Sunday, August 28, 2011

August 29-September 2

We had a super week last week! Everyone worked hard and is getting into the school rountine again! Looking forward to another successful week of learning!
  • This week's story is Line Drive.
  • This week's vocabulary words are maven, mortified, reigned, conceited, designated, smirk, and exhilarated.
  • This week's focus skill is conflict and resolution.
  • This week's spelling words are needle, speech, reason, crease, their, fade, obtain, faint, steep, rayon, eager, shadow, saying, mild, coach, smoke, twice, human, teenage, and niece.
  • There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.
  • Don't forget to help your child study! The grammar study guide comes home on Thursday.
  • We are working on Chapter 1 in social studies. We will be finished this week. Chapter 1 test TBA in agenda books.
  • Graded papers will be returned on Tuesday.
  • School t-shirts are still on sale for $10!
  • Classroom donation is  $15!
  • Don't forget to join OIS PTO!
  • Make sure you have read over the stricter attendance policy in the code of conduct handbook!
  • If your child is absent, I must have a written parent excuse or doctor's excuse.
  • This week's game against Springville is away at 7:00! Come support your Saints!
  • Remember NO SCHOOL Monday, September 5th! 

Sunday, August 21, 2011

August 22-26

  • This week's reading story is Rope Burn.
  • The weekly focus skill is Plot: Conflict and Resolution.
  • This week's vocabulary words are humiliation, expectations, fringes, hesitating, sincere, and coaxed.
  • The weekly  grammar skill is complete sentences and sentence fragments; and also declarative and interrogative sentences.
  • This week's spelling words have a short vowel pattern: bandage, chest, drift, dull, dusk, stretch, flock, fond, measure, does, scrap, shift, smash, switch, swept, threat, timid, plaid, trust, and twist.
  • There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.
  • A study guide with all vocabulary words and their definitions and spelling words goes home every Monday.
  • Encourage your child to reread the weekly story nightly and study vocabulary and spelling words. 

Great 1st week!

We had a GREAT 1st week of school! The kids were super behaved and listened carefully to the classroom rules, rountines, and procedures.
Hopefully everyone received my welcome letter and placed it in a safe place to use for future reference.
We had an extra treat Friday afternoon with Chris Rumble coming to perform. Pictures coming soon!
Hope everyone has a restful weekend! Thanks for sharing your child with me daily!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Welcome to 5th Grade!

Hello everyone! My name is Andrea Lovell. I will be your child's reading and social studies teacher this year. I am looking forward to an exciting year of learning! If you ever have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me anytime by sending a note, sending an email at andrea.lovell@sccboe.org, or calling the school (629-2246) and leaving a message with the secretary.
    Continue to check my class blog for weekly updates! Again, welcome to my class!