February 2-6

This week's story is Inventing the Future.

This week's story genre is a biography.

This week's focus skill is main idea and details.

This week's vocabulary words are irrepressible, feat, industry, tendency, device, and prestigious.

This week's spelling words are homophones: steal, steel, waste, waist, weak, week, base, bass, pain, pane, flare, flair, dual, duel, stationary, stationery, flower, flour, sight, and site. The students will need to know what each word means because they will have to spell the correct homophone that fits in the sentence.

This week's grammar skill is main and helping verbs.

We are working on Week 19 in social studies. Ask your child about their extra credit option. The social studies test is on Thursday.

The spelling, grammar, and reading tests will be on Friday.

Remember NO school on Monday, February 19th!

Remember to check your child's agenda book every night. They have HOMEWORK for a grade!

Remember your child needs pencils and paper daily at school!

Test papers go home on Tuesday. If your child makes a D or an F, a signature is required. These D/F papers are due back by Friday of each week.

PLEASE remember that ATTENDANCE MATTERS. Unless your child is throwing up or has a fever, they need to try their hardest to be at school.

If you need me in any way, please let me know.