Happy Birthday, Montana!

Oh my what a busy day. We are trying to make up for lost time from last week. We got to a lot of curriculum today and not as much time to work on everything during independent work time as usual in class so there may be more homework tonight than some nights. Oh well, just the way it goes.
Tomorrow is Montana's 122nd birthday so both 4th grades will be doing some fun activities in the afternoon. Everyone has bought into this activity for $400.
Maps of the Southeast went home today so kids can start studying for the SE test. We are going to have this test on Monday, November 21st so that gives plenty of time to study. We will make flash cards here at school to study and use both maps at home to study the capitals and their location. Many students have the chapter 6 Geography Challenge tonight for homework. Make sure they put the answers on the workbook pages and put the places in on the map in the workbook also. If your child can name 3 states in the SE, write SE in the planner for free money.
Permission slips went home today for the all day field trip to Norm's Island and Zoo Montana. Take note of the lunch options and the $2.50 cost admission into the zoo. Students will receive $100 for getting slips back tomorrow and an extra $100 if they bring the $2.50 of real money.
Volunteering: This week our school & school tools manner motto is: Volunteer to help. What a great opportunity to help out our neighbors, family members, etc. If your child does a great deed of volunteering without you telling them to, please write volunteered in their planner.
Multiplication: Oh my, we really need to practice those facts. I can't help, but stress the importance of memorizing them. I am not worried about the speed of them, but just knowing them. We had a quiz on the 0-4's today and over 1/2 of the class doesn't know them. Yikes-so please put the studying of these in the nightly homework plan. If need be, we will practice outside at recess time. Thank you
No nightly writing tonight.