January 10, 2011

One more week left of the 2nd quarter!

Scholastic book orders are due Jan. 14th. You can order on line through scholasticbookclubs.com and use our class activation code: GXB6Q

Field Trip permission slips are due Friday, Jan. 14th. The trip cost for students is $3.00. There are six, fourth grade classes going on three different days. Our trip will be on Tuesday, Jan. 25. We will be going with Mrs. Lippert's class.

Test Schedule:

Friday Math, Chapter 20 Fractions
Friday Spelling
Friday Reading, "In the Days of King Adobe"
Vocabulary Words: fascinated, thrifty, generous, roguish, rascally.

Spelling list for week of January 10, 2011:

social
secret
poem
poet
poetry
poetic
tails
tales
speech
produce
product
purchased
purchase
source
radio
quarrel
recess
saucer
society
successful
similar
solution
sleigh
telephone
steak

January 3, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hope everyone had a restful and safe holiday. I would like to especially thank the parents for sending snacks to share for our holiday celebration. We all had such a great time. Thanks for the special gifts I received. They are all greatly appreciated.

We have two weeks left of the quarter. Let's finish strong!

Test Schedule:

Friday - Spelling

Friday - Reading "The Case of Pablo's Nose"

Vocabulary Words for story: straightaway, alibi, muttered, retorted, strengthening, sculptor.

Spelling list for week of January 3, 2011

creative
elephant
potato
concert
potatoes
northern
everybody
frightened
pressure
group
niece
frighten
western
health
design
listened
nickel
southern
dictionary
create
created
eastern
listen
grocery
creation

December 13, 2010

Thank you Jillian and Erik for performing in the winter play, "The Nutcracker". You were fantastic!

Book Reports and "Culture" Poster Boards are Due Friday, Dec. 17.

Don't forget, Friday is a half day. We will also be celebrating on Friday. If you are able, please send a snack to share with the class.

Test Schedule:

Yippeeeeee! No math test this week.
Thursday, Language, Linking Verbs.
Thursday, AZ History, Chapter 3 & 4
Friday, Spelling
Friday, Reading, "Kids' Inventions"
Vocabulary Words for reading story: prosthetic, disabilities, modify, device, document, circular, and scholarship.

Spelling List:

possible
canvas
communities
community
pleasant
celery
autumn
salary
decide
witness
possibly
appearance
atmosphere
atmospheric
certainly
peace
investigate
certain
ability
piece
before
ceiling
decided
college
therefore

December 6, 2010

Thank you parents for attending the Winter Program. The students looked so wonderful in dress clothes! We only have 2 more weeks before winter break!

The class was assigned a book report that is due December 17. They were also given a book report form to use.

On Monday, the students will get a new assignment on culture and tradition to be done on poster board paper.

Please send in a small wallet sized photo of your child. We will be using it for a project.

Test Schedule:

Tuesday--Science, Chapter 3, Adaptations
Friday--Math, using estimation for sums and differences.
Friday--Spelling
Friday--Reading, "Kids Inventions"

Vocabulary words for reading story: prosthetic, disabilities, modify, device, document, circular, and scholarship.

Spelling List:

examination
coarse
doubt
condition
neither
serious
behavior
carry
local
examine
carriage
marriage
marry
further
onion
million
union
govern
affair
government
system
opinion
believe
companion
course

November 29, 2010

Ok....everyone stuffed? Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We sure did. I am so thankful for my family.

Our Holiday Concert is Thursday, Dec. 2. Please have your child in the classroom by 5:40. The concert begins at 6:00. They may wear regular clothing in Christmas colors.

Some students have chess club permisison slips. They are due Wednesday, Dec. 1.


Test Schedule:

Tuesday, Language friendly letter
Friday, Math Chapter 11, Probability
Friday, Spelling
Friday, Reading, "Two Lands One Heart"

Vocabulary words for story: interpreter, overwhelm, hysterically, equivalent, appetizing, occasionly, and irrigation.

Spelling List:

tomato
sword
total
reveal
tomatoes
resign
arrive
often
sleeve
century
prisoner
improve
particular
soldier
sum
cent
summary
assist
supply
release
mention
difference
theater
motion
improvement

November 15, 2010

Wednesday, progress reports go home. Parents, please check with your child to sign and return them.

Test Schedule:

Tuesday
Language, Verbs

Friday
Math Chapter 10
Reading "Cricket in Times Square"
Vocabulary words for story: acquaintance, scrounging, eavesdropping, wistfully, sympathetically, logical, and excitable.
Spelling

Spelling List:

flew
hurry
gigantic
piano
excitement
forgotten
fly
excite
pianos
pickles
lawyer
know
knowledge
flies
paragraph
guide
patient
giant
pianist
pickle
hurried
exciting
patience
forgot
hurrying

November 8, 2010

Scholastic book orders are still being accepted on line through November 10. Go to scholasticbooks.com to order. Our class activation code is GXB6Q. All orders will be delivered to our classroom.

No school Thursday, November 11.

Test schedule:

Tuesday AZ History, Chapters 1 and 2
Wednesday Reading "Loser"
Friday Spelling
Friday Reading "Stealing Home"
Vocab: pastimes, bicker, grudge, irritably, tutor, impose, glumly, disposition

Spelling List:

beyond
interest
advise
collar
fierce
compare
enemy
example
cocoa
eager
controlled
American
broke
Christ
bargain
debts
disaster
America
comparison
beneath
break
control
advice
Christmas
broken