Harvest Hope Donations Thursday and Friday!

Harvest  Hope

Do you want to help flood victims in your Community?

Well if you do,then Pontiac Elementary School is collecting can goods and other foods for Harvest Hope. So please donate if you can.Thank you guys for all your help!

By: Xia Salley,Kaitlyn Burgess

When: Thursday, Oct. 15 and 

Friday, October 16

What's Happening this week!

In social studies, we will wrap up our study of westward expansion.  Students will view videos and photographs showing the conflicts between Native Americans, cowboys, ranchers, and railroad workers.  They will create tools used by railroad workers and those settling the west.  

It was so good to hear that students were reading and visiting the library when they were home last week.  I hope your child has showed you his/her online reading log.  We will continue to log our reading throughout the school year.  This is a wonderful way for you to monitor what your child is reading as well as his or her pacing.

We will also continue our study with nouns by investigating singular and plural nouns.  Students will  take a look at figurative language as we read tall tales.



AVID
The fourth and fifth grade AVID students will be collecting dry goods for Harvest Hope Food Bank on Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16 for the flood victims.  You will be receiving updates from our class as we prepare for this drive.  Please send in your donations!

By:Sincere,Bobbie, And Jakedrick

Parents, I know you're reading this blog about the Harvest Hope campaign and you're asking, “when is it going to be?”
It is going to be Thursday,October 15, 2015 and Friday,October 16, 2015. “Where is it going to be?” You ask. It is going to be in the car rider line and bus loop at Pontiac Elementary. Fifth grade and Fourth grade aka, Avid, will be in charge of this collection.  

Thank parents for participating!!!

    

In these two pictures we are making college  flags for AVID. We got to decide which college  flag we wanted to make.We had to include the mascot, college colors and the college name.We actually got to use a piece of paper that was shaped like a flag. We had a lot of fun making these for AVID. If you do not know what AVID is, it's supposed to prepare us for college. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.   

By Alaina Austin

        

Next Week's Update

      On next week, we will discuss the importance of the Pony Express and the Transcontinental Railroad during the 1800s.  We will discover why the railroad was important, who built the railroad, and its impact on the Native Americans way of life.  

The quiz planned for Wednesday, September 30 will cover the challenges encountered by early settlers on the various trails to the west.  

       In English Language Arts, we will discuss nouns and tall tales. We will also integrate read alouds and comprehension selections on westward expansion.  As for writing, students have been working on their final drafts about their most "memorable moments."  Ask your child what he/she decided was his/her most "memorable moment."  

Dates:

     Monday, September 28 is "Military Monday." Students are asked to wear red, white and blue to show support for our military parents.  We are wearing college colors on Friday! Check the calendar! 

Class Updates

Hello Everyone,
Things are really moving in our class. Today students were comparing characters with the use of Patricia Polacco books. They did a great job partner reading and recording character traits.  These students really love to read.  We will continue with the comparison of story plots on next week. Take a look at these awesome pairs!

  

Beginning next week, students will blog events in the classroom.  Everyone will get a chance to share classroom events.  The blog will be sent out every Friday.  Thursday, September 24 has been set aside for parent conferences.  If you cannot attend on September 24, Mrs. Nelson and I are available at 8:20 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  We can conference after school Tuesday- Thursday, if we have prior notice. 

A Few End of the Year Notes

Our Future Leaders

Beginning Monday, June 8, Pontiac Elementary will be open Monday- Thursday and closed every Friday. 

Our office hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. We will resume our normal schedule beginning Monday, August 3.  Our back to school night will be held on Monday, August 17 at 5:00 p.m. and our first day of school will be Wednesday, August 19.  Have a wonderful and safe summer!

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