Weekly Newsletter for November 3 –7

No school Monday due to teacher in-service.  

Spelling test and Bible verse test will be on Friday due to the short week.  

Bible verse:  Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!  For His mercy endures forever.  Psalm 136:1

New Testament Book of the week: Philippians

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians and Philippians will be written on the back.

Spelling Words Lesson 11:   lamb   knot   write   know   wrong   crumb   thumb   kneel   wrist   sign   knife   wren   comb   gnat   have   name   March   Philippians

Reading:  Our reading unit is called Story Structure.  The information sheet with the Pattern Statement, Process Questions and the vocabulary words are in your child’s red reading folder.   Your child will be required to learn 3 of the  process questions and be able to write these for the test.  Know the pattern statement, process questions, and vocabulary words for the test.  

English:  Study the vocabulary, antonyms and synonyms for chapter 6.  Continue learning capitalization and punctuation rules as well as antonyms, synonyms, common and proper nouns. We have reviewed prepositions and are learning to recognize prepositional phrases in a sentence.  There is a preposition sheet in the green folder to read over and learn. Go over the Shurley sheets in your child’s folder for review.

Math:  Continue practicing the math facts.  Our new facts have sums of 11.  

IXL:  A8 (even or odd) Complete by Friday.

Science: We will begin a unit on Native Americans.

AR in computer lab on Thursday.  Have five or more books ready to be tested.

Weekly Newsletter for October 27 – 31

Field Trip Tuesday – Arrive in classroom at  9:00

Bible verse:  I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.  
                      Psalm 119:16
 

New Testament Book of the week: Ephesians

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians will be written on the back.

Spelling Words Lesson 10:   cannot   campfire   upset   bathtub   pigpen   football   sunset   afternoon   suntan   butterfly   dishpan   without   catfish   cupcake   they   said   February   Ephesians

Reading:  Our reading unit is called Story Structure.  The information sheet with the Pattern Statement, Process Questions and the vocabulary words are in your child’s red reading folder.   Your child will be required to learn 3 of the  process questions and be able to write these for the test.  Know the pattern statement, process questions, and vocabulary words for the test.  

English:  Study the vocabulary, antonyms and synonyms for chapter 6.  Continue learning capitalization and punctuation rules as well as antonyms, synonyms, common and proper nouns. We are learning to identify the simple and compound subjects and predicates in sentences.   Go over the Shurley sheets in your child’s folder for review.

Math:  Continue practicing the math facts.  Our new facts have sums of 10. I suggest making fact flash cards or purchasing some to practice at home.  

IXL:  E13 (complete the addition sentence) U2 (Halves, thirds and fourths) by Fri.

Science: Pond, Forest, Meadow, and desert habitats are due on Wed. October 29.  Remember to have 3 interesting facts written and glued to either the top or the back. 

 AR in computer lab on Thursday.  Have five or more books ready to be tested.

October Dates to Remember

October 20 - 23 CTP4 Testing

October 21 - Auction items due

 

October 28 - Field Trip to Lichterman Nature Center

October 29 -  Shoebox habitat due

October 30 - Book Character Parade at 8:30

October 30 - Shoe boxes for soldiers due

Weekly Newsletter for October 20-24

The CTP4 will be administered this week.  It is the Comprehensive Testing Program assessment for reading, listening, vocabulary, writing and math.   We will be testing in the mornings, Mon. – Thurs.

*Thank you so much for sending the extra snacks; the class and I appreciate you!

Bible verse:  Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.  Praise the LORD! 

 Psalm 150:6

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians and II Corinthians and Galatians will  be written on the back.

Spelling Words Lesson 9:   lumber   master   flower   stern   herd   chirp   birthday   squirm   third   church   surf   earth   worship   again   because   January   Galatians

Test on Thursday as usual this week. 

New Testament Book of the week:  Galatians

Reading:  Our reading unit is called Story Structure.  The information sheet with the Pattern Statement, Process Questions and the vocabulary words are in your child’s red reading folder.   Your child will be required to learn 3 of the  process questions and be able to write these for the test.  Know the pattern statement, process questions, and vocabulary words for the test.  

English:  Study the vocabulary, antonyms and synonyms for chapter 6.  Continue learning capitalization and punctuation rules as well as antonyms, synonyms, common and proper nouns. We are learning to identify the simple and compound subjects and predicates in sentences.   Go over the Shurley sheets in your child’s folder for review.

Math:  Continue practicing the math facts.  Our new facts have sums of 10. I suggest making fact flash cards or purchasing some to practice at home.  

IXL: E10 (adding doubles)  Q6 (match analog and digital clocks) Complete by Friday. 

Science: Pond, Forest, Meadow, and Forest habitats.  Shoebox habitats are due on Wed. October 29. 

 AR in computer lab on Thursday.  Have five or more books ready to be tested.

Parents-

We will begin our Achievement Tests next week.  Please help us by having your child at school and on time each day, and please avoid any doctor/dentist/etc. appointments during testing.  A good breakfast and plenty of sleep are recommended!  Also, we’d like to encourage you to avoid checking out your student during testing time. 

Thanks,

Allison Moffett

Asst. Elementary Principal

Also, I am requesting special snacks for next Monday - Thursday.  Please check your child's Wed. folder to see what item you are asked to send.  Thank you so much!

Mrs. Quinlan

Weekly Newsletter for October 14 – 17

Spelling test and Bible Verse test will both be on Friday due to the short week next week.

Bible verse:  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.  Proverbs 3:6

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians and II Corinthians will be written on the back of the paper. 

Spelling Words Lesson 8:   charm   harsh   artist   party   shark   popcorn   north   chore   store   sport   arch   hardship   porch   friends   every   Saturday                      II Corinthians   (spelling test on Friday due to short week)

New Testament Book of the week:  II Corinthians

Reading:  We will begin a new unit called Story Structure.  The new information sheet with the Pattern Statement, Process Questions and the vocabulary words are in your child’s red reading folder.   Your child will be required to learn 3 of the  process questions and be able to write these for the test.  Know the pattern statement, process questions, and vocabulary words for the test.  

English: Continue learning capitalization and punctuation rules as well as antonyms and synonyms for Chapter 5.   Remember to study the vocabulary, antonyms and synonyms for each chapter.  The vocabulary word for chapter 5 is cargo.  The antonyms and synonyms are on the back of the peach sheet in the green take-home folder. 

Math:  Continue practicing the math facts.  Our new facts have sums of 8 and 9.  There are only 4 new facts with this section: 5+3=8, 3+5=8, 3+6=9, and 6+3=9.

IXL: E4 (Add one-digit numbers) Complete by Friday. 

Science: Habitats:  Pond, Meadow, Desert, and Forest

AR in computer lab on Thursday.  Have five or more books ready to be tested.