Week of September 23 - 27

September 23 - 27

Volume 1, Issue 5

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			AR Half Point for 1st Trimester	Camp McDowell Field Trip!
Homework
Read 25 minutes (at least 20 pages) & record on Reading Log
Students must complete 60 minutes during the week on DreamBox!
-Conduct & Reading Log will be checked			-Spelling homework due	-Conduct & Reading Log must be signed
Tests
			Spelling Test Reading Test

The Week Ahead…		Upcoming Events
Math	Number Sense (place, place-value, rounding, comparing, addition, subtraction) & Problem Solving	*Early dismissal every Monday @ 2:00! *Oct 1- Coffee with the Principal from 8:30-10:00. Mrs. Bruno will discuss any questions regarding the ARMT test. *Oct 3- Club Day *Oct 8-11- Fall Book Fair! *Oct 8 & 10- Family Night for Fall Book Fair
Science	Animal studies
Reading	Story- Danitra Brown Skill- compare/contrast
Language	4 types of sentences; nouns
Writing	Developing believable characters (main & secondary)
AL History	5 Regions and river systems of Alabama

Spelling Words
gnome	gnat	gnash	knife	knife
knock	kneel	wrist	wreck	wreath
write	bright	brightness	fright	light
lighthouse	night	nightlight	plight	starlight

Vocabulary Words
surrender	particular	sparkling	clusters	sizzles
stroll

DreamBox

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Paine Intermediate School has purchased DreamBox Learning's Math Program, an online, Intelligent Adaptive Learning(tm) program that helps all students achieve better, faster math proficiency. Your student can access DreamBox Learning from any computer, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using this link: https://play.dreambox.com/login/3nz9/paineis

DreamBox is an online program - there's no software to download! All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is free and is included with many Internet browsers. If your student does not have internet access at home, we can make arrangements for your student to be able to utilize one of the computer labs before school. Dreambox will take the place of our weekly pencil & paper homework.

You may also review your student's academic progress by setting up a DreamBox Parent Account. Please follow these steps to create your free

Parent Account:

1. Go to https://play.dreambox.com/login/3nz9/paineis

2. Have your student login to their profile just as they would at school

3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page

4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password

5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

6. Click "Submit"

7. Make a selection under What do you want to do now? and begin exploring!

A video walkthrough of this process can be found at:

http://www.dreambox.com/parent-how-to-videos/school-plus-home

Log into your home account after set up:

1. Go to http://play.dreambox.com

2. Enter your email address and the password.

3. If you would like to see your student's progress, click the "Parent Dashboard" button.

If you have any questions, please contact DreamBox Client Care by calling them at 877-451-7845 (weekdays 7am and 5pm, Pacific Time), or email

support@dreambox.com.

Important Information:

1.      Your child’s login is the same as the log in they use to access Accelerated Reader.

2.      Please do not help your child with Dreambox. It should be completed independently to ensure the learning path is geared to what the child needs.

3.      Your child is required to complete 60 minutes of Dreambox at home each week. I will check Dreambox each Friday to be sure the required time is achieved. (Your child will have Saturday-Thursday to get in his/her 60 minutes for the week.)

Sincerely,

Jana Walls

Paine Intermediate School

Week of September 16-20

 September 16 - 20

Volume 1, Issue 4

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day!		Club Day
Homework
Read 25 minutes (at least 20 pages) & record on Reading Log
Students must complete 60 minutes during the week on DreamBox!
-Conduct & Reading Log will be checked				-Conduct & Reading Log must be signed -Spelling homework due
Tests
Alabama History Project Due				Spelling Test Reading Test Math Quiz

The Week Ahead…		Upcoming Events
Math	Place value & problem solving	*Early dismissal every Monday @ 2:00! *Sept 27- Walls’ & Waites to Camp McDowell! (Please send forms and payment) *Sept 26- AR Half Point for 1st Trimester *Sept 27- Friday Freeze
Science	Landforms & animal studies
Reading	StoryDear Mr. Henshaw Skill- Character Traits and motivations; conflict/resolution
Language	Compound subjects & predicates
Writing	Developing beliveable characters (character traits, struggles, etc.)
AL History	5 regions of Alabama

Spelling Words
mercy	heavy	honey	alley	turkey
timidly	biology	geology	geography	explain
plain	proclaim	midday	spray	aid
unchain	spain	sway	repay	biography

Vocabulary Words
mobile home	duplicate	partition	nuisance	halyard
wrath	grove	prose	fad	Imitate
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