Week of April 28

Happy Monday!

There was a typo on the Friday newsletter I sent home on Friday 4/25-progress reports will be going out next week, not this week!

Spelling for the week will be focusing on the vowel sounds /ou/ and /o/.

1.  aloud
2.  bald
3.  hawk
4.  south
5.  faucet
6.  proud
7.  claw
8.  tower
9.  stalk
10. couple
11. howl
12. false
13. dawn
14. allow
15. drown
16. pause
17. fault
18. cause
19. amount
20. cloudier

Spelling HW:
Monday: 1-10 5x each, underline/highlight vowels
Tuesday:  11-20 "
Wednesday: "Proofreading for Spelling" activity
Thursday:  arm tap/

Have a great week!

Friday, April 11

Happy Friday!

Just a gentle reminder that our next due date for the science fair project is quickly approaching!

On Thursday, April 17, students need to bring evidence that their research has started.  This can be in the form of pictures, graphs, notes, etc.  Students should also bring in their journal and have the "Materials" section complete.

Also, next Wednesday, April 16, we will have a division quiz in class.

There will be no spelling next week.

Please check your child's Friday Folder for more class information.

Have a great weekend!

Monday, April 7, 2014

Spelling words for this week review short vowel sounds.

1.  flat
2.  cash
3.  band
4.  bell
5.  left
6.  shelf
7.  wealth
8.  grim
9.  mill
10. hint
11. plot
12. dock
13. blot
14. odd
15. sum
16. plum
17. bluff
18. crunch
19. build
20. gym

Spelling homework for the week:
#1-20 written 5 times each, vowels highlighted or underlined and broken into syllables- due Thursday 4/10

HOMEWORK FOR 4/7-
1.  Spelling (see above)
2.  Read 25 minutes
3.  Complete math worksheet-"Remainders"

Have a great week!

April 1, 2014

Happy April Fool's Day!

Tonight's homework:

Spelling:  write #11-20 5x each, underline or highlight the vowels

Math:  Fact Families worksheet & practice multiplication/division facts for 10 minutes

Science:  Science Fair Hypothesis is due on Friday, April 4

Social Studies:  Complete vocabulary worksheet-OPEN BOOK CHAPTER TEST TOMORROW

***TOMORROW IS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY-OCS IS LIGHTING IT UP BLUE!  FEEL FREE TO WEAR A HAT AND/OR BLUE !   TO PARTICIPATE BRING IN A SMALL DONATION ($.25 or more)***

Have a great night!

Monday, March 31

HW:

Language Arts-
Spelling: Write #1-10, 5 times each, underline the vowels
Vocabulary:  Complete sentences on context cards

Math-
Division worksheet
Practice Multiplication/Division Fact Triangles-10 minutes

Social Studies-
Finish "Creating a Constitution"

Science-
Hypothesis for Science Fair is due this Friday, April 4

****TOMORROW, 4/1 IS SPIRIT DAY-THE THEME IS CRAZY HAIR OR SCHOOL COLORS!****

WEDNESDAY-4/2 "LIGHT IT UP BLUE" 
WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY-
KIDS CAN WEAR BLUE CLOTHES AND A HAT TO SCHOOL IF THEY BRING IN A SMALL DONATION (AT LEAST $.25)

Science Fair....

Gentle Reminder:
Topics (Problem to solve) are due this Friday, March 28!

Observation #2

These pictures were taken on March 13 at 2:00 pm.  The base of the celery is visibly red.  Inside, we can see water starting to move up the stalk of the celery.