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.