The Week of February 25th through March 1st, 2019

Spelling: List C-20 /Ôr/ and /är/

*Regular Words:

award     cartoon     charm     swarm     garden     harvest     warned     warmth     guard     reward     quarter     toward     carpet     alarm     starving

  *Review Words:  countries     glasses     babies
  *Challenge Words:  sergeant     argument

 *Need to Know Words:  war     army     carry     dollar     card

Alternative Spelling Words: List C-20 /Ôr/ and /är/

award     cartoon     charm     garden     warned     reward     quarter     toward     carpet     alarm     war     army     dollar     glasses     babies

Spelling Test will be on Friday, March 1st.  

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Working on linking verbs
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are starting our next class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: infinite, faint, urgent, fret, and disperse.
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes): toughen.

Math:

• Beginning Topic 6:  Connecting Area to Multiplication and Addition
• Monday:  Lesson 6-2 Area:  Non-Standard Units
• Wednesday:  Lesson 6-3 Area : Standard Units
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings 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: Weather unit

Social Studies: 

• Map Grid and Map Index

Character Education Focus:  

• Our February focus is Fairness.

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday,  February 25th:  Lesson 6-2 Area:  Non-Standard Units
• Wednesday, February 27th:  Lesson 6-3 Area: Standard Units

• 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.
• January Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  
• February Reading Calendars are due Monday, March 4th.

Read Across America Week:  February 25th through March 1st

• Monday, February 25th:  One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Day-wear read and blue.
• Tuesday, February 26th:  Fox in Socks Day-- wear crazy socks.
• Wednesday, February 27th: Green Eggs and Ham Day-- wear green. 
• Thursday, February 28th:  "Read My Shirt Day"--wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read.
• Friday, March 1st:  "Cozy Up With a Good Book Day"--wear pajamas and bring a favorite book or two

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:

• Read Across America Week Is February 25th through March 1st.  
• February Reading Calendar is due Monday, March 4th.
• Wednesday, March 20th:  Field trip to Nampa Civic Center to enjoy "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat!"

The Week of February 19th through 22nd, 2019

Spelling: List C19 Contractions

*Regular Words:

I'd     I'm     I've     isn't    aren't     let's     what's     how's     haven't     hasn't     where's     we'll     couldn't     shouldn't     would've

  *Review Words:  motion     thought     position
  *Challenge Words:  weren't     doesn't 

 *Need to Know Words:  can't     wasn't     we've     they've     didn't

Alternative Spelling Words: List C19 Contractions

I'm     I've     isn't     aren't     let's     what's     how's     haven't     hasn't     where's     we'll     can't     wasn't     we've     didn't 

Spelling Test will be on Friday, February 22nd

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Working on helping verbs
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are finishing up the last book in the Ralph Mouse trilogy, Ralph S. Mouse. 
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: smudge, disgruntled, imitate, extravagant, and witty.
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes):  tricycle

Math:

• Beginning Topic 6:  Connecting Area to Multiplication and Addition
• Tuesday:  Lesson 6-1 Cover Regions
• Thursday:  Lesson 6-2 Area:  Non-Standard Units
• Homework will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 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: Weather unit

Social Studies: 

• Map Grid and Map Index

Character Education Focus:  

• Our February focus is Fairness.

Homework:

• Math homework

• Tuesday, February 19th:  Lesson 6-1 Cover Regions
• Thursday, February 21st:  Lesson 6-2 Area:  Non-Standard Units
• 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.
• January Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  

Read Across America Week:  February 25th through March 1st

• Monday, February 25th:  One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Day-wear read and blue.
• Tuesday, February 26th:  Fox in Socks Day-- wear crazy socks.
• Wednesday, February 27th:  Green Eggs and Ham Day-- wear green. 
• Thursday, February 28th:  "Read My Shirt Day"--wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read.
• Friday, March 1st:  "Cozy Up With a Good Book Day"--wear pajamas and bring a favorite book or two

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:

• Pennies for Patient Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser goes through Friday, February 22nd.  
• Read Across America Week Is February 25th through March 1st.  
• February Reading Calendar is due Monday, March 4th.

The Week of February 11th through 14th, 2019

Spelling: List C18 Plurals

*Regular Words:

plants     batteries     valleys     coaches     babies     countries     bakeries    movies     highways     trays     boxes     cherries     matches     glasses     beaches

  *Review Words:  bridge     arrange     courage
  *Challenge Words:  tomatoes     chimneys

 *Need to Know Words:  wishes     flowers     bodies     feathers     shoes

Alternative Spelling Words: List C18 Plurals

plants     coaches     movies     trays     cherries     matches     glasses     babies     valleys     boxes     flowers     bodies     feathers     shoes     wishes

Spelling Test will be on Thursday, February 14th.

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Working on Irregular Verbs
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying the last book in the Ralph Mouse trilogy, Ralph S. Mouse. 
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: glee, snatch, dangle, hesitate, and greedy 
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes):  astronomer

Math:

• Continuing in Topic 5 Fluently Multiply and Divide within 100.
• Monday:  Lesson 5-7 Write Math Stories using Division
• Wednesday:  Lesson 5-8 Look For and Use Structure
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday 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 
• Monday:  Lesson 5-7:  Write Math Stories using Division.
• Wednesday:  Lesson 5-8:  Look For and Use Structure.

• 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.
• January Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  

Valentine's Information: 

• Students will need to make a Valentine container to bring to school on Thursday, February 14th (please do not send in sooner).  
• Please make sure your child's name is visible on the container so students passing out cards can see it.  
• I will send a list of student names in an email. 
• We will pass out valentines, students can go through their containers and enjoy any treats while watching a short Charlie Brown Valentine movie.  We are not having a formal party.
• If you would like to send in treats that is fine. We would prefer healthy treats as they will most likely have plenty of candy treats from friends.  

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:

• January Reading Calendars are now past due. If your child still has his/hers please send it immediately.
• 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.

The Week of February 4th through 8th, 

Spelling: List C17 Words with /th/, /sh/, and /wh/

Regular list:   path    social     whale     shimmer     thought     who     what     when     where    why     motion      ashamed     shelter     throat  

position
  *Review Words:  ticket     second     ache
  *Challenge Words:  delicious     threatened
  *Need to Know Words:  share     then     whether     teeth     show

Alternative Spelling Words: List C17  Words with /th/, /sh/, and /wh/:

what     when     where     why     who     motion     throat     social     shelter     thought     show     teeth     share     path     whale

Spelling Test will be on Friday, February 8th, 2019.

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Working on Verb Tenses 
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are starting the last book in the Ralph Mouse trilogy, Ralph S. Mouse. 
• Vocabulary focus will be continued:  clarify, spare, strain, remain and exotic.
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes):  misconduct 

Math:

• Continuing in Topic 5 Fluently Multiply and Divide within 100.
• Monday:  Lesson 5-5:  Solve Word Problems using multiplication and division.  
• Wednesday:  Lesson 5-6:  Write Math Stories using multiplication.
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday 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 
• Monday:  Lesson 5-5:  Solve Word Problems using multiplication and division.  
• Wednesday:  Lesson 5-6:  Write Math Stories using multiplication.

• 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.
• January Reading calendars are due by February 4th, 2019. *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  

Valentine's Information: 

• Students will need to make a Valentine container to bring to school on Thursday, February 14th (please do not send in sooner).  
• Please make sure your child's name is visible on the container so students passing out cards can see it.  
• I will send a list of student names in an email. 
• We will pass out valentines, students can go through their containers and enjoy any treats while watching a short Charlie Brown Valentine movie.  We are not having a formal party.
• If you would like to send in treats that is fine. We would prefer healthy treats as they will most likely have plenty of candy treats from friends.  

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:

• Monday, February 4th:  January Reading Calendar due.
• 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.