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.

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.

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.

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!