Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tonight's there will not be any homework to allow for family time on this holiday. Don't forget we WILL have our Spelling Test and Reading Comprehension Test tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Just a reminder, tomorrow the students are to wear their uniforms. No costumes or special shirts please. We will not be having a Halloween celebration. In the last 30 minutes of school, we will be viewing a special film as a reward.

We have begun our new unit in Math. The students are struggling with the concept of counting by 10’s from any given number (i.e., 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, etc.). Please practice in the car, at dinner, etc. having your child count by tens for you from any given number up to 100.

Tonight’s Homework Assignments

Social Studies - Review page 17 - 18 on purple paper for quiz

Vocabulary - Complete "Use the Text"; Study for Magic Tree House Vocabulary test.

Tuesday, October 29

Tonight’s homework is:

Reading/Science –Read Scholastic News “Discovery in the Dark”. Complete Questions on page 4 and Bonus.

Math – Complete addition facts practice pages for zero and one. Remember next Monday, November 4 we will start our addition challenge.

Here are the spelling words for this week in case you misplaced the copy sent home Monday.

1. eleven

2. twelve

3. thirteen

4. fourteen

5. fifteen

6. sixteen

7. seventeen 

8. eighteen

9. nineteen

10. twenty

11. thirty

12. forty

13. fifty

14. sixty

15. seventy

Weekly News for October 28 - November 1 and MORE

Here is our Weekly Newsletter below. I have also put a direct link to the Holiday Auction Reservation Form. I would LOVE to see each of you at the Holiday Auction, which is a wonderful event that raises money for our wonderful school.

Newsletter for October 28 - November 1, 2013

Holiday Auction Reservations

Holiday Auction Catalog - This catalog shows a special preview of items up for auction! Some pretty amazing things!

Monday, October 21, 2013

Tonight the students will have their weekly newsletter in their DOG Binder, and you can find the digital copy here. I am delaying our Math Test on Topic 4 until Friday, October 25 because I feel that the students need a few more days of review. Therefore, the cumulative Units 1, 2, and 4 Test will not be, tentatively, until Tuesday, October 29.
As of right now, all other test and quizzes for this week remain as scheduled.

Week of October 21, 2013

I hope you and your family have had a fabulous weekend and have been able to enjoy this beautiful weather God has bless us with for the time!

 Here is what you and your children can look forward to this week:

October 21 - 25 Newsletter

Please remember that Thursday and Friday are half-days for the students and lunch will NOT be served either day. We WILL still have snack and Mass will still be on Friday.

Here are the spelling words for our 10th Spelling test:

Spelling Words #10

Finally, a reminder that starting Monday any paper (daily work, homework, test, etc.) that students do NOT put their name on will be an automatic zero. I have been preparing the students for this throughout the previous nine weeks with just taking 5 points off. Just a little reminder.

Pumpkin Book Reports

WOW! Everyone did a fabulous job! Thought I would display a picture of both the 2nd and 3rd graders and their awesome pumpkins! Have a fabulous weekend!

~Mrs. Duke

1st 9-weeks Update and Thursday Homework

Below is the link to the letter that you should have found in the front of your child's DOG Binder tonight. Please take note of some of the changes and upcoming activities that will be taking place in our classroom. 

1st 9-weeks Updates

Tonight's Homework is as follows:

Math - Worksheet 77 -78 and three (3) worksheets on skip counting by 2s, 4s and 7s. I have sent home a hundreds chart as a homework aid tonight as well.

Reading - Study Vocabulary Study Guide for tomorrow's test.

PUMPKIN BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!!

DON'T FORGET SPIRIT NIGHT TONIGHT AT WENDY'S ON THE BELTLINE FROM 5 - 8 PM!!!

Book Fair Preview

I am getting VERY excited about the upcoming Book Fair! Thankfully, Scholastic has given us the opportunity to preview online some of the selections that will be available this year! Just click the link below.
Preview Items

Starting October 18 - November 7, you will have the ability to order online too from our fair! This is very helpful for out of town family trying to purchase gifts and/or fulfill wish lists. Parents can set-up wish lists online too! The link for shopping online is here. REMEMBER ONLINE SHOPPING DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18!

Have a great day!
Mrs. Duke

Week of October 14 - 18, 2013

Here is the newsletter for this week.
October 14 - 18, 2013

Tonight's Homework is as follows:
Math - Complete Worksheet pages 63 - 64
Reading  - Continue to work on Pumpkin Book Report
Spelling - draw and color a picture/symbol for each spelling word to help you remember the word.

DON'T FORGET SPIRIT NIGHT AT WENDY'S ON THE BELTLINE THIS THURSDAY FROM 5 - 8PM!!! 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Below are the homework assignments for tonight. They are not due until MONDAY.

Spelling – Rainbow Writing of Spelling Words

Science – K-W-L Chart on Human Body. Only fill-in the K and W column.

Math – Complete worksheet pages 53 – 54

Religion – Complete “Ways to Love Others” and “A Circle of Love” worksheet

A few reminders:

·       Please make sure if your child has belt loops that s/he has a belt before coming to school.

·       Please make sure your child is coming to school with his/her shirt tucked in properly.

·       We are asking each child to bring in, at least, one large bag of candy for the Halloween Carnival.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Duke J

Mid-Week Update

Whew! This week is F-L-Y-I-N-G by very quickly! We have been able to cover a lot of material over the past few days.

We will be starting a new story in reading next week; however, it will not be from our Reading Street book. Therefore, there will be some print materials coming home on Monday to explain our new unit of study. Also, remember that the children's Pumpkin Book Reports are due on October 18, 2013. That is one week from this Friday!!!!

The boys and girls were elated this afternoon when I told them they DO NOT have any homework tonight! However, please continue to work on your Pumpkin Book Reports! Be sure to check your child's Wednesday folder and return tomorrow!

Here are a few more reminders:

Halloween Carnival - October 25, 2013

Book Fair - October 23 - 31, 2013

Parent Teacher Conferences - October 24 - 25, 2013 (Call Front Office to Make Appointment)

Monday, October 7, 2013 Homework

Here are the homework assignments for tonight.

Reading – Definition Derby Worksheet; Study for Test

Math – Lesson 4-1 Practice/Enrichment Worksheet

A Glance at the Week Ahead

Here is the link to this week's Newsletter:
Week of October 7 - 11, 2013

Hope you have had a great weekend!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Happy Thursday! Hope you and your family are able to enjoy this beautiful weather that God has blessed us with over these past few days! 

Today we had the pleasure of hosting PACT (Parents and Children Together) come do a special program on bullying as we continue activities during Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. Due to this special program, we had to rearrange our schedule and ended up spending more time on Social Studies review; therefore, we did not get to our scheduled Science Chapter 2 test. We will be taking both our Science and Social Studies test tomorrow. 

 

Your child should have in their binder tonight a spelling homework sheet that contains our new spelling words. They will only be tested on the first 15 words. The Word Wall Words are for review purposes only! Here is List #8 that they will be tested on next Wednesday, October 9. 

I want to remind you to bring in your donations for our class's SPA basket for the Holiday Auction on November 8. I would like to have all monetary donations in by Friday, October 11. Also, our Book Fair is coming VERY soon, October 23 - 31. It will be open from 8AM - 3PM daily and throughout the entire Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 25, 2013. This would be a great opportunity to get a head start on your Christmas shopping that will benefit your child's 

Science and Social Studies Study Guides

We have had a very busy day in class today! We covered almost every subject area and talked about what a bully looks like and what they do since October is National Anti-Bullying Month. The campaign slogan is "Be a Buddy not a Bully". The students and I watched this video this morning and are working on our hallway display to be finished by Friday!

Today in class we went over the Science Study Guide pages. The students also wrote page references from the textbook as to where we found the answers. To double check your child's answers, here are the answers to the Study Guide:

Vocabulary Review

In the box at the bottom of the page the students should have drown an intact egg without any cracks.

The answer at bottom is hard to read but it should read: A chicken lays an egg. The egg hatches. The chick grows up and then lays eggs of its own.

Concept Review

Study Guide Graphic Organizer

Tonight, the students will be completing the Study Guide for Friday's Social Studies Test. I would like for them to bring it back tomorrow so we can discuss it and practice, again, the skill of using our textbooks to find answers. Here are the answers to the Test Preparation Page.

The students have been doing a fabulous job in class completing class work on time. Please make sure to check DOG Binders each night thoroughly. Also, there are some VERY important papers that were in the Wednesday folder today!