December 8-12

D.A.R.E. graduation is this Thursday, December 11th at 9:00. ALL parents are invited to attend.

Christmas parties are next Thursday, December 18th. A note is coming home this week.

This week's story is How Prairie Became Ocean.

This week's spelling words are review words. They are enemy, fanatic, honest, ocean, slogan, reclaim, reconsider, uninformed, unwise, nonexistent, digestible, enjoyable, admissible, argument, amazement, priceless, capitol, general, mayor, and theater.

There is spelling homework on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays .

There is vocabulary homework on Monday and reading questions are not due until Friday.

This week's vocabulary words are recount, uninhabitable, sustain, monotonous, endeavor, dwell, brimming, teeming, parched, and sorrowful.

The focus skills are review: compare and contrast and cause and effect.

The grammar skills are also review: common and proper nouns; singular and plural nouns; possessive nouns; and pronouns and antecedents.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

We will be working on week 15 in Social Studies this week. Test will be on Thursday.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! Looking forward to a new semester!

December 1-5

This week's story is A Drop of Water.

This week's genre is expository nonfiction.

This week's focus skill is Cause and Effect. 

This week's vocabulary words are elongates, elastic, rigid, accumulate, underlying, intricate, vanish, and replenishing.

This week's spelling words are barrel, cannon, capitol, civil, clever, discover, frozen, general, hidden, inventor, mayor, pepper, polar, proper, sandal, saucer, original, theater, tutor, and musical.

This week's grammar skill is pronouns and antecedents.

We will be working on Week 15 of social studies. There will be a test on Thursday.

We will also be working on our DARE essays this week. DARE graduation is scheduled for Thursday, December 11th at 9:00.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.  

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Reading homework is due on Friday. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

 All students have a study guide for their reading story. PLEASE make sure that are studying...all the answers are from the reading story.

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

November 17-21

Make sure your child has PENCILS!!!! If you would like to donate a package or 2, that would be great also!!!

This week's story is Stormalong. 

This week's genre is tall tale.

This week's focus skill is Cause and Effect. 

This week's vocabulary words are reputation, yearning, escapades, bellowing, betrayed, outcast, withered, and unfathomable.

This week's spelling words are development, dispensable, enjoyable, digestible, divisible, irresistible, admissible, appointment, argument, payment, amazement, priceless, judgment, resentment, embarrassment, boundless, ageless, aimless, motionless, and worthless.

This week's grammar skill is possessive nouns.

We will be working on Week 14 in social studies this week! There will be a test on Friday!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Reading story homework questions are due on Friday. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Progress reports go home on Tuesday, November 18th. Please review, sign, and return by Friday.

We are having a can food drive all this week. Please send in a few cans for local needy families.

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

November 10-14

No school on Tuesday, November 11th in observance of  Veteran's Day. So thankful to all the men and women who have served and are serving our country.

 Harvest Palooza is Thursday, November 13th. Armbands are $12.00.

This week's story is Ultimate Field Trip 3: Wading into Marine Biology. 

This week's genre is informational narrative.

This week's focus skill is Compare and Contrast. 

This week's vocabulary words are residents, specimens, debris, recoil, internal, adjust, and pesky.

This week's spelling words are reenter, refried, reconsider, repaint, reform, replay, retake, remake, reclaim, replant, unable, uninformed, undesirable, untold, unwise, nonconductor, nonproductive, nonexistent, nonflammable, and nondairy.

This week's grammar skill is singular and plural nouns.

We will be working on week 13 in social studies test this week.

There will be a reading, spelling, grammar, and social studies tests next Monday, November 17th.  

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday and Thursday nights and additional homework over the weekend to get ready for their tests on Monday. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

November 3-7

This week's story is Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea.

This week's genre is historical fiction.

This week's focus skill is Compare and Contrast. 

This week's vocabulary words are inflammable, dignified, rowdy, seldom, conducted, shatter, and broached.

This week's spelling words are enemy, balance, basis, closet, decent, define, eleven, fanatic, honest, humor, minute, model, protest, ocean, pretend, private, radar, second, slogan, and editor.

This week's grammar skill is common and proper nouns.

We will be working on Week 12 in Social Studies this week. Test is on Thursday.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please check agenda books!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books!  They have vocabulary word definitions and reading story questions also.

We will be going to the high school on Thursday morning for their Veteran's Day program. I must have a signed permission slip from you by then, allowing your child to go.

We are out of school next, Tuesday, November 11th.

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 27-31

This week is Theme Review.

This week's story is The Secret Ingredient.

This week's genre is readers' theater.

This week's focus skill is review of Theme (lesson 6 and 7) and Text Structure: Sequence (lesson 8 and 9). 

This week's vocabulary words are eminent, charity, modest, disgruntled, inadequate, aghast, dismayed, amends, absentminded, and concoction.

This week's spelling words are review of bundle, vehicle, struggle, hurtle, triple, hurricane, golden, journey, hospital, excellent, message, arrange, whisper, terrific, expression, conclude, merchandise, technique, accomplish, and goggles.

This week's grammar skill is review of compound subjects and predicates, simple and compound sentences, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and dependent/independent clauses.

We are on week 11 in social studies. There will be a social studies test on Thursday.

If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

 Remember to send in candy for the OIS Candy Crash. It is this Tuesday night, October 28th from 5:30-7:00. A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have already sent in candy!

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 13-24

This week's story is Leonardo's Horse.

This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.

This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.

This week's vocabulary words are gesture, specialized, proportion, envisioned, resisted, and scholars.

This week's spelling words congress, English, fortress, expression, conclude, complain, complex, distrust, contribute, explode, umbrella, merchandise, remembrance, concrete, goggles, portray, technique, accomplish, function, and membrane.

This week's grammar skill is dependent and independent clauses.

 We are working on week 10 in social studies. The test will be Tuesday, October 21st.

Report cards go home Thursday, October 16th. Please review your child's grades. Sign and return as soon as possible. If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test next Thursday, October 23rd.

 Last week's tests will come home on Friday, October 17th.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Homework is listed in the agenda books!  

Our field trip to Oak Mountain is Monday, October 20th.

Homecoming is the week of October 20-24.

Dress up days are:

Monday: we will be on the field trip
Tuesday: Tacky Tourist
Wednesday: Walt Disney
Thursday: Totally Safari Camo
Friday: Spirit Day

OIS is having the 3rd Annual Candy Crash on Tuesday, October 28th from 5:30-7:00. PLEASE send in a bag of candy as soon as possible!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

October 6-10

This week's story is When Washington Crossed the Delaware.

This week's genre is narrative nonfiction.

This week's focus skill is Text Structure: Sequence.

This week's vocabulary words are persuading, crucial, maneuvered, encountered, crisis, appealed, perseverance, and destiny.

This week's spelling words entire, hospital, public, combine, golden, chimney, pretzel, survive, absorb, turmoil, wisdom, journey, condition, whisper, identify, establish, furnace, capture, marvelous, and nursery.

This week's grammar skill is prepositions and prepositional phrases.

We are working on week 9 in social studies this week. There will be test on Thursday.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling and reading homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. THEY ALSO HAVE GRAMMAR HOMEWORK THIS WEEK. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will be continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Book Fair is this week!

October 7th is Open House from 5:30-7:00.

October 13-14 is Fall Break. 

Let me know if you need me in any way!

September 29-October 3

This week's story is When the Circus Came to Town.

This week's genre is historical fiction.

This week's focus skill is theme.

This week's vocabulary words are fret, proclaimed, assured, outlandish, nudged, and ruckus.

This week's spelling words are suppose, hurricane, ballad, bellow, success, appeal, announcer, tissue, excellent, terrific, collect, slippery, common, arrange, suffer, follow, kennel, squirrel, message, and summary.

This week's grammar skill is simple and compound sentences.

We are working on Week 8 in social studies this week.

There will be a social studies test on Thursday.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Last week's tests come home on Tuesday.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it the next day.  .

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has reading vocabulary homework and story questions.

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

School pictures are on Tuesday, September 30th.

I will be sending a note home about our 1st field trip. Be on the lookout!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. Some of the students are still struggling getting organized!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

September 22-25

This week  we will begin Theme 2 Common Goals in reading.

This week's story is The Night of San Juan.

This week's vocabulary words are wistful, grateful, irresistible, revelers, grim, raspy, and swarmed.

This week's focus skills is Theme.

This week's spelling words are drizzle, gobble, meddle, shuffle, bundle, pickle, hobble, topple, hurtle,  vehicle, struggle, wiggle, spindle, speckle, griddle, ripple, article, triple, jingle, and bugle.

The grammar skill is compound subjects and predicates.

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

There is homework listed in the agenda book for Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.

We will begin lesson 7 in social studies this week.

Please look over your child's agenda book and discipline folder every night. Encourage your child to always do their BEST at school!

Have your child read all the spare time they can! Practice makes perfect! 

Please be at school if at all possible! Our class is trying to spell A-T-T-E-N-D-A-N-C-E!!!!!!

September 8-12

This week is Theme Week. This week's story is It Takes Talent!

This week's vocabulary words are genial, prognostication, stricken, dramatically, restrain, protest, feverishly, overcome, flop, and spectacular.

This week's spelling words are review. They are stretch, cactus, measure, reason, coach, steep, twice, rayon, appoint, scoop, drawn, feud, jewel, fraud, royalty, hurried, scared, changing, buying, and obeyed

This week's grammar skills are review also. They are the 4 types of sentences and simple and complete subjects and predicates.

We will be completing week 5 in social studies. I gave credit on last week's social studies test for 2 of the questions that the majority of the class missed. That is why there are 2 different grades on the test.

Your child has homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. PLEASE check agenda books and make sure that their homework is complete and back in their binders.

Graded test papers will go home on Tuesday.

 School dismisses at 1:00 this Thursday, September 11th.

Progress reports go home on Thursday, September 18th! Please review your child's grades with them and sign and return by Friday, September 19th! If you would like to talk with Mrs. Tillman, myself, or both, please send us a note and we will set up a conference.

 Saints t-shirts are on sale for $12.00. A note came home last Friday.

September 1-5

This week's story is "The Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter".

This week's focus skill is character motives.

This week's vocabulary words are eccentric, crusaded, impassable, infuriated, relented, disheartened, and faze.

This week's spelling words end with -ed or -ing. They are talked, hurried, smiling, dropped, clapping, stepped, worried, worrying, changing, stayed, buying, dried, picnicking, scared, driving, obeyed, playing, tried, carried, and hurrying.

This week's grammar skill is simple and complete subject and predicate.

Your child has homework in my class every night except Wednesdays. PLEASE check agenda books.

We will be working on week 4 of USA Studies Weekly. Lots of 100s this past week.

We will begin DARE this week.

If you have any questions, please send me an email, note, or call the school and leave a message.

I am still accepting donations of $35. Thanks to Lauren's and Tyne's mom for sending in theirs!

 Grandparents are welcome to come each lunch with us on Friday, September 5th at 11:30.

August 25-29

This week's story is Chang and the Bamboo Flute. The students have reading homework questions about the story that comes home on Monday, but are not due until Friday.

This week's focus skill is Character Motives.

This week's vocabulary words are pried, desperately, sneered, indignantly, urgently, and grudgingly. Students are to use the glossary from the reading books on Monday night and write the definitions for homework.

This week's spelling words are counter, fraud, oyster, appoint, drawn, awning, laundry, feud, shawl, jewel, royalty, powder, annoying, cashew, scoop, bamboo, browse, ointment, rooster, rescue. Harder words! Please make sure your child is studying and completing homework. They have spelling homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.

The grammar skill is subject and predicate.

There will be a reading, grammar, and spelling test on Friday.

We are working on week 3 of USA Studies Weekly. Test scores were much better for week 2.

Test papers go home on Tuesday. If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), you must sign and return the test paper by Friday of that same week.

• I  am still accepting classroom donations of $35. BIG thank you to those of you who have already paid. Parents of Daniel, JD, Noah, Jacob, Bayler, Devin, Faith, Gracie, Olivia, Morgan, Sadie, Amelia, Peyton S., Brayden, Hailee, and Tyne.

Our first fundraiser for the year went home last Thursday. If you do not wish to purchase/sell the coupon book, you MUST return the book to school.

We are beginning DARE next Thursday.

Remember NO school on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day.

August 18-22

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.
• This week's grammar skill is exclamatory and imperative sentences.
• Check agenda books nightly! There is homework! Failure to turn in homework results in a conduct mark.
• There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.
• Don't forget to help your child study!
• We are working on Week 2 of USA Studies Weekly. We have daily activities with the newspaper Monday-Wednesday. We highlight what to study on Wednesday and it comes home on Wednesday to look over. They get to use the newspaper on the test on Thursday. This is exactly what we did last week and some of the students took the test and NEVER opened the newspaper that was on their desks. I walked around during the tests and strongly encouraged the students to use the resource, but some still chose to not use it. PLEASE encourage your child to use the resource given to them if their grade is not a 100!
• Graded papers will be returned on Tuesday. If your child made a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), sign the test and return by Friday the 22nd.
• Make sure your child comes to school if at all possible. They miss so much having 2 different teachers....especially in math. One can get quickly behind when they miss instructional time.
• If your child is absent, I must have a written parent excuse or doctor's excuse.
• If your child is going home a different way than normal, I MUST have it in writing. Do not tell your 5th grader to just tell me!
• If you have any questions, please let me know!

January 20-24

Please sign and return report cards if you haven't already done so.

The NED show is Thursday, January 23rd. It is FREE for students, but a brochure will be sent home about buying a yo-yo if you would like one.

This week's story is Lesson 17: Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street.

This week's genre is realistic fiction.

This week's focus skill is making inferences.

This week's grammar skill is possessive and reflexive case pronouns.

This week's spelling words are animal, collectible, happening, equipment, coming, embarrass, experience, neighbor, schedule, and wanted.

Watch agenda books for homework assignments.

Last week's tests are scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st and this week's tests are scheduled for Monday, 27th. Then we will get back on schedule.

We will be taking Chapter 6 social studies test this week and beginning chapter 7.

I will get the tests back to you as soon as possible. Please sign and return if your child made a D or an F.

January 13-17

Don't forget our PTO program is Tuesday, January 14th at 6:00. I need all students to be in the classroom by 5:45 at the latest!! Remember come dressed as the 50s!!!

Hat day is Wednesday, January 15th. It costs $1.00 to participate!!

Report cards go home on Thursday, January 16th. Please sign and return as soon as possible.

Awards Day has been scheduled for this Friday, January 17th at 10:15.

No School, Monday, January 20th.

This week's story is Lesson 16: The School Story.

This week's genre is realistic fiction.

This week's grammar skill is subjective and objective case pronouns.

This week's focus skill is making inferences.

We are still working in Chapter 6 in Social Studies.

Make sure your child has pencils and paper every day!

January 6-10

Thanks for ALL of my wonderful Christmas presents from everyone!

Hope your holiday season was wonderful!

We will taking a mid year assessment in reading this week!

We will be taking a review spelling test on Friday. The spelling words are learned, caught, every, friend, interesting, together, stopped, received, once, started, believe, president, continue, education, smiled, evidence, beyond, question, although, and environment.

There will be spelling homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.

We will be working on chapter 6 in social studies.

I will be sending a note and email this week concerning changes in contact information. Please let me know changes. If there are no changes, let me know that also.

Make sure your child has PENCILS!!!! We are out AGAIN! Thanks to all of you who sent in extras the last time! They also need loose leaf paper!

Report Cards go home next Thursday, January 16th! Please review your child's grades, sign, and return as soon as possible.

Awards Day is TBA.

No School on Monday, January 21st.

December 9-13

DARE graduation is Thursday, December 12th at 8:30 in the OIS lobby. All parents are invited to attend.

OIS choir performance is Thursday, December 16th at 7:00 at Calvary Baptist Church.

Christmas parties will be Thursday, December 19th! More information to come!

School will dismiss at 11:30 on Friday, December 20th. If your child will be going home a different way than usual, I will need it in writing in a note from you.

5th grade PTO program is Tuesday, January 14th at 6:00.

This week's story is A Drop of Water.

This week's genre is expository nonfiction.

This week's focus skill is Cause and Effect. 

This week's spelling words are believe, president, continue, education, smiled, evidence, beyond, question, although, and environment.

This week's grammar skill is pronouns and antecedents.

We will be taking the Chapter 5 social studies test this week. Remember it is OPEN book and page numbers given! Everyone should make a GREAT grade!

If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!

December 2-6

DARE graduation is Thursday, December 12th at 8:30 in the OIS lobby. All parents are invited to attend.

OIS choir performance is Thursday, December 16th at 7:00 at Calvary Baptist Church.

Christmas parties will be Thursday, December 19th! More information to come!

School will dismiss at 11:30 on Friday, December 20th. If your child will be going home a different way than usual, I will need it in writing in a note from you.

5th grade PTO program is Tuesday, January 14th at 6:00.

This week's story is Stormalong. 

This week's genre is tall tale.

This week's focus skill is Cause and Effect. 

This week's grammar skill is possessive nouns.

This week's spelling words are learned, caught, every, friend, interesting, together, stopped, received, once, and started.

We will be working on Chapter 5 in social studies this week!

If you would like to conference (phone or in person), please let me know!

There will be a reading, spelling, and grammar test on Friday.

Please check agenda books daily!

Your child has spelling homework this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Homework is listed in the agenda books! 

Saints for Christ is in the library for students to attend every Wednesday morning at 7:15!

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc. I will continue to sign conduct folders for NO homework, failure to return signed papers, etc!

Let me know if you need me in any way!