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!