Mark Your Calendar...

Few things to remember:

Conferences - November 30, December 1 and 2
-Please be on time
-Please knock on the door at your scheduled time

Book Fair
The Book Fair will be open during Conferences. Money can be sent in with your child so the he/she may purchace books during the day. Parents may also visit the Book Fair before/after their scheduled conference to browse/purchase books.

Picture Re-Take Day - Monday, December 6
-Original pictures must be returned on re-take day (except for the class picture) and a form must be completed (found in our main office).

And most importantly....

Author Dan Greenburg Visits FH

Today, we had the privilege of having author Dan Greenburg visit our school and talk to our fourth graders.

Dan Greenburg writes the popular Zack Files series for kids and has also written many bestselling books for grown-ups. His sixty-six books have been translated into twenty languages. To research his writing, Greenburg has worked with N.Y. Firefighters and homicide cops, searched for the Loch Ness monster, flown upside down in an open-cockpit plane, taken part in voodoo ceremonies in Haiti, and disciplined tigers on a Texas ranch. He has not, however, personally encountered any zombies or glowing slugs—at least not yet. Greenburg lives north of New York with wife Judith, son Zack, and many cats.

Mr. Greenburg was funny and held his audience captive with his many adventures including those with tigers and an elephant in Africa. He also explained the importance of rewriting - no matter how much a pain it may be. Rewriting will only make the work better!

Students thoroughly enjoyed this well traveled author and learning about his humorous characters and books.

Fawn Hollow Turkey Trot and Spirit Day

November 19
Get ready to dust off those running shoes for the Annual Fawn Hollow Turkey Trot! It is one of the most loved traditions here at Fawn Hollow. Be sure to wear your Fawn Hollow apparel for a day filled with exercise, school spirit and fun! We’re also providing an opportunity for our families to make a donation to the Monroe Food Pantry. Boxes for the various items will be placed in the foyer on the 19th. The pantry is in need of the items listed below. Thanks for sharing what you have with those in need this holiday!

Our PTO Presidents are Jen Aguilar and Daphne Marcinek. Please call the Fawn Hollow main office at 452-2923 if you would like to leave a message for them to contact you.


Cranberries
Stuffing
Turkey Gravy (other varieties also needed)
Coffee
Peanut Butter (crunchy)
Vegetable Oil
Soup (including dry)
Beefaroni
Spaghettio’s
Rice-a-Roni
Rice Mixes
Instant Rice
Pasta Meals
Jelly
Sugar Free Jelly
Dry Milk
Evaporated Milk
Juice
Cake Mixes
Pickles
Mac & Cheese
Salad Dressings
Olives
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Hot Chocolate
Canned Beans – all varieties
Corned Beef Hash
Canned vegetables (no green beans and corn)
Spam
Baked Beans
Bread Crumbs
Cereal
Canned Fruit
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Laundry Soap

Scholastic Book Club

It's that time again!

New fliers went home today with many great books to choose from. Remember that you can always order your books through me or online using scholastic.com/bookclubs and using the Class Activation Code: GW9ZN for first-time online shoppers.

Online shoppers will also have the opportunity of purchasing books off several different flyers including a "Clearance" flier and a "Holiday" flier.

Best of all, we earn a free book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online!

Thanks for shopping!

Take-Home Books

This year, in conjunction with our reading program, students will be taking home "Take-Home Books." These are short, photocopied selections for students to practice reading and other skills taught in class.

Recently, students have been using them to practice identifying the Main Idea of a story, Summarizing, Text-to-Self Connections and Vocabulary.

Students are to keep these in their Take-Home Folder until I tell them they can keep them at home. Students can also use the time spent reading the selection for their 20/20 Reading Chart. This helps to kill two birds with one stone - especially for those reluctant readers.

Mandy Sue Day

We recently finished reading Mandy Sue Day by Roberta Karim as a whole class read-aloud to review Main Idea and writing a summary.

Students learned that Mandy Sue is blind but gets to enjoy spending a day with her beloved horse Ben on her own. Although Mandy Sue may have a disability, it does not prevent her from enjoying a variety of activities independently.

Today, students brought in various pictures associated with the story and created 5 different collages to depict what Mandy Sue can only see using her imagination. These collages remind us that no matter what, with determination and hard work, one can enjoy a special day doing what one loves.

Scholastic Book Club - October Orders

It's that time again! An order form went home today and is due back by Friday October 15 with your order.

Remember you can return the order to me with your payment made out to Scholastic or you may order online by going to:

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

First time orders online need to use the Class Activation Code: GW9ZN.

Those of you who have ordered online before can log in and use your user name and password.

We need orders back by October 15 so that you could receive your books before Halloween!!

Thanks!