December 30, 2012

Language Arts: We will continue reading A Day's Work. A tes twill be given over the story on Tuesday. We will also have a singular and plural noun test on Tuesday. Wednesday we will have our test over context clues. We have been reviewing these skills all week. Please look over the papers your child has brought home. On Thursday we will begin learning about text features as our new reading skill. Look for worksheets to be sent home to review.

The spelling pretest will be on Thursday with the final test on Friday.

Spelling words for next week: sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, goodnight, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, whirlpool



Math-We are working hard as we learn the propertis of multiplication. We are focusing on the distributive and associative properties. The students are still taking timed multiplication tests. Please practice with your child at home. We have finished 2's, 4's and 5's. Right now your child should be memorizing their 3's.

November 2, 2012

Cash Math: We will continue learning multiplication strategies next week. Along with memorizing facts, the students need to be able to draw diagrams to solve multiplication problems. These include models and arrays.  We will be working on 3's and 4's next week. Please help your child memorize these facts at home.

 

Cash Reading: We will continue to focus on main idea with a test on Thursday. Study Island is a great way to study for this test. We will also continue to read The Courage of Sarah Noble. Please look for reading assignments over this book. We will not have spelling words next week due to Pioneer Day on Monday and being out on Election Day.

 

 

Science: We are learning about animals and their traits. Please review the study guide each night.