Weekly Spotlight:
*No school on Monday - Labor Day.
*Spelling pretest on Tuesday.
*Curriculum Night on Tuesday, 6:30-7:30. Parents only, please.
*Reading MAP test on Wednesday, 1:00-2:00.
*Beginning Band Parent Meeting on Wednesday, 7:00.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Math "Check Your Progress" quiz on Friday - Chapter 1, lessons 2-5.
Coming Attractions:
*Monday, September 12, 2011 - Magazine Kick-Off - 1:15 p.m. gym
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - Recruitment Band Concert -12:45 to 1:30 p.m - Gym
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - Magazine Turn-In Day
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - Magazine Turn-In Day
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - Magazine Turn-In Day & Picture Day
Friday, September 30, 2011 - Early Dismissal - 11:00 a.m.
Homeroom Happenings:
English - We will continue our unit on Nouns. The lessons we will focus on include: singular & plural nouns, and singular possessive nouns.
Reading - Next week in reading your child will learn to use skimming and scanning skills to locate answers. During science,social studies, and reading, the class will be given tasks where they will have to locate answers in the text. They will practice highlighting key words in the questions or clues, and then skim the headlines, subtitles,captions, and passages to help them find the answers to those questions.
Spelling - The children will be working with a second list of commonly misspelled words. The pretest will be on Tuesday. If your child receives a 90% or higher on the pretest, they will become a challenge speller. They will choose challenge words to use throughout the week. Any word they missed on the pretest should be on their challenge list. The challenge list should be found in your child's spelling pocket. On Friday, challenge spellers will have the choice of keeping their pretest score or retaking the regular spelling test for a higher grade.
Science - Our focus for the week will be on scientific tools and inquiry skills.
Social Studies - We will continue our study of Government. At this point, we will be focusing on the National Government. The children will explore the three branches of government and their roles. Students should be reviewing their vocabulary and notes each night. There will be a test on chapter 2, lesson 2 & 3.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - No School.
Tuesday - Decimals to the thousandths & Decimals greater than one. HW: Daily Practice sheet due Friday. Master X10, X11, & X12 by Friday. WB pgs. 3 & 4 due Friday.
Wednesday - No math due to MAP testing.
Thursday - No math due to MAP testing.
Friday - "Check your Progress" quiz on lessons 2-5. Comparing and ordering numbers and decimals. HW: WB pg. 5.
