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Calendar for Week of November 16
November 19 –
TURKEY & DRESSING DAY! **The 4-H leaders will be asking for Christmas Crafts to be hand made and donated around the first of December. The crafts will be taken to some of the nursing home residents in Jefferson County to help brighten his or her holiday season. Anyone who would like to make and donate any type of Christmas craft would be appreciated! |
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Assignments Spelling:Spelling in Context- Writing and correcting commonly misspelled words in speeches. NO TEST! Reading: Begin Poetry Unit- From now until Christmas, we will be studying and writing poems. English: Adjectives Writing: Rough Draft of Speeches- Speeches on Notecards- Look at Examples of Speeches- Practice in Class PLEASE, encourage your child to practice at home as well! Math:Subtraction Facts, Lesson 38-41, Test Thursday, Fact master test again Thursday Science: Introduce Vocabulary of Chapter 3, Lesson 1 in class Social Studies: Chapter 7, Test next week |
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Reading
Students really need to be reading at home. They can read any material
they are interested in as long as it is easy enough for them to read
it! Research proves that 20 minutes of reading daily will improve vocabulary and success in school. I shared with the students today that they only need to reading 5 days out of the week. I will check reading logs on Mondays, and we will be doing fluency checks every two weeks. So, it will be pretty obvious who is reading and who isn't! Also, reading is about to become a vital part in math. Word problems incorporating some algebraic concepts will be out next few lessons. This is where many students last year fell behind. Math
This
year has started off very well, and our test grades were FABULOUS! It
is obvious that many of them have been working hard on their homework.
It has really helped for parents to check homework, but please have
them do the problem over themselves. It's much better for them to find
their mistakes than someone guiding them through it.
Fact Practice Many of us are doing great; however, some of us are not passing the 3's & 4's. We need to work on this at home. I will begin taking a grade on the multiplication facts soon, so practice is what will make them perfect. |
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Homework
If
your child is having more than 40 minutes of homework, I need to know.
I give them at least 10 minutes in class to do any assigned work.
Homework: Any work not finished in class is to be taken home for homework AND turned in by 8:30 a.m. the following morning. Papers turned in AFTER 8:30 will have 10 points taken off the grade.
I will not be asking for papers. After 3 weeks of reminders, it is time for student's to take responsibility. |