtraction strategy

Wonders Reading

Here is what we are working on this week in reading:

• essential question--What can animals in stories teach us?
• genre--fable
• phonics--soft g and soft c sounds
• Grammar--kinds of nouns
• vocabulary---antonyms
• writing--expository essay
• writing--sentence fluency
• writing-editing, proofreading, publishing
• comprehension--making predictions
• comprehension--problem and solutions
• text features--beginning, middle, end

Upcoming Dates

Here are some dates to add to your calendar:

• 11/10--PTO mtg @6
• 11/13--picture retake day
• 11/25--e-learning (no school)
• 11/26-11/29--Thanksgiving Break--no school

Have a great week!