Important handouts!

There will be several important handouts coming home the first week. Some of them require your signature and should be reviewed with your child. Thank you!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Week of Jan. 3

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful break! We are ready to hit it hard in the classroom with our academics!
Reading : We will read the story Aero and Officer Mike. The vocabulary words are:
lying, loyal, partners, shift, quiver, patrol, ability, and snap.
Spelling: horse, mark, storm, market, acorn, artist, March, north, barking, stork, thorn, forest, chore, restore,dark,story,partner, and fortune.
Science: We will finish up the life science unit the next two weeks.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Weeks of Dec. 12 and Dec. 19

Reading - Beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 14, we will begin a chapter book called Stanley's Christmas Adventure.
Math - We will work on a geometry unit. Also, we will be designing ornaments using geometric shapes.
Spelling - ( week of Dec. 12) - The spelling words are: because, where, were, does, little, a lot, thought, won't, before, done, work, through, threw, when,once, upon, sure, and brought.
No spelling the week of Dec. 19.
Enjoy the holiday season!!!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Week of Dec. 5-9

We had a very good week last week. We will continue working hard this week!
In reading, we will read the story Yonder Mountain. The main idea for this week in our story is "How do people change after they face a challenge?" Vocabulary words for that story are: steep, fondly, rugged, mist, pleaded, examined, peak, and pausing. It is helpful if you study these words with your child.
Spelling words: I'd, he's, haven't, doesn't, let's, there's, wouldn't, what's, she's, aren't, hasn't, couldn't, he'd, they're, can't, isn't,we're,and weren't.
Science - We will continue our study of plants. There will be a quiz on Thursday covering plant parts and their functions. This is for Mrs. McMorris' students.
Reminder: The 3/4 grade Christmas concert is Thursday at 1:00.