The Week of January 22nd through 25th, 2019 

Spelling: List C15 Words with /k/ sounds

Regular list:  cabin     park     week     crack     rocket     ticket     ache     insect     freckles     collapse     comics     second     quick     camera     octopus
  *Review Words:  there     their     they're
  *Challenge Words:  breakfast     continue
  *Need to Know Words:  catcher     kitchen     country     pocket     echo

Alternative Spelling Words: 
week     rocket     ache     insect     freckles     quick     crack     camera     ticket     park     their     there

Reading/ELA:

• Working on  possessive nouns
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our class novel, Runaway Ralph and answering vocabulary and comprehension questions as we read.
• Vocabulary focus will be continued:  isolated,  alter,  gullible,  emphasize,  novice
• Wow word:  assessment and discontinue

Math:

• This week we are starting Topic 5 Fluently Multiply and Divide within 100.
• Tuesday:  Lesson 5-1:  Patterns for Multiplication Facts
• Thursday:  Lesson 5-2:  Use a Multiplication Table 
• Homework will be on Tuesday and Thursday evening this week. Homework is due the following morning. Five points will be added in the grade book for homework returned and completed.  Students who forget their homework can log on to enVision which is a link on the right side of this blog page. The homework that would have been on the page is on the website.  I will list the lesson number below under homework.   

Science:

• How water flows from high places down to low places.

Social Studies: 

• Map Grid and Map Index

Character Education Focus:  

• Our January focus is Fairness.

Homework:

• Math homework 
• Tuesday, January 22nd:  5-1 Patterns for Multiplication Facts
• Thursday, January 24th:  Use a Multiplication Table

• Reading homework-20 minutes minimum per evening.  Put minutes on reading calendar which will be due the first week of October.  Reading homework requirement is 400 minutes per month for 100% in grade book.  Starting with the October reading calendar, students who read at least 400 minutes for the month and turn it in the first week of November will receive a free personal pizza coupon for Pizza Hut in addition to their grade.
• December Reading Calendars will be due January 8th, 2019.

Snow Day Information:

• In the event that school is closed for snow days exceeding 2 days, students will need to complete 4 hours to count the day as a school day.  I am sending home a snow day packet with work outlined for the four hours that would need to be separated from the packet and returned to school once school resumes.  I will send an electronic copy as well as a paper copy and will email parents to let them know when those days of school work would need to be completed.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  If we have only 1 or 2 snow days, no work from the packet would be required.  I will always email when work would be needed.  

Dates to remember:

• Friday, February 1st:  No School (Teacher In-service Day)
• Thursday, February 14th:  Valentine's Day Party (students will need to bring a Valentine's Day container for their Valentine cards and goodies.  
• Friday, February 15th:  No School (Teacher In-service Day)
• Monday, February 18th:  No School for President's Day.