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=**We are now offering breakfast at school in the morning when students arrive. The cost of breakfast is $1.50. Breakfast is free for students who qualify for free lunch and $.30 for those who qualify for reduced lunch. Please be sure to talk with your child(ren) about getting breakfast in the morning, if you wish for them to have it or not have it. Your lunch account will be charged if your child chooses to take breakfast.**=

**Class News**

**Week of October 20th -24th** It is hard to believe that the first quarter has come and gone and we are moving into the 2nd quarter. Report cards will be coming home on Friday. Please sign and return the report card envelope. Look for conference information to come home soon. I look forward to speaking with you during this time. This week we have a half day on Wednesday. Students will be dismissed at noon and no lunch will be served. On Friday morning, I will be the district office speaking with Math Vendors about math resources to use in the classroom. As we begin the 2nd quarter, the students were reminded about the importance of putting their names on their paper and turning their assignments in on time. Points will be taken of papers with no names. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at 708-687-4673 ext. 334 or kcook@d142.org.

Reading- This week we will continue reading Bud, Not Buddy and discuss how point of view influences how stories/events are told. We will also complete our Common Core writing assessment on point of view. During small group we will continue practicing Close Reading and pulling evidence from the text.

Language Arts/Spelling- Spelling words and contracts were passed out on Friday. Please remember that contracts are due Friday with a parent signature on the cover sheet. In Language, we will discuss possessive nouns.

Writing- This week we will be continue our Expository/Informative writing. We will be connecting our writing to our Science unit on Matter.

Math- We are beginning fractions this week starting with equivalent fractions, finding the Greatest Common Factor, and the Least Common Multiple.

Science- We will take our Matter test on Tuesday and move into Social Studies.

Social Studies- We will begin our unit on Early European settlements and explorers starting with the Northwest Passage.

Have a great week! Mrs. Cook