Sunday, November 29, 2009
Newsletter Nov30-Dec4
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
December
15th- Field trip to Colossal cave
16th- Christmas pageant
17th- Report cards go home
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in every Friday!
• For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.
HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet Language Arts: Study Spelling words.
Social Studies: Native American tribe project due!
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Wednesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Study for plural nouns/past tense verb quiz.
Social Studies: Native American tribe project due!
Thursday: Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet. Study spelling words.
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Friday: Reading homework due!
Spelling test!
What we are working on…
Reading Writing a letter about the weather
SFA story “Mountains” Cause and effect
Language Arts Lessons on Plural nouns. Past tense verbs. Spelling words 3-4 grade-early, close (pronounced cloze), close, *flower, *flour, nothing, ground, *lead, led, *lead(pencil), such, morning, mind 5th grade- again*, inform, both, heart, month, children, child, build, built, understand, follow
Social Studies Finishing up unit on Native Americans
November 30-December 4 6-8 grade
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
December
15th- Field trip to Colossal cave
16th- Christmas pageant
17th- Report cards go home
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child does their homework (especially reading homework) every night. I have been getting homework turned in late or not in at all. I am having to keep students in for recess so they could get their homework done. Please check what homework they have every night so that they do it at home.
HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Coop. Learning projects.
Language Arts Study spelling words. Study adverbs and commas.
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet.
Write with chronological order.
Wednesday: Reading: Read 30 minutes fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Adverb/comma quiz. Study spelling
Thursday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes and fill in worksheet
Coop. learning projects. Do a dialog.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Friday: Reading: Reading homework due!
Language Arts: Spelling test!
What we are working on…
Reading Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons elements of a biography. Groups work on cooperative learning projects. Read books for book report.
Language Arts Lessons on commas and parts of speech
Section R Section T
beyond compare example electric fought
broken * controlled electrician fuel
broke control entered genuine
break *debts error growth
cocoa disaster exceptions hymn
collar eager favorable investigation
comparison enemy favorite
Saturday, November 14, 2009
November 16-19 newsletter
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
November
26th-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in every Friday!
• For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.
HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet Language Arts: Study Spelling words.
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill the worksheet
Wednesday: Reading: Read 20 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Simple/Compound sentence worksheet
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Thursday: Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes.
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Friday: Reading homework due!
What we are working on…
Reading: SFA story “Drylongso” Making predictions about a text
Language Arts: Simple/compound sentences. Parts of Speech Spelling words 3-4 grade- *people, ever, held, church, once, one, own, before, know, were, where, there, here, dead,*leave 5th grade-recover, mountain, speak, past, might, contract, deal, almost, brought, bring, event, true, truth
Social Studies Native Americans (Project due date is extended till after Thanksgiving break)
November 16-20 6-8grade
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
November
26-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
• Parents please make sure your child does their homework (especially reading homework) every night. I have been getting homework turned in late or not in at all. I am having to keep students in for recess so they could get their homework done, this isn’t fun for them or me so please check what homework they have every night so that they do it at home.
HOMEWORK
Monday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet
Coop. Learning projects.
Language Arts: Study spelling words.
Tuesday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes then fill in the worksheet.
Write about Theme
Wednesday: Reading: Read 30 minutes fill in the worksheet
Language Arts: Comma worksheet. Study spelling
Thursday: Reading: Read 20-30 minutes and fill in worksheet
Write a surprise ending
Language Arts: Grammar worksheet
Friday: Reading: Reading homework due!
Language Arts: Spelling test!
What we are working on…
Reading Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons on, theme, problem solution, predictions and surprise endings
Language Arts Lessons on commas and parts of speech
6-7 spelling list
consider Christmas beneath
*against interest
again *advice
complete *advise
search American
*treasure America
popular bargain
7-8 spelling list
avoid determination
biscuits determined
bruised discoveries
changeable discovery
chapter
chimney
deceive
Saturday, November 7, 2009
November 9-13 Newsletter
November 9-13 3-5 Grade
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at
November
11th Veterans day (no school)
26th-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
· Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in on every Friday!
· For this quarter we are collecting canned food and other nonperishable good items for the community food bank. Please bring them in. Each class is competing to see who brings in the most.
HOMEWORK
Monday:
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Tuesday:
Wednesday: No school (please do
Thursday:
Language Arts: Homonym worksheet
Social Studies: Work on Native American tribe project
Friday: Reading homework due!
What we are working on…
| | Writing a letter to an editor about an endangered animal.. SFA story “Drylongso” Making predictions about a text |
| Language Arts | Homonyms. Spelling words 3-4 grade road, rate, March, next indeed herself power wish *because *world *country meet meat another *tripped 5th grade army pretty stole income paid enter railroad unable ticket account driven |
| Social Studies | Native Americans (Project due date is extended till after Thanksgiving break |
November 9-13 6-8 grade
*Early Dismissal Every Tuesday at
November
11th Veterans Day (No school)
26-27th Thanksgiving break
Announcements:
· Parents please make sure your child/children do their reading homework every night and get it signed by you and turn it in on every Friday!
HOMEWORK
Monday:
Write a rhyming poem. Start of Coop. Learning projects.
Language Arts Study spelling words. Finish writing rule pages in composition books.
Tuesday:
Wednesday: No school, do
Thursday:
Write about theme
Language Arts: Homonym worksheet. Study spelling words
Friday:
Language Arts: Spelling test!
What we are working on…
| | Unit 3 (Determination) Lessons on mood, rhyme, theme, and problem and solution. |
| Language Arts | Spelling test-Monday. No spelling test on Thurs. Writing spelling rules in composition books. Plural and past tense verbs. Section R (6-7 grade words) Section T (8th grade and a few 7th graders words) Diamond together minute amusementConvention minute ought achesIncrease manner absence angrily Feature *article conference approvalService serve Wednesday availableInjury effect celebration folks*distribute general*tomorrow |