Our new spelling list revolves around compound word recognition, meaning, and creation. The list includes the following: sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, and whirlpool. Other words will be generate/practiced and used as bonus words.
Students recieved packets on Friday following their -le spelling tests. Everyone was provided with time to write terms into their agendas. This is expected to be finished prior to Monday morning. The packet is not due until Thursday. This blog entry will be attached to agendas in order to provide yet another list for students/parents.
As for Reading, we will wrap up on biographies/poetry on Monday. Any incomplete pages of the poetry packet will be sent home in Wednesday folders, following my scoring of work we did accomplish over the last two weeks. On Tuesday, students will begin to read America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle by Davis Adler. We will focus on the fact versus opinion comprehension skill. Students will complete several activities the next two weeks so they can distinguish fact from opinion and write using each effectively. Of course, students will also practice understanding/using vocabulary attached to this story. The terms include: drowned, strokes, medals, continued, celebrate, and current.
More information in connection to our new story will be sent home tomorrow. Look for the Family Times sheet in your child’s back pocket of the agenda.
So, that students continue their practice with poetry concepts learned in class, a new reading packet will be sent home on Monday. It is a spin on Old Mother Hubbard. The packet will be due Friday.
More details pertaining to academics will be sent home soon.
The Box Top Race is still going on. Send in your Box Top clippings if possible. We have made great strides in the competition. Most importantly, these are used to pay for educational programs at our school.
We will be out on Presidents’ Day, next Monday. Enjoy our patriotic three day weekend.
Jump Rope for Heart dues are to be returned on March 2. This is another great cause for our commmunity.
Now, as far as our Valentine’s Day party, thanks for returning the slips on the bottom of the letter. YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!! So far, we have people signed up for napkins, sprinkles, drinks, candy, chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, drink cups, ice cream, and cupcakes. I purchased M&M’s, paper plates, and a tube of icing today. So, if you notice items not mentioned in the list, that you’d like to donate, bring them in Monday or Tuesday. The students are really excited about their party. Cards and boxes/bags can be brought in Monday or Tuesday. We will not exchange until Tuesday though. We will have card exchange first, followed by snacks. Then, we have a movie feature, possibly followed by recess or indoor games.
Have a great night. I’ll see you all tomorrow.
Math packet due tomorrow
Spelling Packet due tomorrow
Reading packet due Friday
Study math review packet (clock, thermometers, centimeters, inches, etc.). I will expect this returned on Monday for a secondary/corrections grade. This should be used to prepare for Friday’s Math common assessment.
Return signed Wednesday folders.
Return signed midterm envelopes.
Assessment schedule for the remainder of the week:
Morning Work Quiz and reading common assessment tomorrow.
Multiplication facts quiz, Math common assessment, reading quiz- based on Making Changes/poetry unit, and Spelling test will occur on Friday.
I realize that this seems like a lot, but the common assessments are county wide and do help determine future measures used to guide instruction with every student. Students will have breaks between assessments.
Spelling packet due Thursday
Math problem solving packet due Thursday
Reading packet due Friday (We discussed the procedure and started the packet in class. Expect this to become a part of the weekly assignment routine).
Students will be taking a Math and Reading common assessment this week. We will be reviewing many concepts this week. Here are the objectives for each academic area:
Reading: I can understand poetry and biographical writing.
I can understand and apply new vocabulary.
Math: I can problem solve.
I can multiply assorted place values.
I can estimate and measure using customary and metric units.
I can determine the tools necessary to find volume, mass, and length/width.
Grammar: I can locate/apply subject and predicate (simple subject and simple predicate as well).
Writing: I can write poetry incorporating similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personification.
Science: I can identify characteristics of ecosystems.
Spelling packet due Thursday.
Math packet due Thursday. Students started on the packet with my supervision. I provided examples, instructions, and hints. The packet is similar to what students have been completing over the last few months. However, I will be collecting it on one day and providing a math packet homework grade.
Words ending in -le: handle, trouble, simple, people, middle, table, little, gentle, poodle, pickle, noodle, saddle, juggle, uncle, riddle, example, throttle, obstacle, miracle, and muscle. There will be a few more unnamed terms which will be used for bonus words on the test. We will practice these in class. Packets are due Thursday. Packets were given to students last Friday. I gave students time to write their words in their agendas/start on the packet immediately, following my directions for each section, today.
It’s that time again! Our Valentine’s Day
party will be Tuesday, February 14th at 1:30. I have included a list
of the students’ names in my class. If your child would be interested in
bringing Valentine cards for the party, please make sure they bring one for
every member of the class. Students are to bring their own box or bag to
collect valentines. Finally, we will have a cookie decorating party. Please
check off supplies you are willing to donate and return the bottom section of
this letter. Thanks for helping with this matter. Your child will cherish these
events for years to come. Mrs. Marshall
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If you would be interested in sending
supplies or treats for our party, check the item below and cut the section off.
Please return it to school with your child.
___ plates ___
napkins ___sugar cookies
___chocolate chip cookies
___ candy ___drinks ______icing/sprinkles/gel
tubes
___other: _____________ Student
:_________________
Parent:_________________
Spelling packet due Thursday
Daily Math Problem Solving due tomorrow
Continue to practice multiplication and division facts
Dates of Importance:
1/30- Happy 100th Day of School!
2/1- Hat Day for those whom bring $1 towards Relay for Life
2/2-Groundhog Day and Midterms will be sent home
2/3- Wear Red Day in recognition of our fight against heart disease
2/7 through 2/9-Reading and Math Common Assessments will be given at some point among these days
2/14- Valentine’s Day party @ 1:30
Spelling: The Spelling packets were sent home attached to the agendas on Friday. I decided to send these so children could get familiar with the expectations on the packet and the terms. Students have been asked to write the terms down so that they have a backup copy of words. I intend to check these on Monday. Students should rewrite the terms neatly and accurately on the agenda page. The terms this week deal with the generalization that words with a long vowel in the first syllable are divided after the vowel as with pi-lot. Meanwhile, words with a short vowel in the first syllable are divided after the consonant as in fin-ish. Bonus words will be added at the conclusion of the test, following this generalization. The terms include: finish, pilot, even, wagon, music, silent, rapid, female, lemon, pupil, focus, robot, tulip, camel, salad, resident, spinach, climate, tradition, and innocent.
Reading: As for Reading, this week we are going to take a break from the Reading Street textbook and use an A-Z series text and a collection of poetry. We will be studying poetry and biographies. Much of the A-Z text concerns famous African Americans and the talents they had as children. The talents they had as children influenced their adult careers. Below are a few of the vocabulary that we will be exploring:
Vocabulary
Terms for Making Changes: Poems about Great African-Americans
definitions extracted from:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/
1. collided- to
come together with solid or direct impact <the
car collided
with a tree>
2. courageous- :
mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or
difficulty
3.enthralled- to
hold spellbound :
Charm
4. line- 1): a
horizontal row of written or printed characters; also:
a blank row in lieu of such characters (2):
a unit in the rhythmic structure of verse formed by the grouping of a number of
the smallest units of the rhythm
5. metaphor- a
figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of
object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy
between them (as in drowning in money);
broadly
6. racism- a
belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and
that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
7.rhyme- a: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition
or utterance (as two or more words or lines of verse) b: one of
two or more words thus corresponding in sound (i.e. cat/bat, toe/low)
8. rhythm- a: an ordered alternation of strong and weak
elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech (i.e. breaking lines into
patterns and words into separate syllables) b:
the repetition in a literary work of phrase, incident, character type, or
symbol
9. simile- figure of speech comparing
two unlike things that is often introduced by like
or as (as in cheeks
like roses)
10. stanza- a
division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a
usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme
11. vengeance- punishment
inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense :
Retribution
Practice muliplication facts
Study Spelling list
Review terms and definitions from Two Bad Ants
Mrs. Partin’s/Mrs. Wigglesworth’s small group need to bring a symbol of Despereaux by Monday.
Mrs. Heimlich’s small group needs to reread their play by Monday.