HELLO WINTER!!!!

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break and a snow day also!! I was a bit sad because I hurt my back and wasn't able to enjoy it like I wanted. But Thanksgiving was pleasant with lots of family and friends...and we got to see Harry Potter VII!! It was great!! We are glad to be back at school. Make sure you come prepared for the cold weather. Snow boots, warm coats, gloves or mittens, and a snugly warm hat. We may be staying in for recess for a few days, but it is always nice to go outside for a few minutes and get some fresh air.

Housekeeping:

• Monday, November 29, 2010: First day of next six-week grading period. New AR goals start today. Early Release: PLC
• Wednesday, December 1, 2010: AR store open for all students who reached 100% of their goal.
• Thursday, December 2, 2010: Report Cards come home. Please sign and have your child bring the envelope back.
• Friday, December 3, 2010: Awards assembly at 9:25-9:45 for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade.

Language Arts:

We are starting our comparison stories this week and reviewing skills we have learned over the past 6 weeks. One of my favorite stories is Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. It is a story about a woman who tried to make the world a little bit more beautiful by something she did. We have review spelling for this week. We did not get to our spelling test last week because of the snow day. We decided not to worry about it because of the Holiday and the snow day. Here are the words for this week:

lay

feel

hold

while

might

paint

seem

patch

three

own

speak

need

lie

most

spread

float

row

leave

both

wrap

know

mind

street

bright

tie

Here are some skills you can work on at home: Contractions, -ed, -ing, suffixes, plurals, exact nouns, proper nouns, and commas in a series.

Math:

Last week we got some more practice on rounding numbers to the nearest 100 and the nearest 10. This week we are moving on to counting money and different ways to count money using different coins and dollar amounts.

Science: Hooray for Science!! We concluded our unit on Native Americans. It was great. We are completing our weaving project and waiting for our clay pots to come back. We learned about Native people who lived in the Forests, the Grasslands, and the Deserts. This week we will begin our Science unit on energy and force.

Question of the Week...What are the 5 parts of a friendly letter?? You can post your answer and win a blue token.

Thanksgiving Week

Congratulations CJ and Koy. You were the first boy and girl in our class to reach 100% of their AR goal. Great Job!!

Housekeeping:

• Monday, November 21, 2010: (PLC Early Realease)



• Tuesday, November 22 2010: Spelling Test--Yes!! We are having it!!



• Wednesday, November 23, 2010: No School (Record Day)



• HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Language Arts:

This week we are working on writing instructions. The students will publish their pieces on Tuesday, and I will hang them on the writing wall. We will use time sensitive words like: First, Second, Next, Finally, in conclusion.

We are having a spelling test this week. The words on the list are:

now

off

for

almost

also

cannot

can't

about

always

today

until

again

January

Wednesday

Saturday

February

Math:

Our class just started Unit 5. This week we will concentrate on rounding to the nearest 10. Remember those strategies: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4--go back down and shut the door!

5 or above, give it a shove

Social Studies:

Our class will conclude our Native American unit. We were fortunate too have two ISU representatives come to our classroom. One gave us a history of the Native people in Idaho. The other help us with our clay pots

**Question of the Week:

What are parallel lines. Give me the definition.