May 2, 2011

Counting down! 3 1/2 more weeks!

Field trip coming up on Thursday. Please make sure your child dresses special for this event. We're going to the Theater! Bring a lunch.

Make sure your child is working on their AZ History Project. Dwelling and report are due May 13.

We will be reviewing long division for math for this week. Friday will be our division test.

Reading test on Friday, "The Down & Up Fall". Vocabulary words: corridor, apparently, enthusiastically, investigate, transformed, and decor.

Spelling Test on Friday
Spelling List:

heavily
innocent
inches
influence
gathering
fear
equip
future
drawn
imagine
equipment
heavy
fearful
doctor
drew
image
functional
equipped
furniture
individual
draw
function
heavier
independent
hundred

April 26, 2011

History project assingment was sent home on Friday. Build a Native American dwelling along with a research paper on the Native American tribe that was chosen.

Field trip is coming up next Thursday, May 5.

Testing schedule:

Thursday--Science Chapter 6
Friday--Math, Fractions
Friday--Reading, "I Have Heard of a Land", Vocab--arbor, fertile, harmony, pioneer, and possibilities.
Friday--Spelling

Spelling List:

columns
desirable
capitol
height
high
choice
current
cereal
coarse
desire
division
choose
ascending
correct
divide
chosen
apparent
capital
bough
extreme
basically
basic
extremely
bow
chose

April 11, 2011

FINALLY! AIMS Week! Monday will be general review. AIMS will be taken on the mornings of Tues. thru Fri. There will not be any other general testing for the students. The students will be allowed to bring in hard candy or mints to suck on during their tests. It seems to relax them during testing. (no suckers) Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest this week. All students should be present and not tardy.

April 4, 2011

We are 1 week away from AIMS! We will be doing a lot of reviewing in math and in science. Testing Schedule: Wednesday--Language, adverbs Thursday----Reading, "The Gold Rush" Friday--------Math, General Concepts Friday--------Reading Vocabulary for AIMS There will not be a spelling list for this week!

March 28, 2011

I hope you have been enjoying your 1 week of spring break!

March 31, and April 1 are both half days for parent/teacher conferences. Your child has already taken home paperwork regarding those conferences.

The permission slips and money for the field trip to the Child's Play Theater, are due April 1.

Test Schedule:

Wednesday-----Reading, The Red Badge of Courage
Friday-----------Spelling
Friday-----------Language, Adverbs

Spelling List:

ignore
ignorant
ignorance
plain
plane
generally
hoarse
music
musician
interfere
interference
message
messenger
icicle
leader
leadership
indicate
indication
grateful
heir
gather
identify
identified
inherit
pigeon

March 14, 2011

Last week of the third quarter! Time is flying! Before you know it, we will be taking our AIMS tests.

Book Report is due Tuesday, March 15.

Wednesday, March 16, half day.

Field Trip permission slip and money is due April 1,2011.

I will be setting up Parent/Teacher conferences for those students in need of parent contact.

TEST SCHEDULE:

Friday----Math, Standard Measures (linear and capacity)
Friday----Spelling
No Reading Test!!

Spelling List:

ceremony
excel
describe
establish
elegant
excellent
approaches
delicious
emperor
calculate
ancient
established
apiece
described
drop
attorney
disappear
dropped
attack
anyone
balance
concealed
calculation
central
establishment

March 7, 2011

I will not be in on Monday, March 7th. Mrs. Heldman will be our very capable substitute for the day. Work as usual!

Test Schedule:

Wednesday----Language, Persuasive Paragraph
Friday----Spelling
Friday----Reading, "Fly Traps"

Vocabulary Words: carnivorous, victim, boggiest, accidentally, chemicals, fertilizer, dissolve.

Spelling Words:

issue
tissue
receive
agree
agreement
achieve
achieves
acquire
elaborate
major
majority
unfortunate
mere
senate
senator
senatorial
suggest
necessary
necessity
respect
respectful
respectfully
divide
citizen
city