Week of November 15, 2010

Hello, everyone. It is hard to believe that it is almost Thanksgiving! Next week will be a full week of school for all of us. Please be sure to look for progress reports that will be going home Friday, November 19th. And, as always, thank you for all you support in checking homework, graded papers, and agendas! We really appreciate it!
Below are the assignments and word lists for next week.

Monday- Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 47Bs
Cursive 23-24
Social Studies-read pages 266-269

Tuesday- Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 48Bs
Cursive 25-26
Reading- read story pgs. 306-320

Wednesday- Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 49Bs
Cursive 27-28
Social Studies- Quiz tomorrow

Thursday- Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 50 Bs
Cursive Packet due
Study for spelling and reading tests

Friday- Spelling Test
Math test
Reading tests

Spelling Basic List
1. title
2. table
3. uncle
4. apple
5. cable
6. bubble
7. beetle
8. rattle
9. purple
10. little
11. middle
12. simple
13. saddle
14. trouble
15. scribble
16. twinkle
17. scrambled
18. sprinkle
19. buckled
20. tablecloth

Spelling Challenge List/ Vocabulary List

1. swooned
2. astonished
3. envious
4. rivalry
5. encouraging
6. brief
7. chuckling
8. soothing
9. sobbed
10. praised

Week of November 1, 2010

Hello, everyone! Below are the assignments and word lists for the week. Please remember to return the movie permission form before Thursday! Have a wonderful week.

Monday-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math- 40 Bs
Cursive pgs. 9-10
Social Studies- Read pages 234-237

Tuesday-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math 41Bs
Cursive pgs. 11-12
Reading- Reread story pgs. 256-271

Wednesday-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math Test
Cursive pgs. 13-14
Social Studies- Review Study Guide

Thursday-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math 42 Bs
Social Studies- ** Quiz
Reading- Study for tests
Cursive pgs. 15-16
** Reward movie in afternoon!

Friday-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling Test
Math 43Bs
Reading- Tests

Spelling Basic List

1. spray
2. street
3. sprint
4. stripe
5. screen
6. strong
7. spring
8. stray
9. scream
10. strike
11. spread
12. string
13. sprout
14. scratch
15. stream
16. strangers
17. describe
18. strength
19. destroy
20. instruct

Vocabulary/Challenge List

1. dense
2. reaction
3. ingredients
4. momentum
5. famine
6. generous
7. curiosity
8. gaze
9. agreeable
10. banquet

Week of October 25, 2010

Hello everyone! It seems like it has been a long time since we have a 5 day school week! Thank you to all the parents that were able to come in and discuss their child's progress at this time. I also really appreciate all the support with homework and agendas!

Next week is Drug Free week. I have added the special directions to help celebrate our week within the daily assignments below. Have a wonderful week!

Monday- Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math- Test *worksheet for homework
Social Studies- Reread pgs. 224-229
Cursive Letters- pgs. 1 and 2
** Mini-Art today
Wear Red today

Tuesday- Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math- 36 B's
Reading- Read pgs. 228-244
Cursive Letters- pgs. 3 and 4
Sports Jersey Day

Wednesday- Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math 37 B's
Social Studies- Review study guide
Cursive Letters- pgs. 5 and 6
Wear Sweats today

Thursday- Read 15 minutes
Spelling TTT
Math 38 B's
Social Studies- Quiz
Reading- Study for quiz
Cursive Letters- pgs. 7 and 8
Dress Like a Rock Star

Friday-
Spelling test
Reading tests
** Halloween Parties- Say BOO to drugs!

Spelling Basic List
1. foil
2. loud
3. gown
4. coil
5. house
6. annoy
7. growl
8. moist
9. enjoy
10. round
11. spoil
12. mouse
13. clown
14. bounce
15. cowboy
16. eyebrows
17. voyage
18. boiling
19. cloudy
20. avoid

Vocabulary/Challenge Spelling List

1. charging
2. ferocious
3. dominant
4. conflict
5. communicate
6. flick
7. alert
8. signal
9. chatter
10. grooms

Week of October 11th, 2010

Hello, everyone. Please remember that we do not have school Monday, October 11th in observation of Columbus Day. Next week will parent/teacher conferences will be held. Please call to make your appointment as soon as possible.

It is hard to believe that we are in the last week of the first quarter already! Please continue to check your child's homework and agenda each night. Your help and assistance in doing this is so helpful to us and we appreciate it!

Below are the activities for the week:

Monday: No School!

Tuesday: Spelling TTT
Math- 30-1 B's
Read story, Aero and Officer Mike pgs. 200-215
Read 15 minutes
PATHS- Manners

Wednesday: Spelling TTT
Math- Test- worksheet for homework
Social Studies- Reread pgs 212-215
Read 15 minutes

Thursday: Spelling TTT
Math- 32 B's
Read story, Aero and Officer Mike. pgs. 200-215
Social Studies- Look over study guide
Read 15 minutes
Social Studies quiz

Friday:
Spelling Test
Reading Tests

Spelling Basic List
1. chin
2. itch
3. push
4. chef
5. when
6. wash
7. much
8. sharp
9. pitch
10. where
11. peach
12. child
13. wheat
14. chance
15. machine
16. cashier
17. friendship
18. hatched
19. finished
20. children

Challenge List
1. scent
2. wanders
3. whined
4. obey
5. demonstrate
6. patrol
7. babble
8. suspicious
9. accompany
10. competent

Week of October 4, 2010

Hello, everyone! There will be no school on Friday, October 8th for teacher's inservice.

Please continue to check graded papers, reread stories and check agendas each night! Thanks for all your support!

Below are the assignments and word lists for this week.

Monday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 26 B's
Read story, pgs. 160-184

Tuesday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 27B's
Social Studies read pgs. 202-205

Wednesday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 28 B's
Social studies: Look over study guide
Reread story, pgs. 160-184

Thursday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 29 B's
Social Studies- ** Quiz
Reading ** Tests

Spelling Basic List (Compound Words)
1. pickup
2. cannot
3. outside
4. bedroom
5. upstairs
6. raindrop
7. baseball
8. hallway
9. airplane
10. mailbox
11. sunshine
12. homework
13. classroom
14. something
15. playground
16. sidewalk
17. teaspoon
18. thumbtack
19. sandpaper
20. notebook

Challenge Test

1. skim
2. span
3. contribution
4. initiative
5. midst
6. shabby
7. dazed
8. elevated
9. embarrass
10. collapses

Hello, everyone! Welcome to our "All About Alton Week." We will be studying the history of Alton for both guided reading and social studies this week. We will be doing activities and reading about Robert Wadlow, Elijah P. Wadlow, Lewis and Clark, Rufus Easton, and more! Our field trip will be on Friday. We are hoping for good weather! Please be sure to wear comfortable clothing and good shoes for walking.

Since we will not be going on to our next lesson in Storytown, the basic spelling and challenge lists will look a little different. Our spelling test will be on Thursday.

Monday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math- 23Bs
Alton History
** Mini- Art

Tuesday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math- 24Bs
Alton History

Wednesday: Read 15 min
Spelling TTT
Math 25Bs
Alton History
PATHS lesson- Frustration

Thursday- Read 15 min
Spelling test
Math test- worksheet for homework

Friday- Field Trip

Spelling Basic List

1. city
2. community
3. countries
4. exciting
5. getting
6. pretty
7. prettier
8. prettiest
9. laughed
10. schools
11. to
12. too
13. two
14. was

Challenge List

1. Wadlow
2. underground
3. railroad
4. Lovejoy
5. Shurtleff College
6. Haskell
7. Piasa
8. Mississippi
9. Easton
10. History

Week of September 20th, 2010

Hello, everyone! Please let us know if you have any concerns or questions about your child's progress report. I cannot believe we are half -way through the first quarter!

Permission slips for our first field trips will go home this week. Please sign and return these and the $1 admission to the Alton History Museum. We are asking for them no later than Friday, September 24th. We will begin our study of Alton History this week in social studies. We will updating our agenda for any homework assignments in this area throughout the week in student agendas.

Below are the assignments and word lists for this week. Thank you for checking agendas each night!

Monday- Read 15 minutes
Math 19B-F, 19B-W
Spelling Tic Tac Toe

Tuesday- Read 15 minutes
Math 20B-F, 20B-W
Spelling Tic Tac Toe
Reading- Reread story, pgs.140-147

Wednesday- Read 15 minutes
Math test-- worksheet for homework
Spelling Tic Tac Toe

Thursday- Read 15 minutes
Math 21B-F, 21B-W
Reading- Reread story and study for tests
Spelling- Study for test

Friday- Spelling Test
Reading Tests
Math 22B-F, 22B-W

Spelling Basic List (Review Week= Only 15 words)

1. clock
2. drink
3. moved
4. waking
5. hopped
6. folded
7. stain
8. layer
9. team
10. slow
11. toast
12. ladies
13. flies
14. bushes
15. games

Vocabulary List

1. viewers
2. survive
3. camouflage
4. concealed
5. independent
6. donated
7. media
8. feature
9. image
10. popular