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!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Week of March 26

In reading we will be studying the story The Journey.

Vocabulary words are: migrate, survival, plenty, frightening, accidents, solid, chilly, landscape, thunderous, and dramatic.

Spelling words are: October, shop, block, bottle, o'clock, sorry, socks, problem, what, jog, wash, was, clock, bottom, forgot, and body.

Social Studies: We will continue studying Montana cities, rivers, and mountains.

Happy Reading!!!!! Reading logs due every Monday!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Week of March 19

Reading : Our new story is called Two Bad Ants
Vocabulary for this story: puzzling, scout, unaware, liquid, narrow, surrounded, soggy, glassy, violently, and underground.

Spelling concept: (endings) ending, wished, asked, guessing, laughing, dreamed, rained, meeting, sleeping, handed, painted, filled, reading, subtracted, thanked, and waited.

Social Studies: We will be learning the major river, mountains and cities in Montana.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Week of March 12

We are back to our normal schedule!

Reading - Our story is called Life on the Ice. Vocabulary words for the story are:shelter, region, layer, unexpected, constant, gliding, climate, overheated, colony, and wilderness.

Spelling words for the week: buy, Friday, fly, kind, why, child, mind, try, behind, sky, cry, high, right, by, light, and night.

Social Studies - We will continue our study of Montana and famous people who traveled here.

Week of March 5

Hello!

Math CRT's are Monday and Tuesday for all students.
Science CRT's are Wednesday and Thursday for 4th graders only.

No spelling this week.
In my reading class, we will begin our new story on Friday.

Keep your calendars open for March 22. It is the K-4 spring concert at the West High Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Week of February 27

Hello!
Here is what the schedule looks like for this week:
Reading - Monday and Tuesday : Practice for CRT's Wed - Friday CRT's
No spelling for the week.
Math - Monday and Tuesday : CRT practice Wed: CRT's Thursday and Friday : Volume
Social Studies : I have Mrs. Kangas' homeroom. We are learning all about Montana

Be sure your child gets lots of rest and a healthy breakfast for the CRT test!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Week of February 21

Monday - No school
We will be working on the following:
Reading : New story is Dogzilla. The vocabulary words are: fiery, within, mysterious, emergency, panicking, horrifying, ancient, scientific, prehistoric, immediately
Spelling : Long "i" words which are : alike, while, eyes, white, line, lion, size, miles, times, nice, drive, tiny, write, inside, mine, and shine.
Math : CRT practice and measurements
Social Studies: This is the last week that I have my homeroom for Montana past and present.
Start getting rested up for the CRT tests!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Week of Feb. 6

Reading - We will continue in our reading book. A story will be sent home each week to read and be signed.
Next weeks story is The Albertosaurus Mystery. Vocab words for that story are:
fossils, buried, clues, remains, location, skeletons, fierce, prove, uncovering, and evidence.
Spelling words for the week are: lovely, just, something, hundred, done, some, sum, must, shove, won, butter, cover, supper, none, number, and one.
Social Studies - We will continue our study of Montana.