January 13 - 17, 2014

WE ARE BACK TO WORK!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!

   ~~~INFORMATION FOR JANUARY~~~

 
PTO Meeting -------------- January 14~~Green Pods Perform 
Class Pictures -------------January 14
CiCi's Spirit Night----------January 16
Lee/King Holiday----------January 20
Yearbook Sales--$24.00--Begin January 29




*STUDENT OF THE WEEK: DeMarcus

*READING/SPELLING   We are learning about fact and opinion.  Reading Test will be on Thursday.

Students will focus on "WINTER POETRY" and learn how to read then look back into the text to answer questions. 

Spelling:  Words that have the "oo" sound, spelled "oo" or "u."  Spelling Test will be on Friday.   

**IMPORTANT SPELLING INFORMATION:  Your child had received a green paper with ALL spelling words and  directions for dictation practice for this quarter.  This sheet replaces the old Spelling list we kept in the folder pocket.  Please do NOT take this out of the Apple Binder :)
 
  **There are two parts to doing homework: Doing the work at home, and returning it in the homework pocket of your Apple Binder. 

READ your AR book at home with an adult every night! Some students are not taking their AR books home at night even when reminded....

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING   Students are learning about prefixes, such as re-, pre-, un-, dis-, mis-, and under-.  Test will be on Friday.

 

**MATH   Our study of geometry begins!  We will be learning about different figures and shapes.  Next we will learn about counting money amounts up to $5.00 and telling time.  You certainly may begin practicing by counting money at home.  Take a handful of coins, put them in order from greatest to least, then "add on" to find the total amount.  Also practice telling time using an analog clock (with hands).  We will tell time to the nearest half hour and quarter hour first.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
We are studying maps and globes, and will focus on cardinal directions, map keys and symbols.