End of 2nd quarter 1-11-13

Mrs. McMorris

January 7^th – 11^th        

·      Tuesday folders will go home on Jan 8^th.  Please sign and return them Jan 9^th.

·       End of 2^nd quarter is January 11^th.

Spelling Words:            

Test on Friday

Skill this week: /∂l/

saddle   central  shovel   barrel    tunnel   puzzle   single

council  special  capitol  camel    kettle    normal  medal

civil       capital  crystal  syllable   informal     impossible  

capital means – a city where the government is located

capitol means – a building in which government meets

 

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Reading Class  - AR required points for 2nd quarter is 15 point. (5 of the 15 points have to be non-fiction.) 

This week in Reading our class will be starting the novel Marco Polo by Joan Holub.  This is a non fiction novel the students will be reading.  Remember all novels read in class can be tested for AR points.  There will be many skills taught with this book: comprehension, context clues, alphabetizing to the 3^rd letter, main idea, supporting details, same meaning, blends, contractions, setting, synonyms, antonyms, dictionary and thesaurus skills.  These skills will be taught over a 3 to 4 week period and will be incorporated with the novel.

Math Class       

My Math class is learning all about repeated addition and multiplication.  Flash cards for multiplication will be coming home to review nightly.  This review is for a grade.  Please sign the parent sheet each night after reviewing the facts.  Every day the students will be taking a timing on their multiplication facts.  Each time a level is passed the students will be able to add toppings to their ice cream sundays.  At the end of the timing period, we will be celebrating their success by creating ice cream sundays and enjoying them in class.

Science

 This week we will be starting our solar system section of Earth science.   We will be creating flipbooks of the solar system and what it contains.  This will be for a test grade.

 

Specials this Week!                                    

          Monday- Computer

                   Tuesday- Health

                             Wednesday-Music

                                      Thursday- Computers and Library

Friday- P.E.

 

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Have a super week! 

Mrs. McMorris