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!