*  Students will be bringing their Book Buddy Bag home this week.  Please look in the bag each night to see if there are any important notices.  This week we will start a bit of homework.  Each student will have a red duotang for homework.  I would like everyone to practice printing their name each night.  You will find the practice sheet in the red duotang.  Homework is always sent home on Monday and collected on Friday.  You do not have to send the homework back each day but I would like it if you kept the Book Buddy Bag in your child's bookbag, just in case I need to send home a notice.    *  I also sent home 2 Scholastic Book orders this week.  Book orders are due Sept. 21st.  Here are some of the benefits of ordering from Scholastic:   1. It gets your children excited about reading and helps improve their confidence in reading independently. 2. Teachers earn FREE books and learning materials for their classrooms with Bonus Coupons! 3. It helps you partner with your child's teacher to encourage reading in the classroom and at home. 4. It offers an amazing selection of hot new fiction, award winners and classic titles every month- at the best prices anywhere! 5. It provides reading levels and book descriptions to help you match books to your child's reading needs, interests and abilities.  6. Scholastic's 100% Satisfaction Guarantee ensures you will be happy with your purchases.  If not, they offer a full refund.   ** Don't forget about our Open House/Meet the Teacher on Tuesday, Sept. 13th.  You are more than welcome to bring your child along as there will be a supervised movie for them in the gym.  Parents will meet in the cafeteria.