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Parent update for the week beginning November 15, 2010

We will NOT send home a Parent Newsletter for the Week of November 22, 2010.

• Please be sure your child has the necessary school supplies. (Especially paper and pencil)

• Wednesday, November 17th 2 Hour Late Arrival.

• Thursday, November 18th Parent/Teacher Conference.

• November 24 – 28th NO SCHOOL. Thanksgiving Break.

• If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please email Ms Case with your email address. (kcase@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us)

• Your child will have math homework everyday!!

• Your child is expected to read aloud to you for a minimum of 15 minutes everyday.

• Even though your child may not have homework in a given subject, it is expected he/she studies the lesson taught each day.

• You may view your child’s progress daily by visiting

hamilton-local.k12.oh.us . Click “Parents & Students”, then click “Progress Book.

• You may view your child’s homework assignments by visiting hamilton-local.k12.oh.us Click on “Schools”, select “Hamilton Intermediate School”, then click on “Teacher Websites”.

• The 2010-11 School Calendar and weekly lunch menu can be found on the Hamilton website.

• Please check our webpages frequently. We are always adding new information and helpful websites to help your child.

Parent/Teacher communication is very important. Please check your child’s agenda each evening. We try very hard to stay on schedule. However, there are times when changes to assignments may be made.

Short Cycle Assessment Schedule

Friday, December 10, Math

Monday, December 13, Reading

Tuesday, December 14, Science

Wednesday, December 15, Social Studies

Thursday, December 16, Writing

Reading -Mrs. Waters – jwaters@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us

We will review past skills such as fact/ opinion and prefixes and suffixes. We will begin the skills of compare and contrast using venn diagrams. There will be a homework assignment on Monday and will be due on Tuesday. There will be a short quiz over skills on Friday.

Reading – Mrs. Smith – bsmith@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us

Vocab quiz and packet as well as skill check #1 due Monday. This week we will be focusing on prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and antonyms. Skill check #2 due Monday Nov. 22nd.

Writing – Ms. Bright – abright@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us

We will be reviewing prefixes, suffixes and be introduced to the three kinds of verbs. Spelling contract 9 will come home on Monday and is due on Friday when they take their test.

Math- Ms Case – kcase@hamilton-local.k12.oh

We will continue our Unit on Fractions and Decimals. We will add/subtract fractions with like denominators. We also learn about mixed numbers, proper and improper fractions. Please practice basic multiplication facts with your child each evening. Please be sure to check your child’s agenda book or my webpage for homework assignments.

Science -Mr. Cryder – jcryder@hamilton-local.k12.oh

We will continue discussing slow and rapid changes of the Earth's surface. There will be a quiz on Friday 11/19.

Social Studies – Ms Hageman – dhageman@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us

We will continue to study frontier wars in Ohio, and the steps Ohio took to become a state. Tuesday's homework is a worksheet on Main Idea. It is due on Wednesday.

Intervention Specialist – Miss Drexler –ddrexler@hamilton-local.k12.oh.us

Care Packages for the Troops

Please give donations to your homeroom teacher by November 30th

SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR OUR SERVICE MEN/WOMEN

FOOD ITEMS (individual serving sizes)       FUN THINGS (individual or travel size)

Pre-sweetened powered drink mix packets           Hand held games

Beef Jerky (they love these)                          Board games (small travel size)

Gum                                                                               Word games (small travel size)

Tuna or chicken creations lunch kits DVD’s and/or CD’s

Cup O Noodles or Cup O Soup                               Nerf footballs, basketballs (any small balls)

Protein/Granola Bars                                               Playing cards/card games

Coffee creamer and sugar packets                       Dice games (Boggle, Mississippi Marbles)

Ground coffee packets and tea bags                        Batteries (in the packaging)– AA, AAA, C and D

Hot chocolate mix                                                        Whoopee cushions

Trail mix, nuts                                                               Paddle balls

Small boxes cereal                                                     Hacky sacks

Cookies (especially girl scout)                                   Yo-Yo’s

Candy (nothing that will melt)                                     Jigsaw Puzzles (small travel size)

Fruit snack (roll-ups, gushers)                                   Velcro darts

                                                                                    Squishy balls

TOILETRIES  (Travel Sizes)                                   Magazines/books (love computer mags)

Lip balm/chap stick

Deodorant                                                                  OTHER

Toothbrushes and toothpaste                                      Phone cards (really need these to call home) Eye drops                                                                 Small tablets of paper and pens

Baby wipes                                                                  Socks (heavy white or black cotton only)

Gold Bond powder (for their feet)                           Foot powder

                                                                         Fabric softener sheets (inside their boots)

THINGS NOT ALLOWED                                     Bug wipes

No Religious articles                                            Sunglasses

No Pork products                                                   Blank cards w/ envelopes (Holiday especially)

No glass containers New Brown T-Shirts (sizes, Med/Large/XLarge)

No aerosol cans                                                        New Boxer Shorts (sizes, Med/Large/XLarge)

The list above is suggestions only - our service men and women will welcome anything you would love to send – we just need to let them know we are thinking of them

PLEASE NOTE

It costs $10.70 for every box they ship. Donations are greatly appreciated!

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