December 17 -19
Friendly Friday News
Lunches are due Monday, December 17, 2007. NO EXCEPTIONS
NO HOMEWORK
Students may bring a present for friends if they would like. I know the holiday season brings added expenses so I decided not to do a secret Santa. This way no students are feeling left out if they could not afford one.
Monday – We will be reading Jan Brett’s Gingerbread boy and doing activities that go along with the story.
Tuesday – We will be reading & watching the Grinch and doing activities that go along with the story.
Wednesday – We will be reading & watching the Polar Express and doing activities that go along with the story.
December 20-January 1
When we return from Winter Break, we will be working on time & money for a couple of weeks. Then we are moving onto Multiplication if you would like to start helping your child get a start that would be great.
Have a Very Merry and Safe Holiday!

December 10-14
Friendly Friday News
Statements are coming home today. Statements are due December 14, 2007.
Students in grades K-6th who complete 6 hours of recreational reading as part of the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club are eligible to earn a FREE ticket to participating Six Flags theme parks. This is recreational reading not text book reading. A/R books are acceptable. I will be sending the information sheet and log sheet home on Monday.
TRA Drama Department Presents: “A Christmas Carol” Performances: December 14, 2007 @ 7:00PM & December 15, @ 6:00PM. LOCATION: The AUM Theatre COST: $5.00. Please come support our students.
In Reading students will choose a nonfiction book to read this week by themselves and with a friend. They may take this book home and read it with you.
In Math we will finish Chapter 4 and have a TEST on Thursday. We will begin Chapter 5 – Time and Money
In English we will do some Christmas activities relating to the topics discussed this year, (Nouns & Verbs) and some writing activities if time permits.
In Science we will finish Chapter 4 and have a TEST on Wednesday.
In Social Studies we will finish Chapter 5 and have a TEST on Tuesday.

Monday
Study spelling words
Study for social studies TEST (Chapter 5 Pages 123-143)
Read A/R 20 minutes (Remember Six Flags Tickets)

Tuesday
Study spelling words
Study for science TEST (Chapter 4 Pages B38-B67)
Read A/R 20 minutes (Remember Six Flags Tickets)

Wednesday
Spelling PRETEST
Study for math TEST Chapter 4 Pages 96-123)
Read A/R 20 minutes (Remember Six Flags Tickets)

Thursday
Spelling TEST
Math TEST
Math homework sheet
Read A/R 20 minutes (Remember Six Flags Tickets)

Friday
Read A/R 20 minutes (Remember Six Flags Tickets)

Spelling Words
Graph, phone, photo, elephant, cough, laugh, rough, tough, beach, bunch, crash, bench, watch, fetch, brush, match, blend, flag, club, and flew.

NOVEMBER 26-30
HOMEWORK
Monday

*Study spelling words
*English worksheet – Lesson 6
*Math worksheet – Chapter 4.1
*Science worksheet – page 93
*Read A/R book for 20 minutes
Tuesday

*Study spelling words (PRETEST TOMORROW)
*English worksheet – Lesson 7
*Math worksheet – Chapter 4.2
*Read A/R for 20 minutes
Wednesday

*Study misspelled words from pretest
*English worksheet
*Math worksheet
*Science worksheet page 94
*Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Thursday

* Spelling TEST
*English worksheet
*Math worksheet
*Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Friday

*Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Weekend
Read for 20 minutes a day.

Study Guides
Spelling words
Carried, tried, cried, studied, fried, flurried, worried, married, asked, jumped, walked, cooked, talked, looked, bumped, lasted, grabbed, hugged, hopped, and skipped

In Science and Social Studies, I will have the students answer the questions at the end of the section for a grade in these subjects this week, rather than have a quiz at the end of the week. We will cover the material in class but any extra help you would like to give your child is welcomed.

Friendly Friday News
*In English we will continue working on verbs.
*In Reading we will be reading nonfiction books by ourselves and with partners.
*In Math we will continue to move on with 3-digit adding and 3-digit subtracting. Please practice the basic addition and subtraction facts with your child.
* We will start The Civil Air Patrol’s School Program on Wednesday. This will be our first lesson.
* EXTRA CREDIT SCIENCE –PAGE 45 IN SCIENCE BOOK WRITING LINK 5 POINTS
**THE END OF THE SECOND NINE WEEKS IN DECEMBER 14, 2007!

OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 2
Homework
Monday *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes
Tuesday *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Science worksheet *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes
Wednesday – I will give the students a chance to work on homework in class because of Halloween. *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Social Studies (page 111) *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Thursday *Spelling Pre-Test *Study for Math Test *English worksheet *Science worksheet *Study spelling words *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Friday * Math Test – Chapter 3 *Spelling Test *Science quiz *English quiz *Social Studies Quiz *Read A/R for 20 minutes.
Weekend Read for 20 minutes a day. Ask your child comprehension question about what they read.

Study Guide

Spelling Words
Dishes, lunches, boxes, washes, teaches, foxes, wishes, inches, babies, flies, stories, families, cities, berries, cries, food chain, food web, energy, pyramid, immigrant

Science (Page B14 – B23)
1. Definitions of producer, consumer, food chain, decomposer, food web, energy pyramid 2. Know the difference between producers & consumers 3. Know what a herbivore, carnivore, omnivore are 4. Know the difference between a food chain & food web

Social Studies (Page 106-111) 1. Definition of an immigrant 2. Know why immigrants move to new communities

Math (Page 70-90) 1. Adding and subtracting two digit numbers 2. Know when and what regrouping is 3. How to round numbers to the nearest ten

Friendly Friday News. *This week we will finish our books in our reading groups. The two books we are reading are The Best Halloween Ever and Mad Scientist *In English we will continue to talk about nouns. *In Math we will finish up our Chapter 3. The students seem to be doing well with adding/subtracting two digit numbers. *In social studies we will talk about moving to a new home. *In science we will learn about food chains and food webs.

IMPORTANT NEWS *ALABAMA MAP EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE MONDAY! *PERMISSION SLIPS ARE DUE Friday, November 2. *IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND RETURN IT THE NEXT DAY, THEY RECEIVE A ZERO. IF THEY ARE ABSENT THEN THEY MUST RETURN IT THE NEXT DAY. THIS WILL AFFECT THEIR GRADES.

OCTOBER 22-29 I hope everyone enjoyed Fall Break!
Homework
Monday *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.

Tuesday *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Science worksheet *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.

Wednesday *Study spelling words *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Science worksheet *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.

Thursday *Spelling Pre-Test *Math worksheet *English worksheet *Study spelling words *Study science and social studies notes *Read A/R for 20 minutes.

Friday *Spelling Test *Science quiz *English quiz *Social Studies Quiz *Read A/R for 20 minutes.

Extra Credit - Social Studies I will provide a map of Alabama. Draw the major bodies of water. Include mountains, rivers, and any other important features. Label you map. On Monday the students will present their map to the class. 5 points

Special Project - All students must do. On Monday students will choose one Alabama Bat to make a point power on. On Monday - students must find where their bat lives. The northern, southern, eastern, western, or central Alabama. They need to write this down and bring it in to class on Tuesday. On Tuesday - students must find out what kind of home does their bat live in. The trees, plants, shrubs, buildings, and so on. They need to write this down and bring it into class on Wednesday. On Wednesday - students must find what foods their bat eats. They need to write this down and bring it into class on Thursday. Over the weekend students must find at least one way bats help humans. They need to write this down and bring it into class on Monday. On Monday - students must find at least one way to help save bats. They need to write this down and bring it into class on Tuesday. All the information the students need to bring in can just written down on lined paper. We will make the PPT in class. Thank you for your cooperation

Weekend Read for 20 minutes a day. Ask your child comprehension question about what they read.

Study Guides
Spelling Words blanket, turtle, elephant, treat, presents, cloud, twig, please, glove, flag, dragon, fruit, smile, sweater, store, sound, bridge, lobster, ecosystem, and century

Science 1. Know the definitions of ecosystem, community, population, and habitat. 2. Know how a pond can provide different habitats - 3 different habitats

Social Studies 1.Know who Daniel Boone, George Washington, William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, and Sacagwea 2.Definitions frontier, poineers, century, and transcontinental

English 1. Know that a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea 2. Be able to identify a noun in a sentence 3. Know the difference between a common and proper noun 4. Be able to identify a common and proper noun 5. Know the difference between a singular and plural noun 6. Be able to identify a singular and plural noun

Friendly Friday News. *This week we will start new reading groups. We will focus on main ideas in each chapter and summarizes. *In English we will talk about nouns. *We will write a creative paper in class about being a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. *In Math we will start adding two digit numbers. *In social studies we will begin a new chapter, People on the Move. *In science we will start a new unit, Where Plants and Animals Live.

Homework OCTOBER 1-4

Weekend
*Bring in 5 pictures of animals from magazines or the Internet for extra credit in science.
*Look online for a Native American tribe you would like to find out more information about. Bring the information to class on Monday. (Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Chickasaw, Powhatan, and Hopi are some examples you can use but do not have to.)

Monday – NO SCHOOL
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Tuesday – Celebrity Day
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Wednesday – 50s, 60s, & 70s
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Thursday – Twin Day
*Spelling Pre-Test
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Friday – School Spirit Day
*Spelling Test
*Science Quiz
*Social Studies Quiz


Study Guide

Spelling Words
hoop, mood, count, loud, round, town, south, frown, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal, ancient, culture, desert, technology, canyon, mesas, and cliff

Science
1. Definitions of a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal
2. How animals are classified
3. Examples of a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal

Social Studies
1. Definitions of ancient, cultures, desert, technology, canyons, cliffs, and mesas
2. Another name for Native Americans
3. Native Americans important part of culture-storytelling and types of stories
4. Know the Chinook, Iroquois, and Anasazi group, what they ate, where they lived, and what natural resources they used.

Homework

Weekend
*Bring in 5 pictures of animals from magazines or the Internet for extra credit in science.
*Look online for a Native American tribe you would like to find out more information about. Bring the information to class on Monday. (Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Chickasaw, Powhatan, and Hopi are some examples you can use but do not have to.)

Monday
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Tuesday
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Wednesday
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Thursday
*Spelling Pre-Test
*Study spelling words
*Study science and social studies notes

Friday
*Spelling Test
*Science Quiz
*Social Studies Quiz


Study Guide

Spelling Words
hoop, mood, count, loud, round, town, south, frown, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal, ancient, culture, desert, technology, canyon, mesas, and cliff

Science
1. Definitions of a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal
2. How animals are classified
3. Examples of a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal

Social Studies
1. Definitions of ancient, cultures, desert, technology, canyons, cliffs, and mesas
2. Another name for Native Americans
3. Native Americans important part of culture-storytelling and types of stories
4. Know the Chinook, Iroquois, and Anasazi group, what they ate, where they lived, and what natural resources they used.

Homework September 24-28
MONDAY *Study spelling words *Math worksheet
TUESDAY *Study spelling words *Math worksheet
WEDNESDAY *Study spelling words *Math worksheet
*PICTURE DAY - Casual clothes can be worn.
THURSDAY *Spelling Pre-Test *Math worksheet
FRIDAY *Spelling Test *Math Test *Science Quiz *BOOK ORDERS are due.

Study Guide
Science

1. Definitions of tissue, organ, and system.
2. Know the three body systems.
3. Know what skin and scales do and examples of animals that have them.
4. Know what fur, feathers, and wool do and examples of animals that have them.
5. Know what hard body coverings do and examples of animals that have them.
6. Know what bones do and examples of animals that have them.
7. Know how animal’s senses help them.

Math

1. Tell whether a number is even or odd
2. Greater than, less than, or equal to numbers to hundred thousands
3. Write a number from least or greatest and greatest to least numbers to hundred thousands
4. Round to the nearest tens and hundreds
5. Write numbers in standard form numbers to thousands
6. Know place value to hundred thousands
7. Story problems
8. How to read a table

HOMEWORK
MONDAY
*English worksheet
*Math worksheet
*Study spelling words
TUESDAY
*English worksheet
*Math worsheet
*Study spelling words
WEDNESDAY
*English worksheet
*Math worksheet
*Study spelling words
THURSDAY
*English worksheet
*Math worksheet
*Study for spelling words
FRIDAY
*spelling test