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, February 19, 2015

Week of February 23 -27

Hello!

Due to the short week, there was no spelling. We worked on our cursive handwriting!

We are cruising through 3rd quarter! The kids are working very hard!

In reading we are working on our non-fiction book called Polar Bears and the Arctic.

In math we begin our fraction unit on Monday.

Social Studies has been a lot of fun as we study Montana.

Spelling words for this week: contractions
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.

Happy studying!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Week of February 9 -13

Hello!

We had a wonderful field trip to the Audubon Center last week and I am hopeful that your child was able to share some of the events that we did!

Wednesday - Early out!
Friday - Valentines' Day party at 2:00 and pay $1 to wear pajamas for outlawing cancer.

In reading class we are reading a nonfiction book called Polar Bears and the Arctic.

In math we are working on division.

In Social Studies we are working on learning about Montana and its many facts.

Spelling words: hole, whole, its, it's, hear, here, won, one, our, hour, their, there, fur, fir, read, rode, peace, piece.

Happy studying!
Mrs. Staffileno

Monday, February 2, 2015

Week of February 2 - 6

Hello!

This week is a little off because of the third grade field trips. The third grade classes will attend the field trip to the Audubon Center on these days:

Mrs. McMorris' class - Monday
Mr. Leintz' class - Tuesday
Mrs. Staffileno's class - Thursday

There will be no spelling this week as the children will be doing activities with their homeroom teachers the days that the other class is gone.

Bring 100 treats for our 100 day trail mix by Friday!

Bring an empty box with a slit in it and covered in paper by Friday for decorating.

Mrs. Staffileno

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Week of January 19 - 23

Hello!
We have doing MAPS testing this week. The kids have done very well.

Spelling words: itch, knuckle, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong, know, catch, wrinkle

Mrs. Staffileno

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

January 12 -16

Hello!

Spelling words this week are:
talk, cross, awful, law, cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall, lawn, always, soft, small, often, strawberry

Happy studying!

Monday, January 5, 2015

Week of Jan. 5 - Jan. 9

Happy New Year!!

I hope you all had a wonderful break. The kids came back ready to learn even though they were a bit tired!! Vacations are fun but it is good to get back to a routine. ( Just my point of view!)

AR points for 2nd quarter must be reached by Jan. 26. 15 points are required for the quarter.

In reading, we are working on Yonder Mountain.

In math, we are starting our division unit. Keep working on the flashcards! the kids need to know their facts for 4th grade.

In science we are starting life cycles. We will discuss frog life cycles, bird life cycles, and human life cycles.

Spelling words for the week ( ou, ow ) words:

clown, round, bow, cloud, power, crown, thousand, crowd, sound, count, powder, blouse, frown, pound, house, found, mountain, and coward.

Happy studying!

Mrs. Staffileno

Monday, December 15, 2014

Weeks of Dec. 15 - 19th and Dec. 22-23rd

Hello!

It's beginning to look and sound a lot like Christmas!

The Christmas concert last week was wonderful and the kids are getting anxious for the break. However, we are still working hard...as follows!

Reading - We will be reading the story called Aero and Officer Mike. It is about a police officer and his working dog, Aero.

Math - We continue to work on multiplication and division. The sundaes are coming along nicely with the timings.

Science - Mr. Leintz's class is working on plants and their function. They will have a test on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

There will be NO spelling this week or next. We will work on handwriting. The next list will be January 5th.

Happy Holidays!!

Mrs. Staffileno