Blakey's Banausic Blog

Fall Carnival

Our annual Fall Carnival will be held October 27th from 11:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Due to construction, it will be held at Lost Mountain Middle School. Parents are asked to donate one of the food items listed below:
*  2- 12 packs or 1-24 pack of individual serving size chips - any flavor
*  1 - 12 pack of canned sodas
*  1 - 10 pack of juice boxes
*  a whole cake, in a container
Please send in your donation with your child or leave it in the cafeteria the week of October 22nd.  Cakes should be brought in the day before the event. 

Thank you for helping make this a great success.

5th Grade Committee Meeting - Oct. 9th

The next 5^th grade committee meeting will be Tuesday October 9^th at 9:00 in the media center. Parents who would like to have input into the event planning and fund-raising events for the 5th grade class, are invited to attend.

Mark you calendar - Sept. 26-27 & Oct 1-5

We will be conducting standardized testing this Wed. and Thurs. 9/26-27 (Cognitive Abilities Tests) and all next week Oct. 1-5 ( Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) 

Test will be administered each day from 8:00 am until 10:00 am.

Please make sure that students are on time to school.  It will help their concentration if they are well rested and have a good breakfast and not sugary cereals on test days.  Doctor or dental appointments should not be scheduled on these mornings.

Students should bring 2- regular #2 pencils  (not mechanical type).

Calling all Dads!

We are in need of one more dad to volunteer as a chaperone for our overnight field trip to 4H Rock Eagle camp.  Volunteers will be responsible for the costs associated with their trip which is approximately $65.
This includes bus transportation, meals and lodging. 

We leave school Monday, Oct. 29  about 8:30am and return Tuesday Oct. 30 about 3:00pm.  If interested, send a note or leave a phone message with the school secretary.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Are things just not adding up?

Need a little extra practice in Math?  Check the links under HELPFUL SITES for links to math activity websites.

Informative Text Project - Update

*Students now have a starter booklet,
a green directions paper, and a hastily
made example of how the pages should look.  They need
2 examples for each page, except for "fonts" which should
have 4 or 5 different sizes and styles as to fill up the page.

Spelling help is just a click away!

If you would like a little extra practice with your spelling, help is just a click away. A complete list of the Sitton Core Spelling units can be found by clicking the link under HELPFUL SITES.  Each unit includes a variety of puzzles and activities.

Fabulous Addition to Our Class Staff !

We are pleased to introduce a lady who contributes fabulous support to our learning.

                                  Mrs. Christie Schomer, a certified teacher, is
                            present in our room  Mondays through Thursdays
   from 9:15 - 10:15a.m  She assists students
   individually and in groups during math instruction.
   She's a gem!