Newseletter 1-17

Reminders:

Jan 18^th – band concert 7pm

Book orders Due Jan 27^th – online or check to school is fine

Jan 27^th – half day 11:15 dismissal

Students are responsible for bringing library books back to school one week after they are checked out to renew or return

This week’s topics:

·         Writing –a fiction piece focusing on using a beginning, middle and end to help answer the who, what, when, why and how of a story.  We’ll also begin self and peer editing.

·         Café  –  comprehension – use main idea and supporting details to determine importance   

·         Vocabulary – singular, plural, possessive

·         Spelling – possessive nouns – test Friday, not Thursday

·          Grammar – possessive nouns in sentences and making nouns (singular or plural) possessive

               

This week’s topics:

·       Go over chapter 9 and 10 test

·       Mid-year review (all concepts taught)

·       Next math fact test will be 1/25/12.  Some students will be practicing addition again, while others are ready to move onto subtraction.  Check your student’s folder for a half sheet of green paper which indicates which facts they must practice.

We’ll be reviewing for our upcoming test on Thursday.  We’ll create a review page, play a electricity jeopardy game and watch different videos and power point presentations to sum up all the information taught. Please help your student by reviewing a little bit each night.