Sunday, August 27, 2017

August 28-September 1

  • This week's story is When Washington Crossed the Delaware.
  • 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 grammar skill is context clues.
  •  Reading homework went home on Monday, but is not due until Friday. I grade some of the homework responses, so please make sure your child returns it correctly by Friday.
  • There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage, comprehension questions about this week's story, and vocabulary sentences.
  • Last week's tests will go home on Tuesday.
  • If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday.  
  • 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 failure to bring materials to class, failure to return signed papers, behavior, etc!
  • Let me know if you need me in any way!


  • Coming Up Soon:
    • Wednesday. August 30 Special Snack
    • INow passwords will go home this week
    • Monday, September 4 NO School (Labor Day)
    • Friday, September 8 Grandparents' Lunch at 11:40. Adult lunch is $4.00 (Cash only)
    • T-shirt Sale now through September 8 (order forms went home last week)
    Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab.

    Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

    Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.


    Sunday, August 20, 2017

    August 21-25

    • There will not be a story from the reading textbook this week. We will be doing various activities reviewing the reading standard: conflict, plot, and resolution.
    • Reading homework goes home on Monday, but is not due until Friday.
    • There will be a reading quiz on Friday that consist of a cold read passage and question set.
    • We are still working on idioms in grammar. There will be a short quiz on idioms on Friday.
    • Tests from last Friday will go home on Tuesday of this week. Remember if your child makes a D (60-69) or and F (59 or below), you must sign and return that test by Friday of this week.

    Thanks to Parker for sending in his $35.00 classroom donation this past week. I am still accepting donations.

    Coming Up Soon:
    • August 23 NED Show (a note went home last week)
    • August 30 Special Snack
    • September 4 NO School (Labor Day)
    • T-shirt Sale now through September 8 (order forms went home last week)
    Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab.

    Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return.

    Any questions, please ask. Looking forward to another GREAT week of learning.

    Sunday, August 13, 2017

    August 14-18

    First off I would like to thank you all for such a great first week of school. All the students were very well behaved and very responsible in getting all of the paperwork signed and returned. There is additional paperwork that went home today, so please sign and return tomorrow.

  • We are running a regular routine this week, so if you have any questions please let me know!
  • This week's reading story is Rope Burn (pages 26-39).
  • This week's reading standard is conflict, plot, and resolution.
  • This week's vocabulary words are humiliation, fringes, expectations, coaxed, sincere, and hesitating.
  • This week's grammar skill is idioms.
  • Homework went home today. The homework is not due until Friday. Homework is part of your child's reading grade, so please make sure it is completed and returned by Friday.
  • There is a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage, comprehension questions about Rope Burn and vocabulary sentences. I will also be grading numbers 5 and 13 from this week's homework, so please make sure it is correct and complete.

    • I am still accepting classroom donation of $35.00. Thanks to the parents of Sadie, Madison, Austin, Josie, Adelay, Kevin, Braden, Cason, and Dubal for already sending in the donation.
    Coming Up Soon:
    • August 23 NED Show (more details coming soon)
    • August 30 Special Snack
    • Sept 4 NO School (Labor Day)
  • Looking forward to a wonderful week of learning!