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About 50 minutes per night of homework is assigned each night. In addition, your child should be reading a book for at least 20 minutes every night.  I have listed a few helpful homework sites below that offer tips for studying and tackling homework. Remember to stay organized and strive for Fun Friday!!

Click here to read the homework guidelines.

Click here to link for the scholastic web site that lists the nightly homework. Use the following credential to login:

username:ecampion 
password:herbie

Homework Helpers
Ask For Kids
Homework/Study Tips

Click Here  to load the Welcome Back letter that will give you polices, procedures, and other important information.

Click Here for information on Internet safety with your child. This site also offers great, appropriate and safe search engines.

Please remember to check with your teacher to see if your birthday treat is ok to bring into our classroom due to our severe food allergies.  Also remember we have 24 students!

• Flash drives need to be purchased.
• You can request a reminder to be sent to your e-mail as a reminder to look at the Wednesday Envelope!
• We have severe food allergies in our classroom!  The school nurse has sent home a letter for you to sign that you are aware of this. Please do not send in any food that isn’t approved first.  Thank you!
• Remind your child at home about proper hand washing techniques and practices!  We are very diligent with this at school and need to be proactive against spreading germs!
• Don’t forget to send in your box tops!
  

Please be sure to review math notes each night. Be sure to complete math work in pencil only! 

We are heading toward more challenging, and difficult material in math.  It is so important to review your notes and check your work!!!

We are going to be studying the States, Presidents, and Canada!  In addition we are going to be preparing for the NYS Document Based test that will be in November.  Click below to go to the NYS department of Education website to read information pertaining to this test. 

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/

We have moved into Latin America in class.  We are going to have a great time learning about this and the different customs and celebrations as well.

Each week in Reading, we will read a story from our reading series.  The students will need to complete the comprehension page that goes along with the story weekly to be handed in for a grade.  The quiz for the story will be at the end of the week, usually on Fridays.  Please remember to read 20 minutes every night and fill out your book log!

Click Here for the Reading Log

We are moving through Unit 5 in reading.  I am hoping to get another novel in by the end of the year.       

More info to come...

We will work our way through the LA book.  A practice sheet will be assigned for homework each night.  In addition, we will work on a writing piece monthly using the writing process and the technique used in Step Up to Writing.

Click here for the spelling requirements. Remember that spelling sentences count as a LA grade.

Click here for the spelling rules.

All spelling pages for the week are due on Fridays.

Each week I will post a question of the week on our homework web site on scholastic.com.  This may be a question pertaining to any subject.  You need to follow the directions for this question and hand it in the bin by Friday morning.  This is a great opportunity to gain extra credit points!

This month’s...
Question of the week winners:

Students of the Week:

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Each semester the children will be assigned a book report that will address a different genre.