Dear Parents, We are well under way to another great year! I am really enjoying this class and I hope your child is having just as much fun as I am. Please read on to find out what is taking place in our class. Language Arts We have been working hard at our spelling words and Guided Reading groups. We began the year with our unit on Narrative Writing and have started our first assignment, Monster Menu' s. This project will help your child develop his/her descriptive writing abilities. They are to compose a menu for monsters that would make us humans sick to our stomachs! The due date for this assignment is October 31st. Your child will draft the rough copy at school and will then be able to spend some time at home working on the good copy if they choose. I do provide ample class time to work on the assignment. Math Our unit on Patterns and Equations is nearing the end. I anticipate that we will have our unit test the last week of October. Some students are fi