Monday, December 8, 2014

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!