Mrs. Lovell's Class: 2018

Sunday, December 9, 2018

December 10-14

This week we are reviewing the reading standard of main idea and details.

There is no more homework for this 9 weeks. For the rest of the year, I will only be sending home the homework with the students who tell me they plan on doing it. I am losing dozens of copies of homework that these students are taking, not completing, and not returning my copy.
There will be a reading test on Thursday, December 13th. It will consist of cold read passages and question sets.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, December 11th. They will be bringing home a grammar, spelling, and reading test.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Thursday the 13th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, tests, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

December Details:

· Christmas Dance is Thursday, December 13^th during the school day. $1.00 to attend.

· Ugly Christmas Sweater day is also on the 13^th.

· School Wide Field Trip is Friday, December 14^th.

· Polar Express/Pajama Day/Christmas Snack is Tuesday, December 18^th.

· Last Day of School is Wednesday, December 19^th.

· School resumes on Friday, January 4, 2019!

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse when they return. Remember students are only allowed 10 parent excuses for the year. After 10 parent excuses, students will not be allowed to make up ANY missed work or tests. They will receive zeros on these assignments and tests.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell @sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman @sccboe.org (math)
             tammy.short @sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen @sccboe.org (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

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

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

December 3-7

This week we are reviewing the reading standard of main idea and details and the grammar standard of punctuating titles of works correctly.

Homework goes home on Monday, December 3rd and is due on Friday, December 7th. Remember homework is optional, but if correct, bonus points will be rewarded.
This is the 2nd 9 weeks' spelling words: unsuccessful, undoubtedly, impossibly, disloyalty, deactivation, unlikable, replacement, unsafely, uncollectible, immeasurable, impassible, encouragement, unbelievable, unselfishly, rearrangement, discoverable, dishonestly, unbreakable, reappearance, reassurance. This spelling test is Friday, December 7th.
There will be a grammar test on Thursday, December 6th.
There will be a reading test on Friday, December 7th. It will consist of 2 cold read passages and question sets.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, December 4th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 7th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

December Details:

· Santa Shop is this week December 3-7. Everything is $2.

· Santa Pictures are Wednesday, December 5^th. Pictures have to be pay for in advance. An envelope was sent home last week.

· Christmas Dance is Thursday, December 13^th during the school day.

· Ugly Christmas Sweater day is also on the 13^th.

· School Wide Field Trip is Friday, December 14^th.

· Polar Express/Pajama Day/Christmas Snack is Tuesday, December 18^th.

· Last Day of School is Wednesday, December 19^th.

· School resumes on Friday, January 4, 2019!

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell @sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman @sccboe.org (math)
             tammy.short @sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen @sccboe.org (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

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

Saturday, November 24, 2018

November 26-30

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We all have SO much to be thankful for!

This week we are beginning the reading standard of main idea and details and the grammar standard of punctuating titles of works correctly.

Homework goes home on Monday, November 26th and is due on Friday, November 30th. Remember homework is optional, but if correct, bonus points will be rewarded.
This is the 2nd 9 weeks' spelling words: unsuccessful, undoubtedly, impossibly, disloyalty, deactivation, unlikable, replacement, unsafely, uncollectible, immeasurable, impassible, encouragement, unbelievable, unselfishly, rearrangement, discoverable, dishonestly, unbreakable, reappearance, reassurance. This spelling test is not until Friday, December 7th.
There will be a reading test on Friday, November 30th. It will consist of 2 cold read passages and question sets.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, November 27th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 30th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:
Wear BLUE again on Tuesday, November 27th.

Field Trip Money is DUE Wednesday, November 28th.
Kona Ice is also Wednesday, November 28th.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Monday, November 12, 2018

November 12-16

This week is review week. We will be reviewing the reading standard of Cause and Effect. It was continuously missed while we were working on text structure. There will be no grammar standard this week because of the short week.

Homework will go home on Tuesday the 13th and is not due until Friday the 16th. Remember homework is optional, but is bonus points if completed correctly.
This week's story is A Drop of Water to help review cause and effect. A study guide will go home on Tuesday, the 13th.
This week's vocabulary words are:

elongates: stretches to a longer length
elastic: stretches easily
rigid: stiff and does not change shape easily
accumulate: collect over time
underlying: located below or beneath something
intricate: complicated or involved and has many small parts or details
vanish: to disappear suddenly
replenishing: refilling it or making it complete again

There will be a reading test on cause and effect on Friday the 16th.
Last week's tests will go home on Wednesday, November 14th. If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 16th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Soon:

Progress Reports go over Wednesday, November 14th. Please review, sign, and return by Friday, the 16th.
Wear BLUE on Wednesday the 14th for Diabetes Awareness Day.
Special Snack is Wednesday the 14th.

Thanksgiving Feast is Thursday, November 15th. 5th grade lunch time is 11:40.

No School, November 19-23. Happy Thanksgiving!

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

Sunday, November 4, 2018

November 5-9

This week is review week. We will be reviewing the reading standard of text structure and the grammar standard of using commas correctly.

Homework will go home on Monday the 5th and is not due until Friday the 9th. Remember homework is optional, but is bonus points if completed correctly.
There will be a grammar test correctly using commas on Thursday the 8th.
There will be a reading test on text structure on Friday the 9th.
Last week's tests will go home on Tuesday, November 6th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 9th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Soon:

Snake Show: Friday the 9th. $2.00 to attend.
No School, Monday the 12th.

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

Saturday, October 27, 2018

October 29-November 2

This week's reading standard is Text Structure. This week's grammar standard is Commas.

Homework goes home on Monday, October 29th and is due on Friday, November 2nd. Homework is optional, but if correct will be bonus points added to the reading test grade.

There will be a reading test on Friday, November 2nd. It will consist of identifying the correct text structure.

Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, October 30th.

If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Friday the 2nd.

Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, quizzes/tests, homework, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

Candy Crash is Tuesday, October 30th from 6:00-7:00. Students can wear their Halloween costumes to school on Tuesday also.
Field trip information went home on Monday, October 15th. Our field trip to the movies is Friday, December 14th. Money and permission slip are due by Wednesday, November 28th.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

October 22-26

This week is review week of Compare and Contrast.

Homework goes home on Monday, October 22nd and is due this week on Thursday, October 25th because of early dismissal on Friday. Homework is optional, but if correct will be bonus points added to the weekly reading test grade.
This week's grammar skill of simile, metaphor, and personification is also review.
There will be a reading test on Thursday, October 25th. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set.
There will be a grammar test on Thursday, October 25th. It will consist of simile, metaphor, and personification.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, October 23rd.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return it by Thursday the 25th.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, conduct, failed tests, notes from the school/teachers, etc. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

LOTS going on:

Coming Up Soon:

Red Ribbon/Homecoming Week is this week! Note went home with report cards.

Monday: October 22: Scrabble Day. Wear the first letter of your name on a tshirt!

Tuesday: October 23: Nerd Day!

Wednesday: October 24: Dress as your future occupation!

Thursday: October 25: Wear Pajamas!

Friday: October 26: Wear Saints tshirt! 11:30 Dismissal

Field trip information went home on Monday, October 15th. Our field trip to the movies is Friday, December 14th. Money and permission slip are due by Wednesday, November 28th.

1st Semester Conference letters went home on Wednesday, October 17th. If you need a conference with any of the 4 teachers, sign the note and we will contact you with a time.
Picture proofs went home on Wednesday, October 17th. Money is due on Wednesday, October 24th.
Candy Crash: Tuesday, October 30th from 6:00-7:00. Please send in individually wrapped candy.

Saturday, October 13, 2018

October 15-19

Hope everyone enjoyed the nice Fall Break.

This week's story is Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea.
Homework goes home on Monday but is not due until Friday. Remember homework is optional but if correct; bonus points are rewarded.
This week's focus skill is Compare and Contrast.
This week's vocabulary words are:
dignified: calm, serious, respectful behavior
rowdy: noisy, rough, out of control behavior
seldom: hardly ever happens
conducted: led or guided an activity
shatter: break suddenly and violently
broached: a ship has veered onto its side
inflammable: catches on fire easily and burns rapidly
This week's grammar skill is simile, metaphor, and personification.
There will be a reading test on Friday, October 19th. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set, comprehension questions about Sailing Home, and vocabulary sentences.
Last week's tests went home on Friday, October 12th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below), please sign the test and return. Please ask your student daily if they need anything signed. Tests from the other classes also require to be signed and returned for D and F grades.
Please continue to talk with your child about their school work, homework, grades, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.
Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

Field trip information goes home on Monday, October 15th.

Report Cards go home, Monday, October 15th. Please review, sign, and return as soon as possible. If you need a conference with any of the 4 teachers, send a note on the report card and we will contact you with a time.
Wear RED on Monday, October 15th for dyslexia awareness.
Candy Crash: Tuesday, October 30th from 6:00-7:00. Please send in individually wrapped candy.
Red Ribbon/Homecoming Dress Up Days information will also go home on Monday, October 15th.
Special Snack is Wednesday, October 17th. Everything is $1.00.

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

October 1-5

This is Review Week. No reading story or vocabulary words.

This week's focus skill is again author's purpose and perspective.

This week's grammar skill is Greek and Latin word parts. There will be a grammar quiz on Thursday.

Homework goes home on Tuesday of this week. I will be out on Monday for jury duty. Remember homework is optical, but I grade it for bonus points.

There will be a spelling test on Friday, October 5. The spelling words are astronomy, astronaut, chronic, chronological, chronicle, cyclical, cyclone, hydrant, hydrate, optical, optician, tractor, attract, rupture, interrupt, erupt, audible, audio, dictate, and verdict.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set.

Last week's tests 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.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up:

Monday-Friday: October 1-5 Book Fair

Monday-Wednesday: October 8-10 Fall Break
Reports Go Home on October 15th; please review, sign, and return by Friday the 19th
PLEASE start sending in bags on candy for Candy Crash!

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell @sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman @sccboe.org (math)
             tammy.short @sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen @sccboe.org (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

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

Sunday, September 23, 2018

September 24-28

This week's story is Interrupted Journey.

This week's vocabulary words are

vital: necessary for life
sleek: smooth
basking: animals exposed to the sun's warmth
analyzing: studying
detect: noticed or discovered
damage: harmed or injured

This week's focus skill is author's purpose and perspective.

This week's grammar skill is Greek and Latin word parts. There will be a spelling test on Friday, October 5.

The spelling words are astronomy, astronaut, chronic, chronological, chronicle, cyclical, cyclone, hydrant, hydrate, optical, optician, tractor, attract, rupture, interrupt, erupt, audible, audio, dictate, and verdict.

Reading homework goes home on Monday. It is not required but I grade a portion of this homework for bonus points; so please make sure it is answered correctly and your child uses their reading story to find those answers.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set including author's purpose and perspective and Greek and Latin word parts, comprehension questions about this week's story, and vocabulary sentences.

Last week's tests 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.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

Wednesday, September 26th Picture Day
Mums will be delivered on Thursday, September 27th

Please send to school with your child an inexpensive pair of head phones or ear buds for computer lab. Thanks to everyone who has already sent them in.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:

andrea.lovell @sccboe.org (reading)

tara.tillman @sccboe.org (math)

tammy.short @sccboe.org (science)
laura.allen @sccboe.org (social studies)
Our websites are available through the school's website.

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

Sunday, September 16, 2018

September 17-21

This week is review week. No reading story. We will be doing activities to reinforce the reading standard.

This week's reading standard to review is Cause and Effect.

This week's grammar skill to review is homographs.

Reading homework goes home on Monday. It is not due until Friday. Reading homework is not required, but bonus points are rewarded if the ones I choose to grade are correct.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage that includes cause and effect and homograph questions.

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.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

Special Snack: Wednesday, September 19th. Everything is $1.00!
Wear Blue on Thursday, September 20th for Alopecia Awareness!
Wear House Colors on Friday, September 21st!
INow passwords went home last week. If you did not receive the slip stapled to the progress report, Mrs. Cooper, in the office, said to email her and request the password. Her email address is staci.cooper@sccboe.org

Saturday, September 8, 2018

September 10-14

This week's story is Stormalong.

This week's reading standard is Cause and Effect.

This week's vocabulary words are...

reputation: what a person is known for
yearning: a great desire that one has
escapades: reckless adventures
bellowing: loud pitched sound showing distress
betrayed: to let someone down that trusted you
outcast: rejected by others
withered: dried up
unfathomable: unable to understand

This week's grammar skill is homographs.

Reading homework goes home on Monday. It is not due until Friday. Homework is not required, but students receive bonus points to the weekly test grade if answers are correct.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage and question set including cause and effect questions and homograph questions, 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.

Also talk with your child about filling in their agenda books in all 4 classes. It is the student's responsibility to fill in their own agenda book. My assignments and school information is posted in the front of the room by the classroom door.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

DARE begins this week.
Progress Reports go home Monday, September 10. Please review, sign, and return by Friday the 14th.
Saints tshirt orders and money is due Wednesday, September 12th.

Monday, September 3, 2018

September 3-7

Hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend.

This week is review week. No reading story. No vocabulary words. We will be doing activities to reinforce the reading standard.

This week's reading standard to review is Text Structure: Sequence.

This week's grammar skill to review is Context Clues.

Reading homework goes home on Tuesday. It is not due until Friday. There is an explanation slip attached to the homework. Your child CAN write on the sequencing chart. Homework is not required, (only bonus points rewarded) but it would be nice to have as many timelines completed to display at open house.

There will be a reading test on Friday. It will consist of 2 cold read passages that include sequencing and context clues questions.

Last week's tests will go home on Wednesday.

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, conduct, notes from the school/teachers, etc.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Up Soon:

Special Snack: Wednesday, September 5th. Everything is $1.00.
Thursday, September 6th:

Title 1 Parent Meeting/PTO Meeting Morning Session @ 8:45 a.m.
Vocabulary Parade @ 9:15 a.m.
Kona Ice Truck following vocabulary parade
Grandparents' Lunch @ 11:40 for 5th grade. Lunch is $4.00 for adults. Cash Only.
Title 1 Parent Meeting Afternoon Session @ 5:30-6:00 p.m. (Free Popcorn)

INow passwords will go home with Progress Reports on Monday, September 10th. Please review, sign, and return progress reports by Friday, September 14th.
T-shirt Sale now through September 12th (order forms went home last week)

Sunday, August 26, 2018

August 27-31

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. Homework is NOT required, but if correct your child will receive bonus points on their reading tests.

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.

I will set up a homeroom email distribution list as soon as I receive my homeroom information from the office.

Let me know if you need me in any way!

Coming Soon:

Mums fundraiser due by Thursday, August 30th.
Vocabulary parade permission slips due by Friday, August 31st.
Monday, September 3rd NO School (Labor Day)
Vocabulary Parade, Thursday, September 6th.
Thursday, September 6 Grandparents' Lunch at 11:40. Adult lunch is $5.00 (Cash only)
T-shirt Sale now through September 12 (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 19, 2018

August 20-24

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. Remember it is not required.

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.

I am still accepting the $35.00 classroom donations.

Coming Up Soon:

September 3 NO School (Labor Day)
Mums fundraiser information goes home on Monday.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 13-17

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 will go home this week, so please sign and return the next day.

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.

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 goes home on Mondays. The homework is not due until Fridays. Homework is not required, but can be bonus points on their test grades. If your child chooses not to complete the homework, I still need them to return the homework sheet and the copy of the story on Friday.

There is a reading test on Friday. It will consist of a cold read passage including problem/solution questions and idiom questions, comprehension questions about Rope Burn and vocabulary sentences.

I am still accepting classroom donation of $35.00. Thanks to the parents of Brooks, Morgan, Landon, Natalie, Aaliyah, Mason, and Caelyx for already sending in the donation.

Coming Up Soon:

Sept 4 NO School (Labor Day)

Looking forward to a wonderful week of learning!

Friday, April 13, 2018

April 16-20

We finished the book Bridge to Terabithia! It was should a great read and all the students really enjoyed it!

Monday: Book Test on Bridge to Terabithia Chapter 12 and 13 quizzes goes home

Tuesday: Watch the movie Bridge to Terabithia

Wednesday: Finish watching the movie. Complete compare and contrast movie vs. book activity together. Book test goes home

Thursday: Chapter 1-3 of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Friday: Chapter 4-6 of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

There will be a grammar test on Monday, April 16th on 4 types of sentences.
We will also be reviewing poetry standards.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on any tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Progress Reports go home Monday, April 23rd. Please review, sign, and return by Wednesday, April 25th.
Spring Pictures are also Monday, April 23rd.
No School: Friday, April 27th.

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

Thursday, April 5, 2018

April 9-13

THERE WILL BE NO MORE READING HOMEWORK UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!
*****If your child is absent, Google the chapter they will miss that day so they can listen to it before the next class.

Monday: Chapter 11 quiz Chapter 10 quiz goes home

Tuesday: Chapter 12 read and discuss

Wednesday: Chapter 12 quiz Chapter 11 quiz goes home

Thursday: Chapter 13 read and discuss
Friday: Chapter 13 quiz Chapter 12 quiz goes home

This week's grammar skill is 4 types of sentences.
There will be a grammar test on Friday, April 6th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on the chapter tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Milo's in Moody Spirit Night Monday, April 9th 5-7 p.m.
Chick Fil A in Leeds Spirit Night Saturday, April 14th 5-8 p.m.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:

             andrea.lovell @sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman @sccboe.org (math)
             tammy.short @sccboe.org   (science)
             laura.allen @sccboe.org (social studies)

Our websites are available through the school's website.

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

Friday, March 30, 2018

April 2-6

THERE WILL BE NO MORE READING HOMEWORK UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!
*****If your child is absent, Google the chapter they will miss that day so they can listen to it before the next class.

Monday: Chapter 9 read and discuss
Tuesday: Chapter 9 quiz Chapter 7 quiz goes home

Wednesday: Chapter 10 read and discuss

Thursday: Chapter 10 quiz Chapter 8 quiz goes home

Friday: Chapter 11 read and discuss

This week's grammar skill is abbreviations.
There will be a grammar test on Friday, April 6th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on the chapter tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Coke Fundraiser now-Friday, April 6th.
Hat Day $1.00: Friday, April 6th.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:

Sunday, March 18, 2018

March 19-23

THERE WILL BE NO MORE READING HOMEWORK UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!
*****If your child is absent, Google the chapter they will miss that day so they can listen to it before the next class.

Monday: Chapter 6 quiz Chapter 5 quiz goes home

Tuesday: Chapter 7 read and discuss

Wednesday: Chapter 7 quiz Chapter 6 quiz goes home

Thursday: Chapter 8 read and discuss

Friday: Chapter 8 quiz Chapter 7 quiz goes home

This week's grammar skill is adverbs.
There will be a grammar test on Friday, March 23th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on the chapter tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Report cards go home on Thursday, March 15th. Please review, sign, and return by Monday.
Spring Break is March 26-30. Have a blessed and safe week.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:

Monday, March 12, 2018

March 12-16

THERE WILL BE NO MORE READING HOMEWORK UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!
*****If your child is absent, Google the chapter they will miss that day so they can listen to it before the next class.

Monday: Chapter 4 (2nd half) read and discuss

Tuesday: Chapter 4 (2nd half) quiz

Wednesday: Chapter 5 read and discuss

Thursday: Chapter 5 quiz

Friday: Chapter 6 read and discuss

This week's grammar skill is adverbs.
There will be a grammar test on Friday, March 16th.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, March 13th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on the chapter tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Report cards go home on Thursday, March 15th. Please review, sign, and return by Monday.

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

Email for your child's teachers are:

Monday, March 5, 2018

March 5-9

THERE WILL BE NO MORE READING HOMEWORK UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!

Monday: Chapter 3 read and discuss

Tuesday: Chapter 3 quiz

Wednesday: Chapter 4 read and discuss (half)

Thursday: Chapter 4 read and discuss (finish)

Friday: Chapter 4 quiz

This week's grammar skill is subject verb agreement.
There will be a grammar test on Friday, March 9th.
Last week's tests go home on Tuesday, March 6th.
If your child makes a D (60-69) or an F (59 and below) on the chapter tests, please sign the test and return.
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 failure to bring materials to class, leaving belongings in my class, behavior, etc!

Coming Up Soon:

Monday: Hat Day and OMS play $1.00
Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday: Tacky Day
Thursday: College Jersey/Tshirt Day
Friday: Red or Blue Day

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

Email for your child's teachers are: