The Week of March 4th through 8th, 2019

Spelling: List C-21  Ending in -ar, -er, and -or 

*Regular Words:

swimmer     teacher     author     sailor     worker     dollar     nectar     visitor     clever     horror     humor     singer     mayor     vinegar     inventor

  *Review Words:  haven't     they're     would've
  *Challenge Words:  refrigerator     caterpillar

 *Need to Know Words:  smaller     father     color     wonder     sugar

Alternative Spelling Words: List C-21  Ending in -ar, -er, and -or

swimmer     teacher     sailor     worker     dollar     visitor     humor     singer     mayor     haven't     they're     smaller    father     color     sugar

Spelling Test will be on Friday, March 8th.

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

Reading/ELA:

• Working on Reviewing Unit 2, test on Friday.
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our new class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White!
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: partial, elaborate, conceal, quarrel, and blunt.
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes): preventable.

Math:

       Topic 6:  Connecting Area to Multiplication and Addition

• Monday:  Lesson 6-4 Area of Squares and Rectangles
• Wednesday:  Lesson 6-6 Apply Properties:  Area of Irregular Shapes.
• 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 March focus is on Caring.  
• Wear Red for Caring on Monday, March 4th!!

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday, March 4th:  Lesson 6-4  Areas of Squares and Rectangles.
• Wednesday, March 6th:  Lesson 6-6  Apply Properties:  Area of Irregular Shapes.

• 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:  To make up for missing last week we will change it to:

• Friday, March 8th "Cozy Up With a Good Book Day"--wear pajamas and bring a favorite book or two

Dates to remember:

• February Reading Calendar is due Monday, March 4th.
• Wednesday, March 20th:  Field trip to Nampa Civic Center to enjoy "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat!" Please send in signed permission slip and $4 door fee.