Update!

Thursday:  PJ Day!  The students earned a class reward so we will all wear our PJs to school tomorrow.  Please remember they still need to wear real shoes. 

Friday:  Book Character Day!  Each child may dress up as their favorite book character.  This is not a scary Halloween costume but a character from a story book.  Please no props.  It is P.E. day so lets remember to wear sneakers. 

Thanks!

Week of October 31st

Happy Halloween! I know the students will be very excited however, we will not be having a party and the students are not allowed to wear their costumes to school on Monday. 

Reading:
     Inferences
Language Arts/Writing:
    Informational writing
    Singular possessive nouns
Math:
     Addition and Subtraction with regrouping
Social Studies:
      Unit 2--The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah    and their interactions with Creek natives.

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: shop, knock, toast, love, none, clock, whole
     Group 2: clock, shop, knock, chose, whole, slope, float, toast, love, none
     Group 3: clock, shop, knock, chose, whole, slope, float, toast, love, none,
                   stop, stove, doze, oak, groan

Homework:
      Monday:
              Addition with regrouping
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Subtraction with regrouping
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Possessive nouns worksheet

Week of October 24th

Reading:
     Main Idea and Details, summarizing
Language Arts/Writing:
    Paragraph writing and short stories
    Singular possessive nouns
Math:
     All about graphs! Venn diagrams, Tally charts, bar graphs, pictographs
     Math test tentatively scheduled for Friday...subject to change. 
Social Studies:
      Begin Unit 2--The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah and their interactions with Creek natives.

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: dash, stamp, said, want, black, place
     Group 2: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place, train, snail, said, want
     Group 3: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place, train, snail, said,
                   want, gasp, smash, paste, waste, claim

Homework:
      Monday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet, Study Guide
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet, Study Guide
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet

Change!

We gave the Science test today.  After reviewing yesterday and today we felt the kids were ready.  They have been working hard on this unit and were ready to finish it up.  The class average on the test was 91%. 

Week of October 17th

Don't forget--there is no school for students on Monday and Boosterthon Fun Run money is due on Thursday!

It's Red Ribbon Week:
Tuesday: All students will receive a red ribbon to wear all week
Wednesday: Wear Red Day (as a symbol of a drug free land)
Thursday: "Put a Cap on Drugs Day!" Students may wear any kind of hat to school
Friday: "Shade out Drugs Day" or "Sock it to Drugs Day" Students may wear sunglasses or red, crazy, mismatched socks to school 

Reading:
     We are using several stories to make text to text, text to self, and
      text to world connections
Language Arts/Writing:
    Paragraph writing and Friendly letters
    Plural Nouns: s, es, ies, ves
Math:
     All about graphs! Venn diagrams, Tally charts, bar graphs, pictographs
Science:
     Finish up Unit 2--Sun, Moon, Stars
     Test on Friday

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, like, book
     Group 2: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, bike, like, look, book, brook
     Group 3: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, bike, like, look, book, brook,
                   quack, brick, quake, spike, shook

Homework:
      Monday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Language Arts worksheet

Week of October 10, 2011--Its a busy week!

This week is going to be busy!  On Monday, we have our field trip to the star lab from 10am-12pm.  Please make sure your child does not wear light up shoes or skirts/dresses.  On Thursday we have the Boosterthon Fun Run, make sure to get your pledges. 

Reading:
     The Remarkable, Adaptable Turtle----summarize/main idea and details
Language Arts/Writing:
    Friendly letters
    Plural Nouns:  s, es, and ies
Math:
     Review measurement, Test on Tuesday! 
     Begin Unit 3 on Data
Science:
     Sun and Moon: phases of the moon, day and night, shadows


Spelling Words:
     Group 1: cape, beak, cheese, bike, cone, cube, stroke
     Group 2: cape, tape, cheese, beak, bike, dive, cone, rope, tube, shade
     Group 3: cape, tape, cheese, beak, bike, dive, cone, rope, tube, shade,
                      cube, made, meal, use, spite

Homework:
      Monday:
              Study for Math Test
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/LA worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Plural nouns worksheet

Accelerated Reader

Many of you have been excited to participate in Accelerated Reader!  Thanks so much for your interest.  Here is a link that lists A.R. books by level.  I hope you find this helpful when selecting books to read with your child.  Students also have the opportunity to choose A.R. books at the school library as well as in the classroom. 

http://teacherweb.com/GA/Berkeleylake/melindaoherron/htmlpage1.aspx