Saturday, October 30, 2010

November 1, 2010

Please feed my fish.

November already! We are moving along. We have started our Arizona History Studies. Since we don't have enough books, we will do AZ Hist. twice a week and share our books with another class.

Our spelling words are getting harder now. Please make sure your child is studying every week.


Scholastic Book orders go home this week. If you wish to order on line, the class activation code is GXB6Q. There is a wider variety and you don't have to send money with your child. You pay with a credit card on line!

TEST SCHEDULE

Monday:
Math Chapter 25 re-take

Tuesday:
9 helping verbs test

Friday:
Spelling

Math Chapter 9 Organizing Data on Tables
Reading "Sarah Plain and Tall"

Vocab: paddock, alarmed, windbreak, rustle, conch
Science Chapter 2 Resources


Spelling List

service
injure
manner
treasure
director
tomorrow
convention
distribute
increase
against
popular
effect
search
together
serve
again
consider
feature
injury
article
general
common
diamond
direct
complete

Friday, October 22, 2010

October 25, 2010

Please feed my fish!

Thank you so much parents for taking time to visit with me for the parent/teacher conferences. We are moving forward and always looking to improve. I will also work harder to try to improve my efforts in educating your children. Thank you again.

TEST SCHEDULE
Friday
  • Spelling
  • Reading "How to Babysit an Orangutan"
  • Vocabulary words: endangered, jealous, smuggled, displeasure, facial, coordination
  • Math Chapter 8 Computing elapsed time

SPELLING LIST

education

prepare

differ

adopt

provide

wreck

purpose

promise

drown

vessel

busy

attention

different

honor

secure

preference

machine

success

according

provision

prefer

illustrate

toward

already

illustration

Friday, October 15, 2010

October 18, 2010

I hope everyone had a great 4 day weekend!

  • Monday is the first day of the 2nd. quarter.
  • 1/2 Days--Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
  • Parent/Teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday.

Appointment confirmation letters go home on Tuesday for these conferences.

TESTS

Friday---Spelling, Reading, and Math. Chapter 25, metric measures.

SPELLING LIST

praise
lose
salary
wear
weigh
visitor
smooth
combine
combination
loose
touch
weapon
thirteen
properly
visit
towel
weight
physical
entertain
neighbor
publication
throat
avenue
searched
umbrella

Saturday, October 9, 2010

October 11, 2010

Please feed my fish!

This is the last week of the quarter. There is no school on Friday the 15th.


I have already reminded the students about any missing work. Please check with your child to make sure they are being responsible about turning in all the work that has been requested.

Our class will be writing letters to soldiers to encourage and thank them for their service. Most of these will be going to hospitals overseas. One of our parents has volunteered to mail them for us. Thank you Jillian, for the awsesome suggestion and thank you Mrs. Franke for mailing them for us!

TEST SCHEDULE

Thursday Spelling
Thursday Reading "The Garden of Happiness"

Spelling list for week of October 11, 2010

journal
circus
pack
exercise
dried
dangerous
laid
journey
breath
package
explosion
Indian
grammar
bracelet
debt
continue
exhaust
lay
brace
dry
consented
courage
breathe
continued
calm

Saturday, October 2, 2010

October 4, 2010

Please feed my fish!

Can you believe it's the first week of October? Can you believe there are two more weeks left of the first quarter? Yes, it's true! Time is just flying by.

Thank you for participating in our current fund raiser. The students are really getting excited about their ducks and trading them for others.

October 7th is the 40th day of school! There are so many students with perfect attendance. Thank you.

TEST SCHEDULE

FRIDAY Math Problem Solving (Story Problems), all operations
FRIDAY Math Chapter 18, long division
FRIDAY Reading "Nights of the Pufflings"
FRIDAY Language, Nouns

SPELLING LIST

backward
suppose
enclose
justice
gentleman
although
imprison
attempt
gentle
writ
just
their
toward
written
they
prompt
arrange
awate
ankle
state
perhaps
whose
wonderful
statement
forward

Sunday, September 26, 2010

September 27, 2010

Please feed my fish!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! It is amazing how it is almost October! The quarter will soon be over.

Last week I assigned our first book report which is due October 7th. They are to read a short chapter book and I will hand out a book report sheet for them. Our first one will not be a written summary.

Scholastic book orders are due Wed. September 29th. If your child has lost their book order magazines, you are able to order on line. I have set up the parents' order on line for Scholastic. If you do, you will need the following activation code: GXB6Q You will have access to all the books available to order from. You will need to pay with a credit card on line. Your child's books will arrive with the classroom's book order.

TEST SCHEDULE:

Friday---Reading "The Emporer and the Kite"
Friday---Math Division

SPELLING LIST for Week of September 27, 2010:

allow
claim
position
due
calves
appoint
effort
whom
themselves
information
present
arrest
dew
self
include
result
act
primary
halves
half
calf
special
who
action
ledge

Saturday, September 18, 2010

September 20, 2010

Please feed my fish!

We have survived progress reports! Don't worry, there is still time to improve on all grades for the first quarter. The students will arrive to new locations in the classroom on Monday. I have moved all the desks. We were getting a little too comfortable with our neighbors. Hopefully, everyone will be fresh for about a month.....then we'll move again. I've got to keep them on their toes.

My electric pencil sharpener does not work very well and the students have had to use small hand held sharpeners at the back of the room. In order to keep work flowing, I have told the students that when their supply of pencils run out, they are encouraged to get a good mechanical pencil with lead refills (#7). Hopefully, this will eliminate the constant movement during work time.

Wednesday -- HALF DAY.


Homework worksheets:

Math Mon. Pg. 19 Tues. 20 Wed. 21 Thurs. 22
Lang. Mon. Pg. 17 Tues. 18 Wed. 19 Thurs 20

TEST SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF 9-20-10

Tuesday Science-Unit I

Thursday Northeastern States and Capitols on Map

Friday Reading-"The Baker's Neighbor"

Friday History- 3 Branches of Government
Friday Spelling


Spelling List for Week of September 20, 2010

region
convict
estate
command
president
section
term
debate
preside
entire
crowd
relate
fame
factory
represent
publish
religion
either
private
relative
remember
famous
progress
serve
firm