Liz Sikes and Asa Massey

HW 1/26/2012

Reading- Read Ocean passage twice and do Thursday's sheet. Packet is due tomorrow.

Spelling- Finish packet and study for spelling test

Handwriting- pg. 61

Math- Practice Facts

HW 1/25/2012

Reading- Read Ocean passage TWICE and do Wednesday's sheet

Spelling- pg. 132

Math- practice facts

Newsletter January 22, 2012

**We are excited about the students sharing their writing at Cafe' LeVaughan in our classroom on January 31st.from 7:15-8:00pm.  You will find a ticket glued in your child's agenda last week, please fill out the ticket by putting the number of people that will attend on the ticket.

* Don't forget that  you and your child can check the BLOG daily for homework. On the BLOG your child can also find links to practice many different standards.

*Don't forget to sign behavior sheets when your child receives a check and sign the agenda nightly. Please remember we are trying to teach the children responsibility, so it is their job to ask you to sign the agenda.

*The Reading Log expectations have increased for the 3rd Nine Weeks. The students are now expected to read at least 120 minutes per week. We know they are all capable.Please sign the Reading Log on Sunday or daily next to where your child logs in his or her reading. Also remind your child that the reading log is a way for us to make the children accountable for the reading they do, so they should be putting in the time and effort. We are looking for quality over quantity. We will no longer let the children go back and add to the reading log after about 2 days have passed because we know they are unable to remember the time spent reading, unless they read the same amount every night.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, January 24, 2012- Shurley English Adverb Quiz (Classify sentences)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012- Cafe' LeVaughan Night

CURRICULUM:

Reading Workshop- Last week, we reviewed nonfiction text features. At the end of the week we used our Mary Bethune biography to do a nonfiction text feature scavenger hunt. We also focused on sequencing words in nonfiction texts. The children learned that authors use time order words to help show sequence. Understanding time order words helps us comprehend nonfiction texts. We are integrating social studies into reading. We are reading and learning about Mary Bethune.

Math Workshop-Last week, we reviewed the words fraction, parts of a whole, parts of a group, common fraction, numerator, and denominator. We also used our fraction bars to learn about equivalent fractions. We are still taking division and multiplication time tests. We have added 30 seconds to the time tests for the students, so all the students get 2 minutes to take the time tests. It is so important to continue practicing the math facts with your child. We need the students fluent in the multiplication and division facts through 10 x 10. Fluent means that the child can give the answer quickly and accurately. It should come natural for them. 

Writing Workshop- The third nine week genre is Informational Writing.  We are working on writing an informational report. We are writing a report together on Honeybees. We wrote our introduction and first paragraph last week. We also learned how to fill out a graphic organizer before we begin the report. It is so important to use an organizer to help "organize our thoughts".

Spelling- New list will come home Monday

English- Adverbs and Prepositions

Handwriting- Cursive 

Social Studies- Mary Bethune

Science- Habitats

** If you are reading this newsletter please write nonfiction in your child's agenda.

HW 1/19/12

Reading- Reading Log and King Tut packet (Mrs. Holmes's students didn't do this)

Handwriting- pgs. 56-58

Math- Practice Facts and some children have bar graphs to finish

**Cafe LeVaughan tickets are in the agenda. Please put the number of people that will attend on the ticket by Next Tuesday. Leave the ticket glued in the agenda. Thanks

 

H.W. 1/18/2012

Reading- Reading Log (at least 120 minutes a week) Six Flags reading form due by Feb. 22nd

Handwriting- complete pages 53-55

Math- study facts and shade in common fractions for 1/2, 2/4, 4/8, and 7/8

H.W. 1/17/2012

Reading- Finish MLK passage and questions and Reading Log (Mrs. Holmes' children only have reading log)

English- Adverb WS both sides (Not Mrs. Holmes)

Math- Finish 6 fraction word problems and practice facts

Newsletter January 14, 2012

Welcome Back! It was great to be back with the students last week. They all look like they have grown. We had a wonderful 4 days. The students worked hard and we started the 3 quarter with a bang.

**Please don't forget to send back signed Friday folders and the report card envelope with the signature card signed. Please send us an email or note if you have any questions about the report card. 

**Please send back the anti-bullying campaigne t-shirt order form and the money for the shirt by Friday, January 20, 2012.

**We are excited about the students sharing their writing at Cafe' La Vaughan in our classroom on January 31st. We sent a PECS message home through your email and there will be a hard copy coming home very soon.

* Don't forget that  you and your child can check the BLOG daily for homework. On the BLOG your child can also find links to practice many different standards.

*Don't forget to sign behavior sheets when your child receives a check and sign the agenda nightly. Please remember we are trying to teach the children responsibility, so it is their job to ask you to sign the agenda.

*The Reading Log expectations have increased for the 3rd Nine Weeks. The students are now expected to read at least 120 minutes per week. We know they are all capable.Please sign the Reading Log on Sunday or daily next to where your child logs in his or her reading. You would just have to squeeze your intials in by the title or time read. This will insure that your child is reading on most days or nights. We have told them any reading done independently at school may be recorded on the log. Also remind your child that the reading log is a way for us to make the children accountable for the reading they do, so they should be putting in the time and effort. We are looking for quality over quantity.

Important Dates:

Monday, January 16, 2012- MLK Holiday

Friday, January 20, 2012- Anti-Bullying t-shirt order form

January 31, 2012- Cafe' La Vaughan Night

CURRICULUM:

Reading Workshop- Reading Contract work is due Tuesday, January 17th. Most students just have one or two more activities to complete. Last week, we reviewed and expanded our knowledge of Antonymns. We also began discussing Nonfiction texts. Next week, we will begin learning about the many different nonfiction text features that we use to help us comprehend nonfiction texts.

Math Workshop-We reviewed elapsed time last week to the hour and 1/2 hour. We also moved on to finding elapsed time to the quarter hour. Anything you can do at home to help your child work on this will be greatly appreciated. Next week, we will move on to fractions. We are also taking division time tests. We have added 30 seconds to the time tests for the students, so all the students get 2 minutes to take the time tests. It is so important to continue practicing the math facts with your child. We need the students fluent in the multiplication and division facts through 10 x 10. Fluent means that the child can give the answer quickly and accurately. It should come natural for them. 

*If you are reading this newsletter please write UNRAAVEL in your child's agenda on Tuesday and he or she will be rewarded.

Writing Workshop- The third nine week genre is Informational Writing.  We are working on writing an informational report.

English- 

Handwriting- Cursive 

Science- Habitats

H.W. 1/13/12

Reading- Reading Log/ Most children have to finish a reading contract

Handwriting- Cursive letters and words practice on paper

Math- Division facts

**Friday folder signed and returned and report card signature card and envelope signed and returned

H.W. 1/11/2012

Reading- Reading Log

Math- Elapsed Time WS (evens or pink highlighted area)

ELA- handwriting practice for letters i and t

S. S.- Come up with a way to remember the 5 major rivers in the U.S. - Can use one from class or come up with new one.

Children- Colorado River

Ride- Rio Grande

Motorcycles- Mississippi

On- Ohio

Hot Days- Hudson