December 2-6

*****Money and Permission Slips are due on Monday the 2nd by 9:00.*****
 

A Christmas Information Letter will be going home this week.

Upcoming Dates:

• Progress Reports when home on Friday, November 22nd. Please sign and return by Thursday the 5th.
• Santa Shop this week! December 2-6
• Santa Pics and Fall Remakes Wednesday, December 4th
• 4th and 5th Grade Field Trip is Friday, December 6th 

This week's focus skill is author's point of view. 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient point of view.

This week's grammar skill is review of  Greek and Latin word parts.

There will be a spelling test on Thursday, December 5. STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

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 the 2nd. It is not required but I will grade this homework for bonus points; so please make sure it is answered correctly.

There will be a reading test on Thursday. It will consist of 10 passages where the student must identify point of view.

There will be a grammar test on Greek and Latin word parts also on Thursday. They will get to use the chart just like the bellringer assignment.

Last week's tests go home on Tuesday the 3rd.

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!

Remember if your child is absent, I need a parent's or doctor's excuse within 3 days of them returning. Each student is only allowed 10 parent excuses for the WHOLE school year.

Email for your child's teachers are:
             andrea.lovell@sccboe.org    (reading)
             tara.tillman@sccboe.org  (math)
             allison.chambers@sccboe.org   (science)
             christina.bruce@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.