In a word…a lot! Oops that is two words, as I am constantly reminding my students, and all the students I have taught before them from middle to high school over the last 16 years; a lot is two words not one! Try and get your kids to think of a lot as a measurement as in a couple, a few, a dozen…it is not a great choice when measuring either so maybe get them to try and abolish it all together. Anyway, that wasn’t what I set out to write about, it just popped into my mind.

Thanks to those of you who came to the weekend b.b.q. I heard that it went well and I know the weather was great. The students only have a couple more weeks until the 1st qauarter ends then it will be one down and three to go, they have made a terrific start to the year and I look forward to what the rest of the year holds for us.

Here are some dates for your planner.

October 12-16th: WASC Self Study Visitation Team

October 13 : Unit Two Math tests are coming home, please sign and return them with your child. We start Unit Three on Geometry tomorrow.

October 20th-24th:IOWA testing for 5th grade each morning during Language Arts

October 24th: End of 1st Quarter

October 24: UN Day

October 30: Last ASA for round one

October 31st: ES Report Cards go home

October 31st: ES Halloween

November 4th – 7th – Book Fair

November 6th – 7th – Parent Conferences