AR Goal

Congratulations to the students who reached their AR Goals this nine weeks!! Mrs. Rioux's Homeroom had the most students reach their AR Goal so they have earned a Chips and Juice Party and extra recess time next week. New AR Goals are set for the second nine weeks. Students have from October 21st -December 19th to reach their second nine weeks goal.

Reached their 1st Nine Weeks AR Goal!
Mrs. Rioux's Homeroom
Payton
McKenzie
Will
Kymia
Leandro
Delvin
Evan
Jayden
Charles
Serenity
Davarez
Shareed
Jacob
Aniya
Amari

Mrs. Cofield's Homeroom
Jasper
Amiri
Daysia
Keiron
Mishelle
Alexis
Chinera
Alisha

Congratulations, Readers!!!

Speech Information

Speech Information came home in Friday Folders this afternoon!

4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest

It is time to get geared up for the Tropicana Public Speaking Contest (speech contest)!  Please take a minute to look through this packet.  You will find a timeline of important dates, a letter from 4-H about the contest, the official judging form (which will be used throughout the entire contest) and most importantly, 8 tips for writing a successful speech.  These tips are great, so please read them over carefully!   You may also want to visit www.florida4h.org for more information, sample comments from judges and other great speech information!

Speech Timeline:

·      October 10^th-Information packet comes home

·      October 17^th-Turn in your speech topic to your reading teacher for approval

·      October 24^th – Turn in rough draft

·      October 31^st – Turn in final draft

·      November 7^th-Class Speech Contest!

·      November 14^th-School-wide Speech Contest for all class winners!

Important: Make sure you are working on your speech at home from October 10^th-November 7^th!

*All children must participate in the class speech contest.  The speech will count towards the 2^nd nine weeks language arts grade. We suggest 3x5 notecards to put your speech pointers on.  Remember to practice so that you are not reading off the cards!

Wild Adventures

Reserve Your Seat On The Bus!!!

When:  November 3^rd-7^th from 7:30am-8:20 am

Where:  Mrs. Rioux’s Room (600)

What:  $45 (cash or money orders only) to reserve a seat on the bus for 5^th Grade’s End-Of-Year Trip to Wild Adventures

Who:  All 5^th grade students and/or parents who wish to ride the bus to Wild Adventures on May 15^th

Ticket prices and detailed information concerning trip details will be distributed after the Winter Holidays J

Challenger Science Day

The Challenger Center is back again on Friday to do more hands on activities! This afternoon Mrs. Rioux's class learned about energy and forces.

Challenger Science Day

The Challenger Learning Center visited for today to teach Mrs. Cofield's Class about electrical circuits!!!

Spelling Words

Test on Tuesday, October 14th

1. word
2. nerve
3. squirt
4, verse
5. surf
6. lurk
7. work
8. stern
9. spurts
10. lurch
11. blurt
12. thirst
13. spur
14. learning
15. shirt
16. midterm
17. return
18. squirm
19. swerve
20. yearns