The Week of January 22nd through 26th, 2018

Spelling: List #9 /f/ (ph)

golfer     felt     farmer     full     feelings     family     cough     enough    roof      rough     forgetful     fashion     photograph     tough     phrase 

Review Words:  noise     destroy     voice

Challenge Words:  paragraph     difference

·         Spelling Test will be next Friday, February 2nd, 2018.

Reading and Language Arts:

• ·         We are close to finishing our class novel, Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary.  We are doing a comprehension and vocabulary packet along with the reading. 
• ·         Student will take a test at the end of the book and can use their packet to answer the questions.
• ·         Continuing to work on our commas packet and where they should be placed in a series of words, addresses and in dialogue.

Math:  

• We are starting our lessons on fractions. Students will have homework on Monday and Wednesday night.  
• We are really working alot on quick recall of multiplication facts. We will be testing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on our multiplication facts.  As soon as a child finishes the 2's, for example, they move on to 3's and so forth.  This is not for a grade but is so important for using multiplication in all areas of math.  Practicing flashcards at home will help get those facts into long term memory.

Science:  Weather conditions and preparations.

Homework:

• Math homework:  **Monday lesson 5 --Partition a whole into equal parts and define the equal parts to identify the unit fraction numerically. **Wednesday lesson 6 -- Build non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions.
• Practice Spelling words from List #9 /f/ (ph)·        
• Flashcards: practice multiplication facts using flashcards or writing down all of the facts from the 1's family through the 12's for practice.

·         **Thank you for sending new headphones with your child.  They use them often.

Dates to Remember: 

• No School on Friday, January 26th for parent teacher conferences.
• Valentine's Day party on Wednesday, Feb. 14th.  Students will need to make or buy a container for their valentines and treats with their name clearly displayed.  Students can address their cards with a child's name or they can just write "To my friend," and then sign their name.  Whatever they would like to do is fine.  We will celebrate at the end of the day (after Technology class 2:20 pm) and it will be very simple.  Students will pass out Valentines and then enjoy going through their goodies.  If anyone wants to send in any treats that would be great also.  

****Please remind your child to bring a snack to have at our morning break (10:30 am) since they don't eat lunch until 1:00 pm.