November 18-22

*****4th and 5th Grade Field Trip is Friday, December 6th. Permission slips and information letter went home last week.

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, 1st and 3rd point of view, and perspective.

This week's grammar skill is Greek and Latin word parts. There will be a spelling test on Thursday, December 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 comprehension questions about this week's story, and vocabulary sentences.

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

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!

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.