Field Trip for May 17th

Just a few reminders for our trip to The Grand:
- Students may dress up or wear uniform.
- Please send a packed lunch since we will be eating in the classroom before we leave.
- Chaperones, please arrive around 10:00am.

Honor Roll Assembly

There is an honor roll assembly scheduled for Thursday, April 15th in the auditorium. The 2nd-5th grade assembly will begin at 8:15am. Parents are welcome!

Spelling Words

Our new theme is Family Time, so this week all of our spelling words are family words.

1. brother
2. sister
3. family
4. mother
5. father
6. grandmother
7. grandfather
8. aunt
9. uncle
10. niece
11. nephew
12. cousin

Spelling Words

1. stumble
2. divide
3. reply
4. replied
5. argument
6. suddenly
7. advantage
8. creature
9. goalpost
10. horizon

Students worked together to choose and agree upon their spelling words for this week. They used our upcoming story, The Great Ball Game, to find these words. They definitely made it challenging for themselves, but we discussed how much using their syllables can help them.

Spelling Words

1. antennae
2. antenna
3. colonies
4. colony
5. fungi
6. fungus
7. larvae
8. larva
9. tunnels
10. leaves
11. leaf

The pattern is singular and plurals, especially those that are irregular.

VALENTINE'S DAY!

Hopefully you all take some time to enjoy the snow! :-) Since Valentine's Day is Sunday, we will have a small celebration Friday afternoon. Wrapped goodies that can be sent home in a goody bag are welcome, as well as small treats, cookies and even healthy snacks that the students can enjoy during our celebration. I've provided our class list below just in case your child wanted to bring in valentines. We have 27 children, and I kindly ask that those bringing in valentines assure that there is one for each child.

Thanks - and as I told all my kiddies on Friday, their homework is to have fun in the snow!! An added bonus would be for them to write down what time they go out to play in the snow, what time they come back in, and how long they were playing. Wow! What a great way for them to practice their math skills we've been learning. They could also measure how much snow is outside of their home...the possibilities of learning are endless. Of course, I'm sure they'll all be reading a lot this weekend, too. There's nothing like some hot cocoa and a good book when it's cold out! Have fun and enjoy the family time!

Class List
Maria
Mackenzie
Cheyanne B.
Charlese
Mark
Zachary
Skyylar
Dakota
Devin
Matthew H.
Kiera
Cheyenne H.
Logan
Jason
Meadow
Michael
Cameron
Alli
Kayla
Brianne
Colin
P.J.
Lauren
Hailey
Masen
Matthew Y.
Emma

Spelling Words

1. tornado
2. harvest
3. department
4. ignore
5. before
6. partner
7. explore
8. ordinary
9. perform
10. therefore

READING/SPELLING

With our previous spelling lists, we have been working on ways to determine the syllables in each word. The purpose of this is to help the students understand that finding/listening for syllables in a word can help them when they are reading and spelling words. We are also focusing on using word chunks/word families to help create or read other words. Just like they used the -at- word family (cat, hat, sat, etc.) to help read/spell other words, we're using the same concept but with more complex letter patterns (such as -tion, -ture,- eigh, etc.) We will continue to do activities to practice this in class and you will also find that some of the homework will relate to this, so be sure to check agendas daily. :-) Happy Word Making!

Spelling Words

1. might
2. bright
3. their
4. they
5. some
6. really
7. selection
8. election
9. have
10. write

Spelling Words

1. direction
2. election
3. vacation
4. invention
5. cooperation
6. temperature
7. adventure
8. furniture
9. moisture
10. manufacture

Spelling Words

1. booth
2. plaque
3. station
4. token
5. subway
6. whole
7. idea
8. details
9. question
10. picture

We are reading the story Jamaica Louise James.

WELCOME BACK!

HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE EXTRA-LONG FAMILY TIME!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Spelling Words
1. mustache
2. costume
3. mirror
4. large
5. sword
6. handsome
7. mouth
8. without
9. creation
10. disguise