Sunday, December 15, 2013

December 16th - 20th, 2013

**In Reading next week we will be completing the End of the Unit Benchmark Test.  This will not be part of your child’s grade.  We use these tests to evaluate how your child is progressing in certain skills.

 **Unit Review Tests in Spelling and Grammar will be next Thursday;  12/19. Please review the topics and word lists. Students will bring home Spelling review list on Monday with list words highlighted.  Grammar review will be sent home daily in their red folder.
 

**We completed Topic 5 in Math today.  We will review on Monday and Tuesday and will take a Test on Wed. 12/18.   

 

**In Science we are finishing our Investigation of WATER.  We have found it to be an Amazing Earth Material.  We will take a short, open folder quiz on Wed. 12/18. Students will bring home green folder daily to review as well.

 

**Reward for Good behavior / Homework will be on Friday. Electronic Game Day is here again!!!! Since it went over so well last month we are going to do it again!!! Students can bring in electronics that they are responsible for on Friday 12/20.
 
I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy, Healthy New Year. Enjoy your holidays filled with family and friends!  I will see you in 2014 :)  

 

Sunday, December 8, 2013

WEEK OF: December 8th - 12th, 2013


Spelling– Our final test will be on Tuesday 12/10/13 this week.  We are working with list words that contain the consonant blends spl, thr, squ, and str.  Our list words are: splash, throw, three, square, throat, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, strawberry, squeeze, squid, squander, arthritis, instrument, and strategy.   

 

Reading – In Reading, our story is “Top and Bottoms”.  This story is an animal fantasy is a story with animal characters that behave like people. Look for ways that Bear and Hare act like people.  We will be working on Reading skills Author’s Purpose and Predict. Our Selection test will be on Thursday 12/12/13. You can listen to the story at the following link.  


 

 

Grammar – In Grammar, we are still working with Singular Possessive Nouns.  A Singular possessive noun is when one person, place, thing, or animal owns or possesses something.  Add (‘s) to a singular noun to make it possessive. The dog’s bone; The girl’s doll; The boy’s car

Our test will be on Thursday 12/12/13.

 

 

Science – In Science, we are working on our next topic of our Water Unit – “Water Works”. 

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library)  

Spelling – Final test on Tuesday – study list words

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz on Thursday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (test Thursday) and study vocabulary (Quiz Wed.)

Math – Lesson 5-4 wkst  and fact wkst.   

Science – Students are to bring in a sample of water from home in container provi

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym)  

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz Thursday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (Test Thurs) – Review vocab (Quiz Wed.)

Math – Lesson 5-5 wkst and fact wkst.  

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art)

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz tomorrow (Thurs)

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (Test Thurs) and review vocabulary (Quiz tomorrow)

Math – Lesson 5-6 wkst and Fact wkst.

 

Thursday: (Day 5 Music)

Math – Lesson 5-7 wkst and Fact wkst.

 

Friday:

No Homework

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

WEEK OF: December 2nd - 6th, 2013

Check out the new websites that were added to the left side of our HW helpline to assist with Grammar and Math fact practice.
 
 
Spelling– Our focus this week will be consonant blends spl, thr, squ, and str.  Our list words are: splash, throw, three, square, throat, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, strawberry, squeeze, squid, squander, arthritis, instrument, and strategy.  Pretest will be on Friday – December 6th.  

 

Reading – In Reading, we will begin our new story “Top and Bottoms”.  This story is an animal fantasy is a story with animal characters that behave like people. Look for ways that Bear and Hare act like people.  We will be working on Reading skills Author’s Purpose and Predict. You can listen to the story at the following link.  


 

 

Grammar – In Grammar, we are working with Singular Possessive Nouns.  A Singular possessive noun is when one person, place, thing, or animal owns or possesses something.  Add (‘s) to a singular noun to make it possessive. The dog’s bone; The girl’s doll; The boy’s car

 

 

Science – In Science, we are working on our next topic of our Water Unit – “Water Works”.  We are viewing our sensational “Water Cycle” projects.

 

 

Monday: No School

 

Tuesday: (Day 4 Art)  

Spelling – Write 1st 10 list words.  Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Listen to story “Tops and Bottoms” through HW helpline

Math – Math Fact wkst.

 

Wednesday: (Concert Practice in Gym)

Spelling – Write 2nd 10 list words.  Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” and review vocabulary

Math – Lesson 5-1 wkst; Fact wkst.

 

Thursday: (Day 5 Music)

Spelling – Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” and review vocabulary

Math – Lesson 5-2 wkst; Fact wkst.

 

*****  REMINDER ~ NSE  Grades 3-6 Christmas Concert at NSHS tomorrow at 9:30 am

 

Friday:

No Homework ~~~~~  NSE  Grades 3-6 Christmas Concert at NSHS

 

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.