The week of February 27th through March 3rd, 2017

Spelling List #10 double consonants:

New Words:  
spill     berry     happy     really     messy     lettuce     carrot     puzzle
traffic     pizza     errand     litter     address     collect     happen   

Review words:  however     about     flower

Challenge words:  successful     necessary

Test for list #9 will be on Friday, March 10th, 2017

Reading and Language Arts:

• Mountain Language Packet
• Grammar Rule #13  The verb in a sentence must agree with the subject of the sentence.  If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular.  For example:  Our apple tree blooms in April.  If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.  For example:  Most apple trees bloom in April.
• Parts of Speech Grammar Packet- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Article Adjectives, adverbs and types of sentences. 
• Continuing our new class book, Ralph S. Mouse  and our comprehension booklet that goes with it.
• Working on vocabulary word of the week:  accurate

Math:

Lesson 5 homework

• CCSS:  Lesson 6-  Build non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions.  
• Mountain Math packet
• Math 4 Today. 
• Reviewing third grade math skills
• CCSS:  Lesson 5-Partition a whole into equal parts and define the parts to identify unit fractions numerically.  

Lesson 6 Homework

Homework:

• Students will have paper homework for math on Tuesday and Wednesday and they are due the following days.  (5 points each)
• February Reading calendars will be due on March 3rd.  If you misplace the calendar, a note or an email will work as well. (100 points)
• Monday and Wednesday students will do 30 minutes of IXL on Fractions.  Look for the yellow stars.
• Reading on MyOn is always a choice and can be recorded on your reading calendar for minutes read.  

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration week:  It's Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd and the National Read Across America Celebration as well. So we thought it would be fun to participate in the following ways:

• Tuesday:  "Sock"ceed in Reading!  (Wear wild socks!)
• Wednesday:  Seuss, So cool to read! (Wear sunglasses or cool hats)
• Thursday:  Dr. Seuss's birthday!  (Dress up like Dr. Seuss or character from his books. 
• Friday:  Curl up with a good book! (Wear Pajamas and if you have a favorite Dr. Seuss book you can bring it, too! 
• All school dress code modesty rules apply. Those not participating will need to wear school dress code.  
• This is what our classroom will be doing so please check your other children's classroom blogs and newsletters for information about how they will be celebrating.  

Dates to Remember:

• Order pizza on Tuesday to eat pizza for lunch on Wednesday. $1 a slice for pepperoni or cheese.
• Thursday, March 2nd: Dr. Seuss's Birthday.  See the activities for this week with Dr. Seuss above.  
• These are the days we have left to make up from the snow days
• March 10th, April 21st and May 5th.
• Spring Break is March 20th through 28th, 2017.  
• Please remind your child to bring a snack each day as we take a short break at 10:30 am to keep us going until our lunch time at 12:40 pm.