This newsletter provides information on the upcoming week's assignments in Mrs. Roussell's classroom from September 21st to 25th. Students will be working on reading comprehension, continuing their personal narratives in writing, learning new spelling words, and studying line plots in math. In social studies, they will be wrapping up their unit on Missouri regions with study guides, a speaker, review games, and a test on Friday. The newsletter also provides assignment due dates and reminds parents to check the classroom blog and assignment books. It recognizes three students for demonstrating good manners and classroom participation.

1. Mrs. Roussell’s Classroom Newsletter
Sept. 21st – Sept. 25th
This Week’s Assignments
Reading – This week in Reading we will talk about questioning and visualizing. We
will also talk about how to take our questions and visualizations, and turn them into
thoughtful log entries.
Writing – Students will continue working on their "When I Was Young" story. We will
be working on taking it through the entire writing process. Students will be publishing
this piece.
Spelling – Students will be given Unit 5 Spelling words for the week. *Grammar
practice is now coming home on Monday, separate from their spelling list. We will
complete the first few together and the students will complete the rest at home to turn
in on Friday. They will be tested over the words on Friday.
Math – We will continue studying line plots; how to gather and organize data, how to
read data on a line plot and how to construct a line plot. Test over line plots will be
Wednesday or Thursday, check your child’s assignment.
Social Studies - We are wrapping up our Missouri Regions Unit this week. Study
guides will go home Monday, speaker on Tuesday, review game on Wednesday,
Missouri cookies on Thursday, and Test on Friday.
Reminders to Parents
1. Remember to check the blog for new pictures and updates.
2. Check your child’s assignment book nightly and ask them about their day at school.
3. If you are purchasing an item for Missouri cookies, send them to school with your
child by Wednesday, Sept. 23. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to purchase
something!!
Important Dates
End of 1st Quarter
Friday, October 16
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 21st & 22nd
No School
October 23rd
October 26th (PD for Teachers)

2. Something to Talk About!
Special thanks are due the following students:
Ryan Taylor for holding the door open for classmates. What great manners.
Emily Dunger for having great manners and saying "Thank You" to her helpful
classmates.
Jade Heniff for doing a GREAT job of following along while reading out of our Social
Studies book.