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ATTENTION!!

CHICKEN BISCUITS WILL NOT BE SOLD THIS WEDNESDAY.

We are extending the Cameron Donation Drive for the Wounded War Foundation for tomorrow (THURSDAY). This is a friendly reminder to wear your Lt. Cameron shirts from last year, your Patriotic Frey Shirt, or wear red, white, and blue on FRIDAY. We are also inviting our parents who would like to come and join us for the "Hero's Welcome Walk of Honor". We are asking that parents stand in the lobby so that classes are not disturbed.

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

YEARBOOK SALES ARE COMING TO AN END.  HAVE YOU ORDERED YOURS?

 

Order BEFORE December 22^nd 2011:

Download yearbook order form from the PTSA website or pick a form up at school.

Send in order with check or cash.

Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com Order # 18885 ($3.50 service fee applies)

AFTER December 22^nd:

Online only at the www.yearbookordercenter.com

Adopted Soldier

Frey is very excited that on Friday, December 16th, Cameron West will be visiting and speaking to our students. He is our school's adopted soldier and we feel very honored to have him come.

We will be doing a COINS FOR CAMERON DRIVE on Tuesday & Wednesday to raise money and will present a check to him for the "Wounded Soldier" Organization. Please help us in honaring him with this donation.

Have your child wear red, white, and blue in support of our soldiers and Cameron West.

Supplies

Dear Parents,

When devising our school supply list for the current year, we tried to be very cautious in asking for supplies. Each school year all grade levels combine a few supplies to one central storage area. With the rapid change in weather, we are finding ourselves in need of a few community school supplies. It would be greatly appreciated if each family could send in some Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, Ziploc Sandwich and Snack size bags.

News 12-5

We are back on a normal homework routine this week. A new reading packet was sent home on Friday and is due this Friday. I also stapled their spelling list in their agendas. Our copy machine is having issues, so there is no spelling page to go along with the list. Please make sure your child studies. On another note...the December specials schedule will be written down by your child in their agenda's from this point. I am trying to get them to be more independent in knowing what is coming up. It is written for the week on the board.

I would also like to say how proud I am of the progress the kids are making on their multiplication facts. I just gave a 0-10 timed test, with 100 problems, that they only had 7 minutes to complete. I compared each student's score to what they scored last 9 weeks and saw great improvement. Those tests are coming home this week for you to see. Your child should be scoring at least 75% or higher to be considered a "3" for meeting standards. Please make sure you do flashcards at least 5-10 minutes a night. It might not seem like it makes a difference but it does. Next quarter we are moving on to long division and division with remainders and knowing their facts is the key to being successful on that standard. The #1 thing 4th & 5th grade teachers say that keep students from being able to master concepts in math is knowing their multiplication facts. Having taught both of those grades, I can tell you that not knowing them QUICKLY will hold them back. Study, study, study.......