Weekly Spotlight:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Beginning Band Sign-up on Monday, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Band Room
*Escaping the Giant Wave Quiz on Tuesday.
*Magazine Turn-In on Tuesday, September 18
*Unit 2 - Noun test on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
* "Wormy Habitats" due on Monday, September 24.
*Magazine Turn-In on Tuesday, September 25
*Picture Day on Thursday, September 27
*Last Magazine Turn-In on Thursday, September 27
*Early Dismissal on Friday, September 28, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - The children will take a spelling pretest on Monday. If they miss 2 or less, they will become a challenge speller. They will choose challenge spelling words. Please check your child's spelling pocket for their list. If your child misses 3 or more, they will be working on the regular weekly spelling list. This week, regular spellers will be assigned a practice sheet (due Tuesday) and workbook pages (due Friday). The challenge spellers will complete 3 activities using their challenge words. These 3 activities should be done in your child's spelling spiral and are due Friday. Please have your child use both front and back of pages in their spelling spiral. On Friday, challenge spellers will have the choice of keeping their pretest score or retaking the weekly spelling test for a higher grade.
English - We have finished the lessons in our noun unit. This week we will review for the test. The children will also fill out a "how to study" sheet on Monday. This sheet will help guide your child in their studies. Five suggested activities will be listed on the "how to study" sheet. Your child can pick from that list or come up with their own way to study for the test. They should write down at least two activities and bring it back on Thursday with a parent signature. They will earn 2 points this this sheet. Our Noun test will be on Thursday.
Reading - The children will take a reading quiz on Escaping the Giant Wave on Tuesday. Students will be allowed to use their books and packets during the test. A study packet was sent home last week. Go through some of these questions with your child. We will also read two other pieces of literature this week: Akiak and Eleven. The children will be working on story mapping with these two stories.
Science - We will continue to work with the Scientific Method this week. On Tuesday, the children will find out about our "worm habitat" assignment.
Social Studies - We will continue our unit on Government. The children will continue to review vocabulary throughout the week. They should bring home their Social Studies spiral which will have the words and their definitions. The children will focus on the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - Finish Rounding Decimals. HW: Complete WB pg. 6.
Tuesday - Addition Properties and Subtraction Rules. HW: WB pg. 7.
Wednesday - Estimate Sums and Differences. HW: WB pg. 8.
Thursday - Addition: Three or more addends. Subtraction with zeros. HW: WB pgs. 9 and 10.
Friday - Larger Sums and Differences. HW: "Lots of Loot" worksheet.
