CONFERENCE TIME

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday, November 2-3. Students will not have class these days and do not need to attend this conference with you. Classes on Wednesday will be dismissed at noon and students will be in class ALL day on Thursday and Friday.

OUR MEAP FEAST was a great way to conclude taking the reading, math, and science assessments in fifth grade. Thank you for your support of this special, fun event. We had a lot of great food to enjoy. The wonderful aromas wafted through our pod.

Miciah and Natalie work on the finishing touches of their science project in Mrs. Baker's class.

THE HALLOWEEN PARTY is slated for this Friday afternoon. Shelley Cannon (616-846-2393) and Donni Jonas (616-842-5144) are in charge of this event. Students may bring costumes and makeup to school for the Halloween parade. The party and parade will begin at 2:30 p.m. Click HERE for the Chittenden family Halloween greeting! Turn up your sound and enjoy.

OUR CANDY BARS for the Snow Camp fundraiser are scheduled to arrive on Friday, November 13. Students will have until December 1 to sell the chocolate bars and return money. Camp is scheduled for January 27-28.

Talia focuses on constructing accurate geometric drawings in her math journal.

TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF boxes went home today. Jordan Chusid, a former Lake Hills' student and a GHHS Senior, is the UNICEF Coordinator. Students may help with this collection on Halloween night and return the boxes on Monday. We would like to surpass last year's goal of $700. The classroom that contributes the greatest amount to UNICEF will earn a pizza party. Go Room 15!


Working with oil pastels in art class allows students to learn about blending colors. Mac and Morgan seemed to enjoy it this afternoon.

EATING HEALTHY, washing hands, and getting rest are critical to maintaining our health. Our class has been fortunate (so far) to dodge considerable illness. Today we took a little extra time to use a new de-ionized water device that eliminates 99.9% of bacteria in cleaning our desktops this afternoon. The activated water attracts dirt like a magnet and lifts if from the surface, enabling it to be easily wiped away.

MEAP IS COMING

THE MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) testing begins next Tuesday morning. Fifth grade testing will be conducted on the mornings of October 13, 15, 20, and 22. It is very important that your child is in school on these days. Make-up testing will be scheduled on other days prior to our October 29 deadline for all testing. Fifth grade students will be tested in reading, mathematics, and science.

Amanda shares from her Writer's Notebook in response to reading a Polish folktale.

OUR ONLINE READING CLASS allows us to see lessons and assignments when we are using the wireless laptops in class. Students may also access the Lake Hills Online School from home. We took a short quiz today in response to reading Prot and Krot, a Polish folktale about a soldier who wishes for modest things when he can ask for anything in the world. Have your child show you our online classroom this weekend. Students can also view their grades for this class from home.

Sady and Cooper play the online Factor Game with the computer as their opponent.

THE CANDY BAR SALE to raise money for our Outdoor Education camp program will begin next month. Orders for 85 Chocolate Shop kits were placed today with World's Finest Chocolate. This year's Snow Camp will be on Wednesday, January 27, and Thursday, January 28, at YMCA Camp Pendalouan in Montogue.

PERCUSSIONISTS are not all that common at Lake Hills. Can you believe we have FIVE students who are now a part of the percussion section in the Lake Hills band? The band, choir, and orchestra meets every Friday afternoon from 1:00 to 1:50 to rehearse.
Mac, Amanda, Michael, Natalie, and Hans show off their percussion kits. Rhythm abounds!

CONFERENCE REQUEST FORMS were sent home this week. Please complete your request for a Parent-Teacher conference and have your child return this form by Monday, October 12. Fall conferences will be held on Monday, November 2, and Tuesday, November 3.

THE ECOSYSTEM PROJECT dues dates for science are now posted in the classroom. Students must have a "creature picture" turned in on Monday, October 12.

• October 16 - Creature Adaptation
• October 19 - Fact Sheet
• October 21 - Food Web (completed in class that day)
• October 22 - Project Poster
  

THE FALL FUNDRAISER product pick-up is from 3:30 to 6:00 pm on Friday, October 23. Be sure to put that time/date on your calendar if your child participated in the fundraiser.