HOMEWORK: Your child can plan on 1-2 assignments nightly (10-20 minutes). Their assignments will be written in their Student Planner (assignment notebook) daily. Please check each night to be sure your child has completed all homework (even if they attend the After School Program).
SPELLING: Each week the students will be given 15 spelling words that will be written into their Student Planner on the first day of the school week. A Spelling Test is given on Thursday and a Dictation Test on Friday. If it is a 4 day week, the Spelling Test will be given on the last day of the week and there will be no Dictation Test.
READING - VOCABULARY WORDS: There will be 8 words sent home at the beginning of each story we will start in Reading. Please review these words will them so they are able to read them well. They will be seeing them in their stories and reading work.
WORD OF THE WEEK: Each week the students will learn a new word we'll use in class. They will also glue the word along with their spelling words. After 10 weeks, we will test on those words instead of a spelling week.
SUPPLIES: All children will need:
pencils
3 two pocket folders
1 box of crayons
pair of pointy scissors
markers
pencil case
box of tissues
2 Dry erase markers
playdough
FOLDERS: Your child wll have one of his/her folders going home nightly as a homework folder. The left side of he folder will be for homework that needs to be returned the following day (L= LEAVE in the folder). The right side of the folder will be for graded papers or correspondence that needs to be taken out (R= take out RIGHT away). Please place any notes for me in the right side of the folder so your child will see it and give it to me RIGHT AWAY!
When we begin a new story , eight words will be sent home to practice. These words will be in the text we read and will also show up in their homework and tests. Reviewing the words to be read by sight will be beneficial to your child.
Unit 4- Heros and Helpers
"To be afraid and to be brave is the best kind of courage of all." Alice Dalgliesh
Vocabulary Words for Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble
received account budget disappointed chuckled staring repeated fund
Vocabulary Words for Luke Goes to Bat
hurried cheered extra final practice curb position roared
Vocabulary Words for My Name is Gabriella
accepted express grand taught pretend prize fluttering wonder
Each month the students will be assigned a book report to do at home. I'll send home the directions, rubric, and some materials at the beginning of the month. They will be responsible for a project, a written report, and an oral presentation. April's book report project is make a book jacket (a covering for a book). The book jacket and oral presentation are due Thursday, April 18th or Monday, April 29th. (Before or after vacation) They are welcome to bring them in the week of April15th.
These are the Spelling Words for the week of April 15th. The Spelling Test will be on Thursday and the Dictation Test will be on Friday.
Bonus: April
Words of the Week
31. bargain: something bought a a cheap price
32. hustle: to move quickly and with lots of energy
They will finish Chapter 9, subtracting 3-digit numbers. They will then do Geometry along with time and money weaved in.
They will be practicing addition and subtraction facts throughout the year. I will be introducing and working on specific facts in class that can be reinforced at home with their flashcards The more they do it, the stronger they will be!
The students finished all facts to 18. They will now work on subtraction from 18. They finished -0, -1, -2,-3, -4, -5, and 6. They will work on -7. Please keep practicing these facts with your child with the flashcards that were purchased.
Our virtue for April is honesty.
They will finish learning about forgiveness and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. After vacation, they will learn about parts of the Mass.
They will also be working in our Good News Magazine. It is a great way for them to understand Sunday's Gospel.
Language Arts will be composed of 2 areas.
Grammar: They will learn about using quotation marks in conversation.
Writing: They finished persuasive essays. They will be writing spring poems.
They will write in their journals 2 or 3 times a week.
Social Studies: Map skills and Needs, Wants, Goods, and Services
Science: Sun. Earth, Moon
Wish List
We could use the following:
Thanks!