PTSA UPDATES

Reflections Entries are due on October 10th- Students may submit entries in six arts areas: Literature, Musical Composition, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance/Choreography and Film/Video Production. Student entries must have an Official Entry Form.
THEME: I can make a difference by….
If you have any questions, please contact Marianne Mabry, mabes89@comcast.net.

Pine Straw orders due by October 8th- Just $4 a bale, 7 bale minimum- delivered week of October 22

Family Movie Night will be next Saturday, October 13th at 6:30. PTSA will continue to take pizza orders and payment through next Thursday. Please make checks payable to Ford PTSA. If you are unable to make next week and need a refund for your pizza payment, please contact Polly Losure atllosure@bellsouth.net.

Stampede to Read

Thank you to Mrs. Dunbar for being our Reading Parent. The students are doing well with Stampede to Read, but we need to start racing with our minutes instead of galloping! ???? is leading the class with ??? cards. Way to go Mustang Reader!!

Math Challenge

Join Peggy Pepper for a Math Challenge on Fridays!

Can you do 30 computation facts in one minute?

Are you a Math Wiz?

The math challenge will be held on Friday afternoons in the small cafeteria. Students must complete 30 single digit computation facts in one minute. K,1st, and 2nd will be working on addition and subtraction and 3rd, 4th, and 5th will do multipication and division. If the students master both operations, they will receive a certificate and a coupon. They will also be entered in a math challenge drawing.

It is so important to master your basic facts! I challenge you to participate!

Food For Friends

Oct. 8-Nov. 2

Community Outreach and Ford 4th grader Reilly McDurmon are having a food drive called Food For Friends. We will be collecting dried beans and rice for people in parts of Central America hurt by hurricane Felix as well as canned foods and boxed dinners for our local community.

There is a basket in the room for all the goods we collect. The class that donates the most items will have an ice cream party at lunch courtesy of 4th grader Reilly McDurmon who is leading the drive.

Let's see if Mrs. McAuley's class can take the prize! What a great way to reach out and help others!

Spelling Words for October 8-12, 2007

Sitton Words:
1. feet
2. land
3. side
4. without
5. boy

Content Words:
6. October
7. football
8. season
9. pronoun
10. girl

Challenge Words:
11. autumn
12. strategy
13. integrity
14. cheerfulness
15. positive
16. attitude
17. multiplication
18. numeration
19. dinosaur
20. fossil

Essential Questions for October 8-12, 2007

• Reading- What strategies help me comprehend chapter books? Assign Beverly Cleary Book Report for October.
• Writing- How can I vary my sentence beginnings?
• Grammar- What are pronouns?
• Spelling- Unit 7 and Individual Spelling lists based on pretest and dictation errors
• Vocabulary- Review Units 1-4
• Math- What is elapsed time? How do you tell time to the minute? How are addition and subtraction related? What are the 2's times tables?
• Science- What are fossils?
• Social Studies- What are the seven continents and five oceans?
• Health- What can I do when I am stressed?