WEEKEND NEWS

September 23, 2011

ELLIS MOTTO:   “I AM RESPONSIBLE AND ALWAYS LEARNING!!!”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• FIELD TRIP ON WEDNESDAY:  If you have not done so, please sign and return the field trip permission slip as soon as possible.  Voluntary donations of 1-can of food per person will be accepted at the farm from those who wish to participate in the Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers food drive.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch. They may purchase one from school or bring a sack lunch from home.  We will need a lunch count by Monday.  Students need to dress for the weather and wear closed toed shoes (such as sneakers). 
• THANK YOU!!!!  We have our art moms and our carnival help!  Mrs. Lish and Mrs. Whitehead have agreed to be our art moms. Thanks for the bags of suckers for our carnival. You are wonderful parents!!
• CARNIVAL ON MONDAY from 5:30-7:30:  The PTA has worked all summer long to bring you this wonderful family event.  We hope to see you at the carnival!! 
• Our class is in 2nd place for the PTA membership drive.  Join PTA and help us win a party from Kiwi Loco!!
• THE STANDARDS singing group will be here on Thursday for the 3^rd - 5^th grade classes.  They have performed at Ellis 3 times in the past and we have loved them.  The students are in for a real treat.

HOMEWORK:

• Math:  “Drops In The Bucket” #28
• Language:  “Types of Sentences”
• Language:  “Drops In The Bucket” Lesson C4
• SPELLING WORDS:  brush, juice, fruit, tube, lunch, crumb, few, true, truth, done, suit, pump, due, dull, tune, blew, trunk, sum, glue, threw   BONUS:  newscast, commute, continue, attitude, slumber

·         Reading: read 15-30 minutes every night and fill in your reading log.  Remember to return daily because this is part of your reading grade!

Have a fun weekend,

Denise Thompson