Homework 10/28/10

• Math:  Worksheet P58 (rounding to the nearest 100)
• Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each.
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/27/10

• Language Arts:  Practice 40
• Math:
• Worksheet P56 (ordering numbers)
• Worksheet P86 (recording data)
• Spelling: Forwards/backwards words (in cursive)
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/26/10

• Math
• Worksheet P55 (comparing numbers using >, <, or = in number sentences)
• Worksheet P85 (collecting data in a table)
• Spelling:  Write spelling words 3 times each in cursive (handout)
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

10/25/10 Spelling Lists

List 1

1. writing
2. writer
3. write
4. spend
5. enjoy
6. awful
7. awe
8. usual
9. complaint
10. auto
11. vacation
12. beautiful
13. beauty
14. flight
15. travel
16. rapid
17. repair
18. troubling
19. trouble
20. entrance

List 2

1. writing
2. writer
3. write
4. spend
5. enjoy
6. awful
7. awe
8. auto
9. vacation
10. beauty
11. flight
12. travel
13. rapid
14. repair
15. trouble
16. class
17. horse
18. care
19. try
20. move

Update and Homework 10/25/10

It was great to meet with parents this past week. We are off to a super year!

We had a late announcement that this week is Spirit Week.  Each day has a theme, and students are encouraged to come to school dressed (or decked out) according to the theme to show their school spirit. Tomorrow is:

Crazy Hair Day!!

(Remember that there is to be no hair spray or hair paint at school, so the craziness should be completed at home.)

Homework for tomorrow:

• Language Arts:  Worksheet Practice 39 (the "be" verb)
• Math: Worksheet P54 (modeling and comparing numbers in the hundreds)
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/21/10

Sorry to get this up so late!

• Math:  Test tomorrow (Chpt 9 - place value to the 100,000s)
• Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/20/10

Short day today - parent-teacher  conferences tomorrow!

• Spelling:  Forwards/backwards words
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/19/10

• Math: 
• Worksheet P52 (1,000s and 10,000s)
• Worksheet P53 (using tables to solve problems with larger numbers)
• Spelling:  Write spelling words in cursive 3 times each.
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes.

 

Reminder!! Tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday are early release days.  Students are dismissed at 12:45pm. Parent conferences are scheduled for Thursday and Friday afternoons.  Conference notices were sent home yesterday.  Please sign and return the notice to confirm the appointment.  Thanks!

Spelling Lists 10/18/10

List 1

1. needle
2. nobody
3. oar
4. palace
5. penny
6. regular
7. repeats
8. sailor
9. sentence
10. shining
11. shine
12. surface
13. sweeping
14. sweeps
15. thief
16. waist
17. waste
18. waiting
19. weary

List 2

1. needle
2. nobody
3. oar
4. palace
5. penny
6. repeats
7. sailor
8. sentence
9. shine
10. surface
11. sweeping
12. sweeps
13. waiting
14. weary
15. water
16. round
17. cost
18. price
19. become

Homework 10/18/10

Wow! The second quarter has already started!  Parent conferences are scheduled for later this week.  Please be sure to return the conference notice that was sent home today.  Hopefully the times will work for all families involved. Because of the conferences, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will be early release days. 
Our Book Fair is also in full swing.  Be sure to check it out when you are here for a conference!

Homework for tonight:

• Language Arts:  Test tomorrow (verbs) Some children needed to complete pages 154-155 in the textbook to review for the test.
• Math:  Worksheet P51 (standard and expanded notation for numbers to the 100,000s)
• Reading:  Read for 14 minutes
• Notes:  Bring back signed parent conference notice.

That's all!

Homework 10/13/10

• Language Arts: Worksheet Practice 33 (prefixes)
• Math: Worksheet P49 (numbers in 1000's)
• Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Remember that tomorrow (10/14/10) is the end of the quarter and Friday (10/15/10) is our fall recess. Please return the form about parent conferences if you have not already.  I'm looking forward to meeting with you next week!

Homework 10/12/10

Sorry I missed getting this up last night!

• Math:
• Worksheet P48
• Complete math packet for those who received one (4 students)
• Spelling: Write spelling words in ABC (alphabetical) and ZYX (reverse alphabetical) order
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

Update and Homework 10/11/10

This Thursday, October 14, is the end of the first quarter.  Friday, October 15 is our fall "recess" which means there is no school on that day.  The following week is when our first parent-teacher conferences will be held.
Your student took home a form today to allow you to list siblings attending this school and preferred times for conferences.  Please complete the form as soon as possible and return it to me, so that I can coordinate with other teachers (as needed) and schedule conferences.  Thank you!

Homework for tonight:

• Language Arts:  Worksheet Practice 32
• Spelling:  Write spelling words 4 times each in cursive (handout)
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Spelling Lists 10/11/10

List 1

1. curtain
2. declared
3. declare
4. distance
5. distant
6. explain
7. floated
8. ghost
9. holiday
10. holy
11. knee
12. lemon
13. lying
14. lie
15. nails

List 2

1. distance
2. explain
3. floated
4. ghost
5. holy
6. knee
7. lemon
8. lying
9. lie
10. nails
11. open
12. short
13. lady
14. reach
15. better

Homework 10/7/10

• Math:
• Worksheet P45 (patterns of 10's for addition and subtraction)
• Worksheet P46 (estimating using a benchmark number)
• Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each.
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/6/10

• Language Arts:  Worksheet Practice 30 (helping verbs)
• Math:
• Worksheet P44 (patterns on a hundreds chart)
• Finish review packet (for those who received it)
• Spelling:  Write spelling words in ABC/ZYX order (alphabetical, then reverse)
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 10/5/10

• Math:  Worksheet P43 (Place value to 100's)
• Spelling:  Write words 3 times each in cursive
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes
• Writing:  Finish final copy of paper (for those who have not yet turned it in).
• Note:
• Picture Day is tomorrow!  It is a free "dress up" day - no uniforms needed but students should dress nicely for their pictures.  These are the pictures that will be in the yearbook.

That's all!

Homework 10/4/10

• Language Arts:  Worksheet Practice 29 (future tense verbs)
• Math:
• Worksheet P41 (cardinal and ordinal numbers)
• Test on money tomorrow.  Page 118 in text (review) for those who did not finish.
• Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Spelling Lists 10/4/10

List 1

1. whole
2. hole
3. address
4. request
5. raise
6. August
7. struck
8. getting
9. get
10. don't
11. Thursday
12. Saturday
13. admission
14. canoe
15. captain
16. cautious
17. caution
18. cellar
19. covered
20. creature

List 2

1. whole
2. hole
3. address
4. request
5. raise
6. struck
7. getting
8. get
9. don't
10. admission
11. canoe
12. captain
13. cellar
14. covered
15. creature
16. wife
17. state
18. July
19. head
20. story