The Week of February 20th through 23rd, 2018

Spelling: List #10 Double Consonants

spill     berry     happy     really     messy     lettuce     carrot     puzzle

traffic     pizza     errand     litter     address     collect     happen

Review Words:  however     about     flower 

Challenge Words:  successful     necessary  

·      **We are going to stay on list #10 this week because it turned out to be a difficult list for a majority of the class.  We will study the words this week and retest on Friday for those who scored below 70%.  We will start list #11 on Monday, February 26th.

Reading and Language Arts:

•  Article of the Day using Readworks reading program.  
• Continuing our next class novel, Ralph S. Mouse and completing comprehension packet that accompanies the book.
• Focusing on Main Idea.  

Math:

• Wrapping up our focus on equivalent fractions.


• Starting a new math focus on multiplication and area.
• Lesson 1:  Understand area as an attribute of plane figures.  

• Homework on Tuesday.
• Lesson 2:  Decompose and recompose shapes to compare areas.
• Homework on Thursday.

• 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:  Invisible Forces:  Forces and Motion, Magnetism.

Art:  Experiencing the art form of pointillism and artist, George Seurat.

Character Trait:  Fairness

Homework:

• Math homework:  Tuesday, Lesson 1 and Thursday, Lesson 2.  Due the following school day.
• Practice Spelling words from List #10 (double consonants) 
• Flashcards: practice multiplication facts using flashcards or writing down all of the facts from the 1's family through the 12's for practice.

Dates to Remember: 

• Friday, February 23rd:  Signed permission slips due for next week's field trip to the Boise Philharmonic in Nampa.
• Tuesday, February 27th:  Field trip to NNU to watch the Boise Philharmonic Children's Concert.
• Friday, March 2nd:  Dr Seuss's birthday! Dress up as your favorite Dr Seuss character!  Remember we don't allow mask so we can see everyone's beautiful faces!

****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 p